New Centre for Agriculture partnership announced at Vice-Chancellor’s annual lecture
Meeting the increasing need for food to feed the world’s expanding population was the subject of this year’s annual lecture from Professor Quintin McKellar, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire, as he announced the new Centre for Agriculture, Food and Environmental Management – a new collaboration between the University, the Royal Veterinary College, and Rothamsted […]
UK represented for first time at European student food awards by Harper Adams University
The More Than Meat Pies team from the university near Newport went head-to-head with students from across Europe at the event in Cologne, Germany, on Sunday and Monday, during Anuga, the world’s leading fair for the retail trade, food service and catering market. Ecotrophelia Europe is a prestigious European-wide food innovation competition which challenges students […]
Free dairy workshops for West Midlands farmers
The ‘Improving dairy farm efficiency: herd health planning and business management’ events are being held across the region, with the next scheduled to take place at Worcester Rugby Club on Wednesday, October 30. Following that, sessions will take place at the Bank House Hotel in Uttoxeter on November 13 and on the university’s campus in […]
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 […]
Royal Agricultural University receives £50,000 to help young people into work
The money will go towards a three-year programme within the RAU’s Rural Skills Centre which offers professional courses in traditional skills, and aims to help up to 90 young people from the surrounding area. James Foster, Training Manager at the RAU, said the project aimed to fund a range of courses, from Level 1 and […]
Harper Adams in top 20 for student satisfaction
The latest National Student Survey (NSS) shows that 90 per cent of students being taught at Harper Adams near Newport were satisfied with the quality of their course, ahead of a benchmark set for the university by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) of 84 per cent. When ‘taught satisfaction’ levels are compared […]
CLAAS expand student placement opportunities
Whilst the review concentrated on attracting young entrants into actual farming, by the same measure there is a similar need within the agricultural industry as a whole, and CLAAS UK are responding to both this and the need to meet demand for the growth in the CLAAS Tractor business. As a family company, CLAAS has […]
Fresh Produce Managers graduate at Harper Adams
The 16 graduates have spent the last two years completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Food and Fresh Produce Management delivered by MDS (Management Development Services) and accredited by Harper Adams. Graduates from groups 28 and 29 were invited to the university’s Regional Food Academy on Friday to receive their certificates and to celebrate their successes […]
University of Hertfordshire responds to demand for trained Agricultural Scientists
The delivery of food security requires capacity building in the area of sustainable agriculture – as highlighted by Owen Paterson, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs during a recent speech at Rothamsted Research on “making the food and farming industry more competitive while protecting the environment”. The University’s MSc in Environmental Management […]
