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Getting to know the industries

Lantra works with 17 different industries from the following groups:

• Land management and production
• Animal health and welfare
• Environmental industries.

Click on an industry to find out what it is, what it does and how to get involved.

• Agricultural crops
• Agricultural livestock
• Animal care
• Animal technology
• Aquaculture
• Environmental conservation
• Equine
• Farriery
• Fencing

• Fisheries management
• Floristry
• Game and wildlife management
• Land-based engineering
• Landscape
• Production horticulture
• Trees and timber
• Veterinary nursing

Gaining experience

Having some experience of working in an industry can often make the difference when searching for your first big break.

Work experience and volunteering are excellent ways of finding out if an industry is right for you, and can make you a more attractive prospect to potential employers.

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Environmental, food chain and rural sector

The environmental, food chain and rural sector uses about 77% of the UK’s total landmass (18.4 million hectares) and employs over a million people.

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Volunteering

Volunteer work may be unpaid, but the experience you will gain is priceless.

Volunteering means you can get to know an industry over a long period, learn how the job develops over time, and see projects develop from start to finish. This experience will stand out on your CV and give you a head start over rivals when applying for a job.

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Land based young people Profiles

• Paul Myhill, Enterprise Manager, Farmcare Limited
  
  
• Garry MacDonald, Young Farmer, Caithness & Sutherland
  
  
• Matthew Vaughan, Farming Entrepreneur, Powys
  
  

• Joel Lodge, Assistant Manager, Pembrokeshire Fish Farm
  
  
• Iwan Williams, owner, Iwan Meirion Tree Services