New Start For Broomie at Derby College
A lamb at Derby College’s land-based campus at the Broomfield Hall has been given a new lease of life thanks to the dedication and creativity of farm staff and agriculture students. Farm Manager Adrian Oliver, who runs the working farm at the campus, found the lamb, which was born last summer, lying in a field […]
Drone pilot agricultural awareness course launched at LAMMA
BASIS has launched an accreditation for pilots of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) or drones in response to the increasing use of this technology in agriculture. The new BASIS Agricultural Awareness for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Operators module, launched at LAMMA in January 2015, is a stand-alone course which will provide drone pilots with appropriate agricultural […]
Praise for Harper Adams University’s world-leading agriculture research
The UK Science Minister has heaped praise upon Harper Adams university for its world-leading teaching and research, for its continuing focus on agriculture and for “applying it to the cutting edge of technology”. Minister for Universities, Science and Cities, Greg Clark MP, toured engineering and farm facilities at Harper Adams on Friday after signing the […]
Launch of the 2015 Bayer-FACE Awards
Farming and Countryside Education (FACE) and Bayer CropScience are delighted to announce the launch of the 2015 Bayer/FACE Awards celebrating the very best in farming education. Bayer CropScience works with FACE to help children and young adults answer questions about where their food comes from. For many years, FACE has been formally accrediting excellent farmers […]
Harper Adams student establishes pedigree sheep enterprise
A young farmer from Welshpool has taken a side step from his family’s commercial business to establish his own pedigree sheep flock, which has already led to success at livestock sales. 20-year-old Joe Powell rears pedigree Charollias rams from his farm at home, which also boasts a 700-head commercial sheep flock and 120-head dairy herd. Joe, […]
Dalehead Foods chooses new scholars from Harper Adams University
Dalehead Foods has chosen its latest scholars from Harper Adams University. Tori Collishaw, a second year BSc (Hons) Bioveterinary Science student and Lucy Barnes, a second year BSc (Hons) Agri-business student, will receive sponsorship for their studies in the current academic year and complete paid sandwich year work placements with the company. Tori, 20, from […]
DigitalCity companies hold preview of completed farming documentary
Two previews of the independent documentary Addicted to Sheep have been held for stakeholders and members of the local community in Upper Teesdale. The film documents a year in the life of Tom and Kay Hutchinson and their three school age children as they farm a flock of pedigree Swaledale sheep in beautiful, but remote, […]
Globe-trotting students Master sustainable agriculture
The Marshal Papworth Fund has helped seven new students cross continents to begin their Masters Degrees at a number of leading UK universities. The students, who will be studying courses on food security, development, climate change, agriculture and land management, have spoken out about why they have chosen their subjects, how it will affect their […]
Dealer apprentices graduate with honours
AGCO celebrated recently with the latest group of technicians to graduate from the Dealer Apprentice Scheme at a special awards event held at Warwickshire College. 2014 sees the fifteenth crop of students to graduate from a scheme that has seen over two hundred future technicians develop their skills and go on to successful careers in […]
