Grass Farmer of the Future 2014
The British Grassland Society has teamed up with the NFYFC to provide grassland training and an exciting competition for young farmers. Following the success of last year’s pilot training day we have organised the second event to be held on 17th September 2014 at Eastfield Farm, North Perrott, Somerset, kindly hosted by dairy farmer, Matthew […]
Queen’s University awarded £500,000 to tackle global food fraud
Scientists at Queen’s University Belfast have received £500,000 to investigate global food fraud and help prevent criminal activity within the industry. The two year project will investigate vulnerabilities in food supply chains and evaluate effective ways to improve consumer trust in food and its producers. Queen’s was awarded one of only five grants from the […]
Dalehead increases value of meat industry student scholarships
Harper Adams University has welcomed a boost for students pursuing careers in the meat industry, with Dalehead Foods increasing the value of its scholarships scheme. Dalehead Foods Scholarships, exclusive to Harper Adams, are awarded to up to two students each year, and provide both financial sponsorship and a guaranteed, paid work placement with the company. […]
Agricultural student awarded first Henry Sale bursary
An agricultural student from Somerset has been awarded the inaugural Henry Sale Graduate Bursary. Henry was joint managing partner of Fisher German until his sudden death last April and partners and staff at the national firm of chartered surveyors and specialist property consultants have launched the bursary scheme in his memory. Tom Vacher, who is […]
Countryside Classroom, building a brand new sector-wide educational resource
Countryside Classroom, a sector-wide collaboration, will promote learning both in the natural environment and in the classroom as it announces the development of a brand new online educational resource for anyone involved in the education of pupils across the curriculum. It will be launched in the spring of 2015. The announcement came during National Countryside […]
Louise Owen Memorial Scholarship
A farming family from Llanbrynmair have established a Royal Welsh scholarship in memory of their daughter, Sara Louise Owen. Louise was an accomplished wool handler and travelled widely across the globe. To preserve her legacy, the family have kindly created the £1,000 Louise Owen Memorial Scholarship to provide a junior shearer with the opportunity to […]
Professor helps Cambodia’s Agri-Business sector improve knowledge transfer
Professor Yanqing Duan, Director of Business and Information Systems Research Centre, has visited China and Cambodia as part of a research project on improving Cambodia’s information and knowledge transfer in the agriculture sector using mobile internet technology. The ten-month project is part of the AgriTT programme, funded by the UK’s Department for International Development, and […]
Global partnership to reduce food waste
Cranfield is one of six universities across the world joining to form The World Food Preservation Centre, a unique partnership that seeks to combat food loss and hunger through the innovation of sustainable, low cost methods of reducing food waste. One of the great challenges of the 21st century will be to feed a growing […]
Success for Harper Adams graduates with 96.2 per cent in work – and salaries rising
The overall employment rate of graduates who completed full-time first degrees in 2013 is up to 96.2 per cent, postgraduate employment is at 96.61 per cent and graduate salaries have risen across many course areas. The figures are included in the results of the Destination of Leavers from Higher Education survey, which asked people who […]
