Agricultural colleges across the UK have seen a significant increase in applications for land management courses, according to the Times. Applications for the Royal Agricultural University’s three-year rural land management BSc course, for example, have risen 11 per cent compared to 2024. The rise is part of a wider increase in applications to study farming-related courses at UK universities in recent years.
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