AHDB issues call for new studentship proposals
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is inviting applications for a slice of £1 million in funding for postgraduate studentships. A call for proposals for up to 15 PhDs has been issued to UK universities, colleges and research institutes as part of AHDB’s work to develop a new tranche of agricultural and horticultural scientific […]
Developing a more human approach to animal science
An SRUC PhD student will combine social science with animal genetics in an attempt to help African dairy farmers breed the ideal cow for their environment. Aluna Chawala’s innovative approach means he won’t just study the cows, he will be closely observing the humans too. Aluna’s PhD has been funded by the Bill and Melinda […]
Students compete for unique share farming agreement opportunity
Agriculture students from Moreton Morrell College in Warwickshire are being given the opportunity to compete to win a sought-after shared farming agreement – meaning they could start their farming career at the age of just 18. Shared farming agreements are where the landowner and a farmer agree to work together to share the farming of […]
Cardiff University students visit Bayer field trials
Around 60 University of Cardiff students were shown around Bayer and NIAB oilseed rape and wheat variety trials at Callow in Herefordshire this week. The event was part of Bayer’s ongoing agricultural education programme to promote agriculture as a career of choice, and help train future farmers. “It’s invaluable for biology students to have access […]
Future of farming tackled with help from OF&G agroecology scholarship
A scholarship to teach the food producers of tomorrow how to link agriculture with conservation has been launched in memory of a leading figure in the organic livestock sector. The OF&G and Harper Adams University Agroecology Scholarship will see one student receive £4000 to help fund their place to study an MSc in Agroecology as […]
New £5.8m redevelopment of Pershore College officially opened
David, who presents ITV’s Love Your Garden, and is a former student of the college, cut the ribbon to officially open the new contemporary glass building which includes a spectacular Collections House, teaching rooms, laboratory, higher education suite and business conference zone as well as a new library area and reception featuring a ‘living […]
Agri-EPI Centre secures funding
Industry and academics will work together to create a new global hub for agricultural engineering and precision farming using £17.5 million of funding over the next four years, awarded as part of the Government’s UK Strategy for Agricultural Technologies. The Agri-EPI Centre – which has just received official confirmation of funding from the Government’s Business […]
Lantra Scotland reveal finalists for Learner of the Year Awards
Rising stars of agriculture, Alison Ritch, Andrew Dixon, Lewis Mathison and Sophie Ward, have been short-listed for Lantra Scotland’s prestigious Learner of the Year Awards. These much-coveted accolades will be presented to the winners at the Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year Awards ceremony, on Thursday 3rd March 2016 at the Doubletree by Hilton […]
Sainsbury’s unveils its first class of farming apprentices to boost Britain’s chronic shortage of young farmers
Sainsbury’s first farming apprenticeship recruits began their course last week as they started to learn the skills needed to build Britain’s high-tech and innovative businesses of the future. The UK farming industry will need 60,000 new employees by 2020 just to replace retiring farmers, as fewer and fewer young people have entered the profession in […]
