Harper Adams University

Pictured at the Lidl Grassroots Conference 2025

Two-day event provided a platform for collaboration and innovation

Agriculture course manager Louisa Dines

New degree launched to root policymakers in agricultural knowledge

Campus life and student experiences are set to form the heart of the first Harper Adams University open day of 2025

First Harper Adams University’s open days of 2025 offers taste of campus life

Elen Morris

Award-winning student impresses judges with dedication to her agri-food career

Joseph Compton

Glarryford scholar Joseph Compton in running for Dairy Student of the Year 2025

Dr Joe Roberts, Reader in Integrated Pest Management at Harper Adams University

Urgent need for sugar beet crop protection research highlighted

Amanda Dunn

A recent trial investigated the long-term effects of Transformula

Horticultural farmers, gardeners, and dealers from across the UK are being asked for their views on how to make tractors safer for a major research project.

Tractor users’ views sought as researchers seek to boost safety

Harper Adams University. (Pic: Freelance)

Harper Adams University Trial Results from Panatec Rumen Proof

The UK’s demonstration farm networks have been called upon to join a nation-wide collaboration to share knowledge and practice at the official launch of the Sustainable Farm Networks initiative (SFN).

UK’s farm networks called upon to join nation-wide collaboration

The Harper main building

Harper Adams seeks views of UK farmers

Kayleigh Meek has been appointed as the new Ulster Farmers’ Union graduate policy placement student. (Pic: UFU)

Kayleigh Meek joins Ulster Farmers' Union

Students visiting MSU from United Kingdom’s Harper Adams University included, left to right, Dom Neal, Harry Rigby, Charlie Jackson, Rhodri Williams, Luke Waldram; and bottom left, Kelly Billington. MSU recently hosted the students from HAU as part of an international exchange partnership focused on agricultural autonomy. (Photo by Dominique Belcher)

Harper Adams to host students from USA

SSFF Morrisons Farmers

Morrisons launch Sustainable Farm Network to support farmers on net zero journey

Left to right: Professor Ken Sloan, vice chancellor and CEO of Harper Adams, Nick Woodmass, Andrew Weir, James Scott, IAAS president Alan Hutcheon, Jenna Ballantyne, Amy Haddow and IAAS executive director Neil Wilson. Picture: Submitted

Newly qualified young auctioneers congratulated by IAAS

Ieuan Evans

Co Down man picks up a Bronze award
Ieuan Evans from Mid Wales – inventor of the Smart Slurry Pump – has been named winner of the Young Engineer Award at LAMMA 2024.
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The five Omagh Academy students pictured in front of the main university building on their first week at Harper

NI students enrol at Harper Adams

Phil Hambling, UK Head of CSR for ABP. (Pic supplied by ABP)

ABP to strengthen ties with Harper Adams University

Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Butchers, Margaret Boanas has received an Honorary Doctorate from Harper Adams University. Picture: Submitted

Honorary Doctorate bestowed on Margaret Boanas

Some of the cross-departmental team who will work on the project - Dr Simon Jeffery, Dr Lucy Crockford, Dr Julia Casperd, Scott Kirby, Professor Jim Monaghan and Professor Karl Behrendt. Pic: Harper Adams

Project is funded by a share of a £5 million UK Government fund

Do elephants like human visitors at the zoo?

Which animals like zoo visitors and which ones don’t

From left: Eliza Westbrook, Jess Tiley, Millie Hawe, Caitland Yates and Courteney Wilkinson with Bunny in the veterinary physiotherapy suite at Harper Adams

Unique project rehabilitates dairy calf 'Bunny' with hydrotherapy

Discussing the significance of the new PRISM project: ABP's George Mullan (left) and Kircubbin beef and sheep farmer Sam Chesney. Picture: Cliff Donaldson

Managing carbon efficiently is now the only show in town for beef and sheep farm...

Peter Morgan, Chairman of the Poultry Industry Education Trust, presents the annual Poultry Industry Education Trust award, a Times Atlas of the World and inscribed memento to Wilson McLeister from Portglenone. Looking on is Basil Bayne, a Fellow of Harper Adams University and PIET Trustee.

Wilson wins annual poultry industry award

Sophie Bell receives the President's Prize from Harper Adams University Vice-Chancellor Professor Ken Sloan

Unsung hero Sophie presented with Harper Adams President’s Prize

Senior Lecturer in Food Retail and Marketing Alastair Boot with Rupert Evans FRA Chair

Farm retail industry generates £1.4b and employs 25,000 workers - study

Fresh investment to support veterinary professions facilities
Fresh investment of almost £500,000 will be made into the Harper Adams University campus thanks to a successful Strategic Priorities Grant (SPG) bid to the Office for Students.
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Carys Martin

Carys joins Moy Park team

Rob Copley, Chairman of the Farm Retail Association.

New project looks at the real value of farm shops

Harper Adams University

Strong links have supported students through extraordinary year

Jude Capper

New post for award-winning consultant

Supporting local is the way forward

Surplus lambs

Value of rearing surplus lambs

The GGP team which I worked with during my time in Alabama.

My placement year with Aviagen – Time spent in the United States of America

Sarah Mansell, 21, from Bridgnorth in Shropshire, is asking vets to fill out a short questionnaire to assess awareness of Onchocerca Cervicalis in modern veterinary practices

Final year student exploring awareness of rare condition

Harper Adams University is preparing to celebrate this week when one of its students will bring home the title Agricultural Student of the Year from the British Farming Awards. All four finalists in the awards category are current Harper Adams students or 2019 graduates

Harper Adams University students hope to scoop Agricultural Student of the Year

Chloe is top student at Harper Adams

Markethill student wins 2019 Alltech: Harper Adams Scholarship

Mike Gutteridge, Jonathan Gill, Kit Franklin (all three are members of the Harper Adams University Engineering Department)

Hands Free Hectare broadens out to 35-hectare farm

Vaughan Trust Scholarship forRodney Phair

The Hands-Free Hectare project at Harper Adams began in October 2016. \ Photo credit: Hands-Free Hectare.

Farming without machinery operators

CAFRE equine business workshop

2019 '˜What's around the corner?' conference for arable growers

Ulster Farmers Union president Ivor Ferguson addresses students at Harper Adams University

UFU president gives talk to staff and students at Harper Adams University

Mrs Ann Davey and George Starrett, from John Thompson, presenting the Victor Truesdale prize cheque to Lewis McClinton. Picture: Cliff Donaldson

Glenarm graduate gains top award from UK university

A Weanling Calf

Plan ahead for weaning suckler calves this Autumn

Chloe Williams

Student finds dream job on work placement

Women in agriculture

Eliot Greenfield

Student's silage project aims to advise farmers on best practice

Dora Nesbitt receives the award from Nevin Truesdale

Armagh student graduates as Truesdale prize winner

Congratulating RebeccaRainey on her success as winner of the Elanco 2017 scholarship are Stephen Elder, Principal of Magherafelt High School, and Basil Bayne (right,) Student Support Co-ordinator NI, Harper Adams in Ireland.

Magherafelt winner of Harper Adams Elanco Scholarship

Student's commitment to family farm and agricultural sector rewarded

Harper Adams University student Harriet Livesey

Scholarship to help student's dream of making mushroom beer

Rosie McGowan

Rosie takes role as NBA Development Manager

John Deere work placement offers an opportunity of a lifetime for Matthew