The Prince’s Countryside Fund Land Rover Bursary Scheme launched
Today, Wednesday 23rd March, HRH The Prince of Wales met with a group of Cumbrian young farmers learning practical flood resilience driving skills at the Rookin House Activity Centre near Penrith. The visit marks a renewed three-year partnership between his charity, The Prince’s Countryside Fund and Land Rover with this year’s launch of The Prince’s Countryside […]
Henry Plumb Foundation goes from strength to strength
The hopes and ambitions of three more budding agricultural entrepreneurs received a substantial boost as the work of the Henry Plumb Foundation (HPF) gathers pace. Following successful interviews on Monday 14th July with HPF trustees, the talented youngsters, whose projects ranged from a sheep scanning operation to developing a gift shop selling regional produce, were […]
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 […]
James Rebanks, Land Rover & The Prince’s Countryside Fund rural bursary
James Rebanks is a Herdwick sheep farmer from Penrith, Cumbria. He was awarded the Bursary last year (2013) in order to help develop his family’s sheep farm and Sheep School project. James’ family-run farm business is very traditional and runs the native local breeds – the Herdwick and the Swaledale. It is operated in an environmentally friendly manner […]
FUW seeks entries for higher education student bursary
The union’s higher education bursary, worth £1,000 to the winner and £500 to the runner-up, will follow a similar application process to previous years with applications being submitted from now until Friday November 1. FUW agricultural education and training committee chairman Alun Edwards, who was impressed with the standard of applications last year, said: “We […]
The Honor Chapman Foundation Mentoring Awards
Honor Chapman was one of the best business mentors of her generation. A property and planning expert with an innovative approach to urban regeneration, she also cared passionately about the role and value of food. The first CEO of Think London, the capital’s official foreign direct investment agency, she was also a highly acclaimed […]
Top FUW Bursary students plan sheep breeding careers
Winner of the £1,000 first prize, Dafydd Fôn Ifan, lives on the family farm, Tŷ Mawr, Llanrhaeadr, Denbigh, and runner-up Miriam Elan Davies, of Maenarthur, Pontrhydygroes, Ceredigion, received £500. Both attend Llysfasi College, near Ruthin, Denbighshire. Dafydd’s family keep around 1,200 sheep and 20 beef cattle. He studies Agriculture Level 3 on four days a […]
