#Farm24 - giving insight into the running of our farm

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.

Here we have slurry being spread in preparation for a kale planting throughout the winter.@FGInsight pic.twitter.com/qnS1WwSgLo

— Harper Adams University (@HarperAdamsUni) August 8, 2019

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.

The project is funded Horizon, the EU funding programme. Project no. 690142.#Farm24 pic.twitter.com/MkW9FkC8ed

— Harper Adams University (@HarperAdamsUni) August 8, 2019

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.

As mentioned before, this research is possible through funding from the EU programme Horizon, project no. 690142.#Farm24 pic.twitter.com/o8hfx75ng7

— Harper Adams University (@HarperAdamsUni) August 8, 2019

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!

Its feed time, after being born an hour ago! #Farm24 pic.twitter.com/HvZil1ibbo

— Harper Adams University (@HarperAdamsUni) August 8, 2019

It’s milking time.???? #Farm24 pic.twitter.com/SyImD7Z7Bz

— Harper Adams University (@HarperAdamsUni) August 8, 2019

Our internal rotary dairy unit in action.

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

— Harper Adams University (@HarperAdamsUni) August 8, 2019