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Harper Adams University College is the UK’s leading provider of specialist higher education and research for the food chain, rural and land-based industries. Undergraduate, postgraduate and PHD subjects cover every aspect of food production, from agricultural engineering to food marketing, land management and animal health and welfare. For more information visit www.harper-adams.ac.uk

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Can we feed the world? Leading expert presents his view at Harper Adams University

ONE of the world’s foremost experts on sustainable agriculture has addressed an audience of staff and students at Shropshire’s Harper Adams University about the challenges of tackling global hunger. Professor Sir Gordon Conway, Professor of International Development at Imperial College London and Director of Agriculture for Impact, was at the university on Tuesday to discuss the findings of his book ‘One Billion Hungry: Can we feed the world?’. Published in October, the book, described by leading businessman Bill Gates as “a clear roadmap for what we need to do”, sets out four

Really Porky Pie success at festive market

THE Harper Adams students behind artisan small business, Really Porky Pies, are celebrating after being a sell out at their first official event. Paula Lobb and Michelle Evans launched their new business at the University College Farmers Market at the weekend, selling around 400 pork pies in just three hours. The girls sold cupcake-size pies in festive flavours, including pork with apple, cranberry or stuffing, and traditional style with or without jelly. 20-year-old Paula from Bristol, said: “We are over the moon at how successful the business has become, It’s really gathering

Students launch pork pie business

TWO second year Food, Nutrition and Well Being students at Harper Adams University College have set up their own business producing luxury homemade pork pies. ‘Really Porky Pies’ is run by Paula Lobb and Michelle Evans, with production based on campus at the Regional Food Academy. They are launching their product line at the Christmas Farmers Market on December 2 with festive flavours including pork with apple or cranberry. 20-year-old Michelle from Church Stretton, said: “We wanted to do something in our spare time that would be relevant to our future careers in the food industry.

Shropshire food celebration

Students champion local food at social eveningA CELEBRATION of local food was the theme of a social evening arranged by Harper Adams students earlier this week. Around 50 students and staff from food-related courses turned up to the event held at the Regional Food Academy exhibition hall on campus. It was arranged by Anna Bird, Emily Goring and April Graham, who are all in the second year of a BSc (Hons) Food Nutrition and Well Being degree. 19-year-old Anna from Malvern, Worcestershire, said: “We chose local food to raise awareness of local companies to Harper and to promote the

Calorie counting Katy helps students make healthy choices

Calorie information is now available on menus at Harper Adams.Students at Harper Adams can make informed decisions about the food they eat thanks to Catering Assistant Katy Smith, who has started calculating the calorie content of meals and drinks served on campus. Katy, who has worked at the University College in Shropshire for five years, recently took up the challenge of working out the calories using computer software, a book, and skills picked up during her BSc (Hons) degree in Nutrition. Calorie information for breakfast items and hot drinks is now available, with data clearly

Feast of food at Harvest Festival market

A feast of local food is promised at the next Harper Adams University College Farmers’ Market, being held on September 4. In keeping with its mission to support food businesses in the West Midlands and beyond, the Regional Food Academy at Harper Adams is taking over management of the regular farmers’ markets. “We will have several new stalls at the September market,” said Academy Manager Martin Anderson: “They include Bow Wow Baking of Church Stretton, who make biscuits for dogs and people, Hindley’s Bakers from Lichfield, and Ludlow Vineyard & Distillery, who are launching a new

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