Agriculture Level 3 (Farm Mechanisation Pathway)

Overview
Designed to prepare you for a career in one of the UK’s most vital industries – Agricultural food production. In Year 1 learners will acquire a broad knowledge of all the issues relating to agriculture and the skills required. In Year 2 students then specialise in one of three pathways including Farm Mechanisation listed below.

Description
*Please note that Farm Mechanisation can be studied as a two year programme and is available at York Only

Year 1 (All Students)

Livestock
Crops
Estate Skills
Machinery
Plant and Soil Science
Grassland and forage production
AgriBusiness
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Year 2 (Farm Mechanisation)

Land-based power units, repair and operations
Workshop practice
ATV and rough terrain forklift operations
Spreaders and sprayers
Repair cultivation, drilling and harvesting machinery
Business planning