New talent to secure the future of farming
The Future of Farming Review group, brought together by Farming Minister David Heath in January, has set out what actions they think are needed to attract new talent to careers in agriculture. The group has set out the cultural change needed to enable forward-thinking entrepreneurs to thrive in an industry which is modernising, innovative and […]
Bishop Burton students learn what BWMB does with their sheep’s wool
BWMB Producer Communications Manager Gareth Jones was invited to give students an introduction to the wool industry and the BWMB’s work in shearing training, grading, the auction system and promoting wool. Examples of wool in the different stages of the process were displayed from greasy wool, scoured wool, carded wool as well as yarn, […]
A warm Italian welcome for college apprentices
Walford and North Shropshire College secured funding through the Leonardo Life Long Programme to take the apprentices to Italy. The apprentices spent time working in various businesses such as olive production, a golf course an agricultural business and stables. Some of the students lived with Italian families during the working week and at weekends spent […]
Agricultural students visit New Zealand
Final year agricultural students at Walford and North Shropshire College recently returned from a three week study programme in New Zealand. For the past nine years students on the agriculture course have been visiting Taratahi College which is situated on the north side of the island as part of a college exchange programme. This year […]
Harper Adams students awarded show scholarships
Scholarships were presented during the society’s annual show at Staffordshire Showground yesterday (Weds) to Harriet Wilson, Devinia Redfern and Katie James. Matthew Brookes and Anna Holdcroft were unable to attend the presentation. The society offers a number of scholarships each year to students based in the geographic area the society covers. This year the students […]
Schmidt-MacArthur Fellowship awarded to Cranfield student
Cranfield University is a core partner in The Schmidt-MacArthur Fellowship, which challenges postgraduate students and their academic tutors to innovate for a circular economy*. Chidi is originally from Nigeria and will be studying Cranfield’s MSc in Economics for Natural Resource and Environmental Management. He is currently a consultant in the forestry sector in South Africa, […]
Zara Phillips launches Range Rover Evoque Wise Scholarship at the Royal Windsor Horse Show
The Range Rover Evoque WISE Scholarship will provide a £9,000 bursary to three female students or apprentices who would like to explore a career or further studies in engineering. In addition the winners will be provided with mentoring support from both Land Rover senior engineers and WISE representatives. In launching the campaign Zara spoke about […]
French scholar designs unmanned aircraft for farmers at Shropshire university
A French postgraduate student has completed seven months research at Harper Adams University developing an unmanned aircraft for use in agriculture. Marc-Alexandre Favier, from Bourg-en-Bresse, in eastern France, came to Harper Adams as part of his Masters in Mechatronic Systems – Engineering from the University of Osnabruck in Germany. He will return to Germany on […]
Harper Adams invests in campus to improve student facilities
Three new buildings are being constructed as part of the plan – an additional teaching block, an agricultural engineering building which will also accommodate and support the National Centre for Precision Farming, and a Veterinary Services Centre. Dr David Llewellyn, Vice-Chancellor, said: “We are pleased to see progress being made with three major projects which […]
