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HARTPURY OUTREACH

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Equipment required: Wellington boots or walking boots will be required. Students are advised to bring along suitable clothing for the time of year. Year groups: What animals will you breed on your farm? Howwill you breed them and why? This workshop illustrates the process of selective breeding, a tool that farmers use to produce the best livestock for their farms. This workshop will utilise Hartpury’s outstanding commercial farm facilities. Agriculture - Selective breeding game

Agriculture career pathwayworkshop

This interactive workshop focuses on the agriculture sector providing students with key industry statistics, specific career profiles and will highlight the current skills shortages in this expanding industry. This one-hour workshop will explore how to get a career in the agriculture sector and the different higher education qualifications available including postgraduate options, as well as brief information on competitive graduate schemes, studying abroad and exciting placement opportunities.

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Method of delivery: Face-to-face on campus

Method of delivery: Face-to-face on or off campus, or virtual.

Equipment required: When on site, Wellington boots or walking boots will be required. Students are advised to bring along suitable clothing for the time of year. Year groups: A farmer has to be able to calculate feed intake for their animals and make sure the right balance of forage and concentrated feed is achieved to keep animals healthy and in production. This will test maths skills and students will be able to relate feed balance to themselves as well. Getting the right balance between key feed groups is crucial within livestock production. Agriculture - Balancing livestock nutrition

Agriculture - Grass, nature’s larder

Equipment required: When on site, Wellington boots or walking boots will be required. Students are advised to bring along suitable clothing for the time of year. Year groups: This workshop is based on the topic of grass and its amazing properties. In groups, students will carry out plate metering to determine the amount of grass in a set area (which they will measure as well) and then calculate how many cows or sheep they can graze for 24 hours on that area. This workshop can be done anywhere where there is grass.

Method of delivery: Face-to-face on campus

Method of delivery: Face-to-face on or off campus