Warwickshire farmer helps University of Warwick tackle global food security
A trust set up by Elizabeth Creak, a leading Warwickshire farmer who was the first woman to be High Sheriff of Warwickshire, has announced that it has agreed to fund a Chair in Food Security at the University of Warwick’s School of Life Sciences. The announcement has just been made by The Elizabeth Creak Charitable […]
Writtle College helping to transform agricultural training in Uzbekistan
Writtle College is part of a landmark project to transform the teaching of agriculture in Uzbekistan. The £752,000 EU-financed project over the next three years sees the College working alongside four European partners and five Uzbek universities to re-design the curriculum in the country. The College – which has been teaching agriculture for more than […]
Agriculture Learner of the Year Awards 2015 now open for nominations
Lantra Scotland, the sector skills council for the land-based, environmental and aquaculture industries, is calling on all employers, instructors, tutors, trainers, teachers and mentors working in Scottish agriculture, to put forward their nominations for the Agriculture Learner of the Year Award 2015. Now in their 12th year, the Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year […]
Yara invests in state of the art development and training centre
The official opening of the new Development & Training Centre (DTC) at Yara Pocklington on Wednesday 27th August was the latest part of Yara’s recent investment of £2.5million at the site. The DTC is a brand new high tech training facility with state of the art and interactive AV equipment, linked to a large climate […]
One week left to seize golden farming opportunity
The NFU is encouraging young members of the farming industry to apply for the Cereals Development Programme to be in with a chance of gaining a full range of knowledge and experience in the arable sector. Successful applicants will meet key industry personnel at research institutions, British Agricultural Bureau in Brussels and supply chain visits […]
Young farmer secures industry backing to kick-start career
One young farmer had more reasons than most to celebrate his A-level results last week – after winning a full-fees university scholarship and a unique opportunity to kick-start his agri-business career. Upon securing his place at Harper Adams University on Thursday, Will Taylor, 18, from Thirsk, North Yorkshire, was also confirmed as the winner of […]
Grass Farmer of the Future 2014
The British Grassland Society has teamed up with the NFYFC to provide grassland training and an exciting competition for young farmers. Following the success of last year’s pilot training day we have organised the second event to be held on 17th September 2014 at Eastfield Farm, North Perrott, Somerset, kindly hosted by dairy farmer, Matthew […]
Countryside Classroom, building a brand new sector-wide educational resource
Countryside Classroom, a sector-wide collaboration, will promote learning both in the natural environment and in the classroom as it announces the development of a brand new online educational resource for anyone involved in the education of pupils across the curriculum. It will be launched in the spring of 2015. The announcement came during National Countryside […]
Success for Harper Adams graduates with 96.2 per cent in work – and salaries rising
The overall employment rate of graduates who completed full-time first degrees in 2013 is up to 96.2 per cent, postgraduate employment is at 96.61 per cent and graduate salaries have risen across many course areas. The figures are included in the results of the Destination of Leavers from Higher Education survey, which asked people who […]
