Research

Over 30 years research experience.

Askham Bryan College conducts rural research in the Yorkshire and Humberside Government Office region (GOR) and, more recently, in the North West GOR. The core work is commissioned by Defra, especially the Farm Business Survey. This work is undertaken in Conjunction with Rural Business Research www.ruralbusinessresearch.co.uk which brings together the expertise of six academic centres covering all the GORs in the country.

Other clients include Yorkshire Forward, National Parks, English Nature and the Food Standards Agency. There are also collaborative research projects with the University of East Anglia.

Farm Business Survey

Askham Bryan News

Agriculture Study Week Field Trip To Brockdale Nature Reserve - On Valentine’s Day a band of staff and students from the Agriculture department took part in an ongoing hedge restoration project at the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s Brockdale Nature Reserve.

Bbc Young Gardener Of The Year Winner - Congratulations to former student John Foley who was named the first 2012 BBC Young Gardener of the Year in what is a new competition.