GREAT Farmers – Growing Really Exceptional And Talented Farmers Chris Padfield Start – 3 questions – How many of you have a written business strategy How many of you have a financial plan How many of you have a formal people strategy

"Leading positive change in agriculture" Nuffield Farming Scholarship Trust Awarding life changing Scholarships that unlock individual potential and broaden horizons through study and travel overseas, with a view to developing farming and agricultural industries.   

What is my background?

My motivation for the study Fewer employees in UK agriculture receive training over the last 12 months than in any other industry / sector “Training is a waste of time” “Farming is common sense, you can’t teach that” My background – Family farm - arable -plenty of spare time, taught in local college, run NVQ, IV, EV for awarding bodies - “I’m only doing the course to get a ticket for the compliance scheme” source: UKCES July 2014

Methodology Picture Small farmily farms, large agri business, no related to farming business, industry frameworks Europe, USA, Canada – inc international farm manager conferncee in quebec, support for agric – Ireland Use photos

Methodology Picture Small farmily farms, large agri business, no related to farming business, industry frameworks Europe, USA, Canada – inc international farm manager conferncee in quebec, support for agric – Ireland Use photos

3 key messages Vision – Good businesses have a clear vision and inspire their staff Training is an investment not a cost UK Agricultural Industry needs a professional career and CPD structure.

The Vision Thing – Do we really live it? Senior vice president of Walgreens overseeing logistic chain growing from 1500 to 8000 stores In the two most modern distribution centres between 40 - 50% of the workforce is made up of people with disabilities It’s not about me, it’s about us Behaviours - how and why you do it Randy lewis Relentless concentration on vision Doing good Results 50% retention rates and 50% fewer sick days Behaviours -

Training is an investment not a cost Compared to a national average of 4.2 days per year, agricultural employers provide 2.5 days of training per employee per year

if you don’t train them, they might stay ! If you train staff they might leave - if you don’t train them, they might stay !

Professional Career Structure and CPD In UK agriculture, 88% of farm businesses employ four or less people, most of whom do not have HR departments or formal training plans. Source: LMI factsheet England

Professional Career Structure and CPD UK Skills Assessment Ornamental Horticulture Roundtable Action Plan UK Strategy for Agricultural Technologies Professionalism in Agriculture Future of Farming Review Food 4.0 National college AgriSkills Forum Bright Crop Landex Lantra NFU AHDB AIC Landbridge Network BBSRC Agritech NCUB Careers and Enterprise Company Dept. For Education Dept. for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Dept. for Business Innovation and Skills Profit Retaining good staff Bank loans Potential earned recognition Reduction in losses IPPC Leaf RSPCA Assured Foods Red Tractor Organic Standards Retailer schemes Government Departments Organisations Initiatives & Reports Business Drivers Supply Chain/ Assurance Schemes Environmental Schemes Levy boards Supply chains Industry groups/experts Technical sales advisors Manufacturers & suppliers In house training Vets Producer groups Agronomists Local training groups Institute of Agriculture Management Advanced Training Partnerships Colleges/Universities City and Guilds Land Based Lantra Awards ILM Variety of others Market Drivers Non Accredited Skills Development Influencing factors Provision Accredited Other factors Professional Recognition Funding Rural Development Programme Local Enterprise Partnerships Learning and Skills Councils Grant and Innovation Farm Advisory Service AgriFood Charities Partnership Pig industry professional register BASIS/FACTS Dairy Pro NRoSO BSAS Feed advisors register Awarding bodies source: Tess Howe AHDB

Professional Career Structure and CPD Training needs to move away from compliance with regulations and avoidance of penalties, to developing capacity and resilience skills CPD is not giving someone a certificate – it is growing them as a person

Professional Career Structure and CPD A minimum skill level to produce food - a certificate to farm – needs to be set New entrants to farming may well be put off by the lack of professional recognition of the agricultural industry. We need to pay – “does subsidy limit the development of human capital?”

What do I now do differently? Confidence – to go and find out Confidence – to talk to others Confidence – to take a break

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