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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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Event to inspire future engineers

INSPIRING young people to choose agricultural engineering is the theme of a free careers forum to be held at Harper Adams University next term. ‘Worldwide opportunities in engineering for agriculture’ is being organised by Harper Adams in conjunction with the Douglas Bomford Trust and the Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE). The event, scheduled for November 7, is designed to inspire and encourage the next generation of engineers to play a key role in agriculture and food production. Among the speakers will be former Chief Scientist, Sir John Beddington, who commissioned the

Shropshire's Harper Adams University hosts UK celebrations for CLAAS centenary

SOIL protection, controlled traffic farming and high-tech tractor-implement control were just some of the topics discussed at the UK conference to mark 100 years of German agricultural machinery manufacturer, CLAAS. Around 115 agricultural engineers, farmers, academics and business delegates came together for last Thursday’s conference entitled ‘Precision Farming Challenges in the 21st Century’, which was hosted by Shropshire’s Harper Adams University – home to The National Centre for Precision Farming (NCPF). Six speakers from across Europe gave presentations at the conference, aimed

CLAAS centenary celebrations at Harper Adams

GERMAN agricultural machinery manufacturer, CLAAS, is celebrating 100 years of research and innovation by sponsoring a series of international conferences, with Harper Adams University hosting the UK event. ‘Precision Farming Challenges in the 21st Century’ is being held on July 4 at Harper Adams University in Shropshire, which is home to the National Centre for Precision Farming (NCPF). The aim of the event is to stimulate research, application and innovation by agricultural engineers, farmers, land owners, academics and policy makers. Speaking at the event is a host of European

Global partnership to develop ‘smart’ irrigation solutions

HARPER Adams University has joined a consortium to develop an innovative irrigation solution for orchards and vineyards. The USER-PA project brings together precision agriculture experts from eight ICT-AGRI member countries – Israel, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. Scientists have been sourced from universities, research institutions and industry thanks to their expertise in the fields of robotics and automation, sensor technology, spatial decision support systems, irrigation, and plant physiology. Harper Adams University's role in the

£6m campus investment to improve student facilities

WORK is well underway to further improve student facilities at Harper Adams University with an investment of £6m in campus developments. 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 will support our teaching and research activities for the next academic year. “These

New research links with Chinese university

Harper Adams University has been awarded £36,000 to fund collaborative research activities with the leading agricultural university in China. The ‘Higher Education Research Partnership for PhD Studies’ programme forms part of UK-China Partners in Education (UKCPIE), a new framework for educational cooperation between the two countries. It is funded by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Chinese Ministry of Education, and is sponsoring 28 new partnerships, of which Harper Adams is one. The purpose of the programme is to increase the number of higher

Chinese scholar completes six months research at Harper Adams

AN ACADEMIC from South China Agricultural University has completed six months research into robotic weeding at Harper Adams University. Dr Hu Lian is due to return to China tomorrow where he plans to continue developing and testing robotic systems for identifying and eliminating weeds. Currently, farmers usually deal with weeds by either spraying entire fields or by using farm workers to physically remove weeds by hand. Researchers like Dr Hu hope that the development of agricultural robots will ultimately lead to the reduction in the amount of chemicals used, address the lack of

Precision Farming – Agricultural Engineering for the 21st Century

HEAD of Engineering at Harper Adams University College, Professor Simon Blackmore, addressed the issues facing agricultural engineering during an inaugural lecture, recently. The event was attended by around 90 guests, including leading figures from the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Engineering Council, the Department for Business, Skills and Innovation, as well as industry experts, Harper Adams staff and students. Professor Noboru Noguchi, a leading expert in agricultural robotics at Hokkaido University in Japan was also in attendance, as part of his visit to Harper Adams as a

Launch of the National Centre for Precision Farming

"Smart" agriculture initiative unveiled at House of CommonsMore than 140 guests, including MPs, engineering and farming experts, and research staff, attended the launch of the National Centre for Precision Farming (NCPF) at the House of Commons on February 29. The launch took place during a reception in the Terrace Pavilion, overlooking the Thames, hosted by Julian Sturdy MP, an alumnus of Harper Adams University College. Harper Adams is home to the NCPF, and will facilitate the knowledge exchange required to bring “smart” agricultural machinery into wider and more productive use in UK,

£1 million engineering prize welcomed

Harper Adams focussing on "smart" technologyAs the UK’s only higher education centre for agricultural engineering and off-road vehicle design, Harper Adams University College has welcomed the launch of The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. “This will help raise the profile of the engineering sector and show young people that society really values the work of engineers” says Professor Simon Blackmore, the new Head of Engineering at the University College.  “With a record number of students entering engineering this year and the very high employment rate afterwards, we are playing our

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