ABOUT AGRICULTURE
Could you help shape the future of farming and food production? Do you have a keen interest in science, technology and the environment?
Become an agriculture student within our Academy of Land and Environment and we will support your progression into this dynamic, crucial industry!
Farming is one of the UK’s most influential industries. It responds to the increasing demand for available, accessible and affordable food, embraces innovation and, by using three quarters of our land area, it shapes our natural environment.
There’s never been a better time to enter the agricultural industry. There’s a huge demand for well qualified, technically aware and forward-thinking young professionals who can manage efficient and productive businesses, are aware of expanding UK and global markets and can work confidently with emerging technologies to reduce energy use and combat climate change.
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Combining innovation with tradition
We have a range of state-of-the-art resources on our 252-hectare commercial and training farm, where you can learn all about technological advancements in robotic milking, precision farming, data analysis, field scale crop production and sustainable livestock production. Our equipment and facilities include:
- Lely Vector Smart Feeding System, which automates feeding for the dairy herd and delivers tailor-made rations to each cow. Data is also sent directly to our dairy data centre for analysis.
- Lely Astronaut A5 robotic milking system which features two robotic milking stations and incorporates sophisticated data processing to deliver accurate readings in areas such as feed intake, milk yield, and cow health.
- Our robotic dairy operates alongside our traditional milking parlour, allowing us to directly compare both methods of milking.
- Precision machinery such as a Kuhn minimal tillage seed drill and latest John Deere tractors.
- An arable data centre where you can learn to analyse forage, slurry, and water samples.
- A wide range of livestock, including our recently reintroduced college pedigree Ayrshire herd of dairy cows, over 100 commercial sheep including a new flock of 20 pedigree Suffolk ewes, as well as pure large white breeding gilts, large white x pietrain growers, saddleback growers, and a large white x pietrain breeding boar.
- Our innovative vertical farming centre consists of three floor-to-ceiling growing chambers, and a separate research growing room allows for micro scale testing and trials such as the effects of different light levels, temperature and nutrient recipes on plant growth and development.
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Enjoy close links to the agriculture industry
Apprenticeship
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