National Pig Report

It’s just one day until the Farmers Weekly Farmers Apprentice 2018 bootcamp begins! We’re incredibly proud to have not one, but TWO of our newly graduated Agriculture students make the final ten shortlisted for the competition. Harry, aged 21 and recent Applied Agriculture graduate, has his heart set on becoming a tenant farmer in the Lake District. The finalists will be going head-to-head at bootcamp on Monday in the hope of winning a £10,000 cash prize to kick-start their farming ambitions. Best of luck, Harry! 🤞

It’s just two days until the Farmers Weekly Farmers Apprentice 2018 bootcamp begins! We’re incredibly proud to have not one, but TWO of our newly graduated Agriculture students make the final ten shortlisted for the competition. Sam Coote, 22 from County Durham, has aspirations for managing his own farm after graduating with a BSc in Agricultural Management. The finalists will be going head-to-head at bootcamp on Monday in the hope of winning a £10,000 cash prize to kick-start their farming ambitions. Best of luck, Sam! 🤞

As the academic year came to a close, we’ve been busy saying goodbye to our students leaving the College. With five awards ceremonies, including our first Graduation Ceremony held at the York Barbican yesterday, we celebrated our student’s outstanding achievements and contributions to College life in style. Welcoming two outstanding guest speakers, Amanda Owen and TV Zoo Vet Matt Brash, the ceremonies were hugely inspirational to staff, students and guests alike. We’d like to say a huge thank you to all of our staff, sponsors and award providers who made the celebrations of the student’s successes so special - and to our graduating students, best of luck for the future!

Just three days until Bloom York 2018! The festival, organised by Make It York, will be offering visitors the chance to try their hands at being an arborist. Find out about the tree experience with our Head of Horticulture, Jessica Herbert, by seeing it for yourself. We hope to see you there!

Have you spotted the newest Askham Bryan Wildlife & Conservation Park attraction yet? The amazing new feature can be found on the way to the park’s falconry and was created by North Yorkshire-based Karl barker chainsaw carving, who has previously worked on wooden sculptures from two foot owls to seven foot lions. The collaborative project combined staff and student effort, including our Grounds Manager Kevin Shepard, the Arboriculture apprenticeship team and Sarah Wickham, Commercial Business Manager.  The teams involved came together to work with the talented sculptor, who is now benefiting from some of our excellent commercial courses. The sculpture is even more impressive in person – make sure you give it a visit!