The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) is relaunching 'Entrepreneurs in Dairying' following two successful annual programmes.
The organisation says it wants to continue meeting demand for business training from aspiring dairy farmers.
The initiative, which offers specialist tuition and coaching for those who wish to progress their careers and develop their own farming business, will commence in September.
The programme is organised by RABDF in collaboration with AHDB Dairy, NFU and The Andersons Centre.
It features five weekly sessions together with four full days delivered by industry specialists accompanied by a local farming business.
Areas covered will primarily focus on starting your own business in dairy farming and better business and financial management.
'Demand is running high'
RABDF policy director, Tim Brigstocke said that after training 78 students in the last two years, they are "delighted" that demand is "running so high" for this type of business training.
Mr Brigstocke said: "The Entrepreneurs in Dairying programme is designed to fill the apparent void of training amongst people already working on farms.
"For example, those five years out of college, herd managers and farmers’ sons and daughters without a clear future on the family unit.
"They are all keen to progress up the ladder, however to do so they require training and coaching in specialist areas such as how to farm in their own right through joint ventures or contracting arrangements and how to run a business.
"This year we are responding to demand with an additional two days focused purely on finance management."
AHDB Dairy’s Rachael Chamberlayne said that last year saw "great enthusiasm and passion" demonstrated by the aspiring dairy producers as they undertook the business training.
And the NFU's dairy board chairman, Michael Oakes said it was great to see young people look to the future and invest in the industry they're in.
