On 15/09/2014 13:23, Janet wrote:
In article ,
lid says...


Has he got a degree in agriculture like the one in Whitby has?

Goodness. Do people need degrees to be pest controllers now?

No, they need enough money to buy a farm or a small holding if they want to be a
farmer.

You must not have heard of tenant farmers and farm managers.

You must know that there are less vacancies in those jobs than there are
unemployed people with degrees in agriculture. Even a tenant farmer needs
capital to get going. Who in his right mind would give a farm manager job to
somebody straight out of university?

Well, you're the person who thinks a new grad with a newly purchased
farm, could run it.

http://www.theguardian.com/money/201...ee-agriculture

"Of 2009 graduates, 60.9% went straight into employment, with one in
five of those choosing the commercial/industrial sector ? often going on
to careers in farm management? and 15.7% moving into other professional
or technical occupations.

http://www.prospects.ac.uk/options_agriculture.htm

"What do agriculture graduates do?

Around one in twelve graduates working in the UK are managers in
agriculture or horticulture. Other occupations featuring in the top ten
are farmers, agricultural scientists, chartered surveyors and estate
agents.
Graduate destinations for agriculture Destinations Percentage
Employed 69.7%
Further study 8.1%
Working and studying 6.4%
Unemployed 7.3%
Other 8.4%"



I don't know if they still have to , but in the past anyone going to
Agricultural or Horticultural college had to do at least a years
practical work before going to college and to have kept a "Farm Diary",
also many come from Farming stock so have a fair knowledge of farming
before starting their course.