First HGCA Nuffield Arable Scholar announced
Father of three Tom, who has now started his 18 month Scholarship, is using the opportunity to study the long-term benefits of direct drilling. He said: “This is an opportunity for me to give something back to the industry, to research on behalf of farmers and hopefully improve cropping.” As part of the award Tom […]
Harper Adams – UK’s dedicated agri-food science university
Crowds gathered outside the historic main building in hope of snapping up one of 100 limited edition t-shirts made available to mark the occasion. Following yesterday’s announcement by the Privy Council to award the UK’s top University College a full university title, the mood was jubilant on campus as staff and students marked the first […]
Reap the business benefits of Lantra’s Higher Apprenticeship in Agriculture
The new flexible work-based programme is designed to fit around employers’ current business activities and work commitments and delivers numerous benefits. The Apprenticeship framework will enable employers to develop their workforce to a higher skill level, encourage business growth, support specialist roles and decrease skills gaps. It can support both large employers that already offer […]
Schools join forces to create 150 new traditional orchards
150 primary schools across Great Britain have received first hand help from secondary school pupils to create traditional orchards in their grounds, as a part of the ‘Fruit-full Schools’ project. The 50 secondary schools already involved in the Fruit-full Schools programme, marked their third year of participation by donating the trees previously nurtured in their […]
Royal Agricultural College to apply for University title
Following the announcement by David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science, about the application by a number of specialist higher education institutions, including the Royal Agricultural College, for university status and title, the Principal, Professor Chris Gaskell CBE, said: “We welcome the announcement from the Minister that ten institutions have been granted the opportunity to […]
SRUC crowned champions at 2012 New Shoots Challenge
Organised by the Royal Agricultural College, this year’s New Shoots Challenge used business simulation software to examine the contestants’ business acumen. Over the course of the day the SimVenture programme allowed the students to run a virtual business over three years throwing in some tricky obstacles such as an economic downturn and suppliers raising prices. […]
Askham Bryan College announces £9m investment programme
Chief Executive, Liz Philip said: “We have just received news that our bid to the Skills Funding Agency for capital funding has been wholly successful. We will receive £3m from the SFA which will be matched by a further £6m from our funds. This is hugely significant, not only for the College, but for the […]
BCPC announce poster winner
Following strong international competition, Presidor Kendabie from the department of Plant and Crop Sciences at the University of Nottingham, with his co-workers, won first prize for the best postgraduate student poster at the CropWorld Global congress this week. The prizes were awarded by BCPC to the top three entrants and presented to them by Professor […]
McDonald’s urges young people to consider a career in farming
McDonald’s UK is today calling on young people to think seriously about a career in farming, as it invites entries for the 2013 intake of its Progressive Young Farmer Training Programme. The call comes as research commissioned by sector council Lantra shows that only 1 in 10 people working in the UK farming industry today […]
