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New Blackmore Vale, October 15, 2021
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Farming
Encouraging the next generation of female agricultural students Cornish Mutual’s Future Farming Programme has recently explored how an agricultural college in Dorset is encouraging female students to pursue rewarding farming careers. Lydia Lee, Head of Department for Agriculture at Kingston Maurward College, explains that while the number of females enrolled in agricultural courses has not changed in recent years, their career ambitions are beginning to shift. “We are actively encouraging young women to see the prospects available to them with an agriculture qualification and we support all students in pursuing jobs which interest them and make best use of their skills”, says Lydia. “Ensuring they have strong role models and plenty of female teachers at college is important.” “Although management positions in agriculture are still dominated by men, we really hope this will start to change as the industry moves forward. We are seeing an increasing number of female agriculture students studying our Level 2 and 3 courses, and after leaving Kingston Maurward, our female students enter a variety of roles.”
To read the full article and learn more about the Cornish Mutual Future Farming Programme, visit cornishmutual.co.uk/future-farming-programme
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