Research continues in challenging times
Most students nationwide have been told to stay away from their universities until at least early March, but that hasn’t stopped our final year students getting stuck in to research.
We’ve started to showcase these on our website – harper.ac.uk – with many more to follow.
The importance of field-to-fork education is at the heart of work by Elsa Amiss, focussing on the views of agriculturalists and educators and Nieves Lovatt, seeking to determine whether access to farming education from a young age affects the food choices of 18 to 24-year-olds.
Emily Church is focusing on training in the dairy industry, while Ellie Wait investigates the viability of a digital marketing strategy for farm businesses diversified into agri-tourism.
James Burman is exploring methods used to remove cover crops before cash crops are planted. Sophie Bell is studying the effect of feeding TMR to dairy heifer calves on their health, while Gareth Williams turns the spotlight on waste plastic management in agriculture, and Harry Priestley’s study seeks ways to control mastitis in sheep.
Their work, and the hundreds more final year research projects continuing this year, are a clear demonstration of both their determination amid the current challenges and the safe hands the industry will be in for the future.
Jaclyn Green is deputy director of marketing, communications and recruitment at Harper Adams University
