MDS Experience

Find out about life as an MDS Trainee, read reviews from our Members and
discover where a career in the food and horticultural supply chain could lead you

18th of August, 2026

Meet the Alumni: Justin Creasy – It’s Fresh!

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17th of August, 2026

Meet the Trainee: Amy Sanders’ MDS Journey

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14th of August, 2026

Behind the Secondment: Andrew’s Experience at Chemetall

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3rd of August, 2026

Open Innovation: the importance of industry collaboration to address challenges in the food system

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28th of July, 2026

Beyond the Placement: An MDS Trainee at the Cambridge Forum

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7th of July, 2026

Meet the Alumni: Lucy Griffiths – Angus Soft Fruits

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6th of July, 2026

My First Women in Agriculture Breakfast at the Royal Highland Show

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1st of July, 2026

The Lincolnshire Show from a New Perspective

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24th of April, 2026

Taking MDS stateside: Huw’s secondment at Protolan

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9th of April, 2026

Women in Agriculture: Ariana’s Journey

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31st of March, 2026

A Trainee’s Week in the Life: George Leighton at James Hutton

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4th of February, 2026

Skills for the Future: Sustainability – Katie

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25th of January, 2026

My Apprenticeship Journey as an MDS Trainee

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23rd of January, 2026

Skills for the Future: Data literacy in practice – Alec

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23rd of January, 2026

Skills for the Future: Data literacy in practice – Huw

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15th of January, 2026

From Trainee to a Royal Handshake: My journey as an Oxford Farming Scholar

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13th of January, 2026

Insights from the Oxford Farming Conference 2026

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5th of December, 2025

Agritechnica 2025: Innovation at Scale and a Glimpse of What’s Next

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26th of November, 2025

ABIM 2025: Celebrating 20 Years of Innovation in Biocontrol

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5th of November, 2025

Liverpool’s Food Culture – Have we got one?

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