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#Farm24 - giving insight into the running of our farm
9 August 2019
We are proud to have backed #Farm24, the social media campaign ran by the Farmers Guardian. For the campaign, we gave an insight into the daily running of our University farm.
See our thread on Twitter for our coverage of the day!
We are backing #Farm24.
— Harper Adams University (@HarperAdamsUni) August 8, 2019
Here we have slurry being spread in preparation for a kale planting throughout the winter.@FGInsight pic.twitter.com/qnS1WwSgLo
Here is our assistant farm manager Chris, collecting slurry for a research project called Agricycle, being carried out by Maria Kirby, using small anaerobic digesters.
— Harper Adams University (@HarperAdamsUni) August 8, 2019
The project is funded Horizon, the EU funding programme. Project no. 690142.#Farm24 pic.twitter.com/MkW9FkC8ed
One of our cows in the Automated Milking System, which adapts with the udders throughout the milking process.#Farm24 pic.twitter.com/fykJCWhsMQ
— Harper Adams University (@HarperAdamsUni) August 8, 2019
The automated milking system in action. #Farm24 pic.twitter.com/hI2kWTdBDa
— Harper Adams University (@HarperAdamsUni) August 8, 2019
Maria Kirby working on the Agricycle project today.
— Harper Adams University (@HarperAdamsUni) August 8, 2019
As mentioned before, this research is possible through funding from the EU programme Horizon, project no. 690142.#Farm24 pic.twitter.com/o8hfx75ng7
Selection of barley in breeding plots with @naked_barley, who has strains of Ethiopian black barley, including a cross with naked barley. #Farm24 pic.twitter.com/OPUT8wnlXA
— Harper Adams University (@HarperAdamsUni) August 8, 2019
One of our harvesters working on small plots of crops.#Farm24 pic.twitter.com/56ytH2vGIp
— Harper Adams University (@HarperAdamsUni) August 8, 2019
Some of our younger cows have moved across their field to some better grass. Here we see the old fence being dismantled.#Farm24 pic.twitter.com/fnk2nfe0fD
— Harper Adams University (@HarperAdamsUni) August 8, 2019
Bon appétit.#Farm24 pic.twitter.com/cB1nBXZmFG
— Harper Adams University (@HarperAdamsUni) August 8, 2019
Out bailing barley straw this afternoon which is to be carted later.#Farm24 pic.twitter.com/j1d9CjVo1T
— Harper Adams University (@HarperAdamsUni) August 8, 2019
The barley has been carted by the team! #Farm24 pic.twitter.com/zilc4YbI6X
— Harper Adams University (@HarperAdamsUni) August 8, 2019
We have a new born calf!
— Harper Adams University (@HarperAdamsUni) August 8, 2019
Its feed time, after being born an hour ago! #Farm24 pic.twitter.com/HvZil1ibbo
It’s milking time.???? #Farm24 pic.twitter.com/SyImD7Z7Bz
— Harper Adams University (@HarperAdamsUni) August 8, 2019
Our internal rotary dairy unit in action.
— Harper Adams University (@HarperAdamsUni) August 8, 2019
The unit has the capacity to hold 40 cows.
This is the second milking of the day for this group of cows!#Farm24 pic.twitter.com/b7rtSNNOvw
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