Safe use of pesticides and hand held applicator training course and assessments last week

Mixing and filling

And we are off - steady walk

Tree removal..

The big hedge reduction...

‘We’ve got this hedge that needs trimming’ they said…

A Tractor and multi blade saw head was used to cut down the larger materials, followed by the tractor and arm mounted flail to tidy it up afterwards.

The big hedge

before….

During

Whilst clearing up…

Thats better

Farming Connect funding application window - now open!

The skills funding application window is now on. JHS can help you with your application and PDP. We have dates across Mid and South Wales, but can help in the evenings as well. Please do not leave it to the last minute! Get in touch for help and guidance....01597 850 080 or jhsltd@btinternet.com

The list of course is available at the below…

https://businesswales.gov.wales/farmingconnect/sites/farming/files/cff_courselist_2018.pdf

Farming Connect funding for training - application window now open

We are an approved training provider for Farming Connect subsidised training.

The application window is now open.

We will be holding the following dates to help people with their PDP's and funding applications.

This help is free of charge. If you are unable to make any of the dates, just get in contact and we will see what we can do to help.

Monday 22nd October, Dolswydd, Penybont, Llandrindod Wells - Hours time slots given at booking

Tuesday 23rd October, Starling Cloud, Aberystwyth - Hour time slots given at booking

Wednesday 24th October, Brecon Market- Hour time slots given at booking

Friday 26th October, Dolswydd, Penybont, Llandrindod Wells- Hours time slots given at booking

Farming Connect Personal Development Plan surgeries

The next window to apply for funded training through the Farming Connect Programme opens in October. We will be holding the following dates to help people with their PDP's and funding applications. This help is free of charge. If you are unable to make any of the dates, just get in contact and we will see what we can do to help.

Monday 22nd October, Dolswydd, Penybont, Llandrindod Wells - Hours time slots given at booking

Tuesday 23rd October, Starling Cloud, Aberystwyth - Hour time slots given at booking

Wednesday 24th October, Brecon Market- Hour time slots given at booking

Friday 26th October, Dolswydd, Penybont, Llandrindod Wells- Hours time slots given at booking

Training dates Summer/ Autumn 2018

Training course dates Summer/ Autumn 2018

Tues 10th July - Safe use of pesticides PA1- Brecon

Thurs 12th July- Safe Application of Pesticides Using Self Propelled, Mounted, Trailed Horizontal Boom Sprayers (PA2) - Brecon

Fri 13th July- Safe Application of Pesticides using Pedestrian Hand Held Equipment (PA6) (Knapsack)- Brecon

Thurs 19th July- Lantra Ride on Mower- Llandrindod Wells

Fri 20th and Sat 21st July- Lantra Telehandler- Llandrindod Wells

Mon 6th and Tues 7th August- Lantra Tractor and arm mounted flail - Llandrindod Wells

Thurs 9th August- Lantra Working safely in agriculture and horticulture- Knighton

Fri 10th August - Lantra Rodent control on farms- Llandrindod Wells

Tues 14th August- Emergency First Aid at Work - Llandrindod Wells

Thurs 16th August- Lantra Rodent control on farms - Cheshire

Fri 17th August- Safe use of sheep dips - Llandrindod Wells

Tuesday 11th Sept- Safe use of pesticides PA1- Llandrindod Wells

Thurs 12th Sept- Safe Application of Pesticides Using Self Propelled, Mounted, Trailed Horizontal Boom Sprayers (PA2)
Llandrindod Wells

Fri 13th Sept- Safe Application of Pesticides using Pedestrian Hand Held Equipment (PA6) (Knapsack) - Llandrindod Wells

Tues 18th Sept - Safe use of Aluminium Phosphide (Phostoxin/ Talunex tablets)- Llandrindod Wells

ATV’S, Safe use of veterinary medicines, Manual Handling, Chainsaws and arb qualifications, Woodchippers, Brushcutter/ trimmers, Plant and machinery plus much more! Get in contact for more details

New training dates listed....

Training events in the next couple of months:
14th and 15th June - Lantra ATV course
15th June - Lantra - Rodent control on farms
25th and 26th June - Lantra ATV course
29th June - Safe use of sheep dips
2nd and 3rd July Lantra - Lift truck - rough terrain
10th July - PA1 Safe use of pesticides- Brecon
12th July - PA6 Hand held applicators - Brecon
13th July - PA2 Boom sprayer - Brecon
16th July - Strimmer/ brushcutter IA
19th and 20th July - Lantra Tractor driving
6th and 7th August - Lantra - Tractor and arm mounted cutting equipment
9th August - Lantra working safely in agriculture and horticulture
14th August - FAA Emergency First Aid at Work
17th August - Lantra Manual Handling.

Get in touch for more details or for any enquiries about another sort of training you may require. 01597 850 080 or jhsltd@btinternet.com

Grass cutting... Ready, steady, GO.....

And we are off!

Its always a pleasure, never a chore..

We have had some lovely clients over the years, but we think these guys topped the list. It was a pleasure to train these two lovely ladies in the Safe use of Pesticides and Safe use of hand held applicators (PA1 and PA6).

Farming Connect - Personal Development Plan surgeries

We will be holding three surgeries during the coming funding application window:

June 19th - Aberystwyth

June 26th - Brecon

June 28th, Dolswydd, LD1 5UB.

Please ring to discuss or book a slot.

Trying out new courses

In the next few months we will be trying out a few new courses!

Lantra Invasive and injurious species

Lantra Environmental Maintenance and litter picking

Lantra Highways England Common Induction Scheme

Lantra Safe cattle handling for increased profitability

Lantra Health and Safety

Lantra Preparing for Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control

Let us know if you have any questions on any of the above - 01597 850 080 or jhsltd@btinternet.com

Labour shortages

We are very lucky, we have a fab team of guys working with us. But it hasn't always been easy to find help. We do not seem to be alone in this matter. People often ask if we have had training clients looking for work on farms, work at riding stables, work in offices, work helping with farm paperwork, work caring. As land based enterprises, we seem to be short of labour everywhere!

Whether you require someone one day a week, for seasonal jobs or on a permanent basis, help seems to be very hard to find. 

So what can we do?

A few of us have gotten together and formed an Agrisgop group to look at some solutions.

If you have a suggestion, are looking for help your self or are looking for work or an additional form of income and would like to join our group, please get in touch. All suggestions are welcome!

If we talk, maybe we can all help each other out somehow.

Jimmy Hughes Services joins FISA

We have recently become FISA members and look forward to upskilling our members of staff, updating our knowledge and keeping in touch!

Farming Connect PDP sessions

We will be holding 3 Farming Connect Personal Development Plan sessions during this window.

Thursday 22nd February in Aberystwyth

Monday 26th February in Brecon

Thursday 1st March, here LD1 5UB, Penybont.

Please get in touch if you would like some help.

New training and assessment dates added to the website

But if you don't see what you are looking for, please get in touch, we very often have dates added in at a weeks notice.

New training date events added to the website...

New training dates added to the website - take a look. If you don't see what you need, give us a call, we will try our best to help you or try and point you in the right direction

PestSmart is DWR CYMRU'S latest WaterSource campaign. Pesticide is a collective term for substances used to control weeds, pests and diseases. These are also known as Plant Protection Products.

Routine monitoring of river and reservoirs supplying drinking water has shown an increase in detections of pesticides within the last few years. Whilst levels are too low to pose a risk to those drinking the water they are sufficient to breach rigorous EU Drinking Water Standards. These standards require levels of all pesticides to remain below one tenth of part per billion, the equivalent of one blade of grass in 100,000 hay bales.

They're working together with all users groups, including farmers to encourage “smarter” techniques to reduce impact of pesticides.

Coming soon for farmers, growers, foresters and land managers in targeted areas

• Free pesticide disposal scheme
• Free Weed Wiper hire
• FREE guidance booklet onweed, pest and disease control

If you would like us to keep you informed of our PestSmart campaign and its free initiatives, send your details to watersource@dwrcymru.com