Arable Farm Apprentice
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Company: CD FARMING LIMITED
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Location: WICKHAMBROOK, CB8 8PQ
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Agriculture, environmental and animal care
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Ref: NAS-2000043299
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Application Deadline Date: 27/09/2026
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Start Date: 02/11/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Usual hours 07:30–17:30, Monday to Friday. Typically Monday to Friday, with additional hours and occasional weekends during peak periods. Overtime is available, particularly during peak periods such as drilling and harvest.
Brief Description
Hands-on apprenticeship on a West Suffolk arable farm. Learn to grow combinable crops from drilling to harvest, operating machinery, crop establishment, spraying support and grain handling, while gaining a nationally recognised qualification.
Training to be Provided
- General Farm Worker Standard
- English and Maths (if required) Level 2
- Award in Emergency First Aid at Work
- Principles of Safe Handling and Application of Pesticides Guidance
Future Prospects
CD Farming invests in continual professional development for all its team. On successful completion there is the potential for a permanent, full-time position, with progression to the Crop Technician (Level 3) arable standard and development towards a skilled machinery operator and, in time, supervisory or management roles.
Vacancy Detail
CD Farming Limited is a combinable crops arable contracting business in West Suffolk. Working as part of the farm team and reporting to the farm foreman, the apprentice will help with the day-to-day farming operations across the whole cropping year, learning every stage of producing combinable crops (cereals, oilseeds and pulses). The role is practical and outdoors, with tasks changing through the seasons.
Key duties include:
- Assisting with crop establishment, cultivations and drilling
- Supporting crop health, nutrition and spray operations
- Operating and helping to maintain tractors, trailers and farm machinery
- Assisting at harvest and with grain handling and storage
- Maintaining health, safety and biosecurity
- Keeping basic daily records
Other Information
As an arable contracting business, work takes place across a number of farms and estates in the Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket and Haverhill area. These are rural locations with limited public transport, so applicants will be expected to ensure they can reliably reach the sites when required; a full UK driving licence and own transport would be an advantage. The work is physical and outdoors, with longer hours and some weekend or early-start working at peak times such as drilling, spraying windows and harvesting.