schools and colleges
Our education liaison team works with schools and higher education institutions to raise awareness and understanding of the food industry, and the careers that the industry offers.
Schools are able to visit us for 'Food Industry Taster' days, to gain insight to farming and food production, the nature of food, food and drink processing, and the diversity and work of the food and drink industry, as well as the types of jobs and careers offered by the industry.
- See food production from farm to fork
- Demonstrations of food processes and food activities
- Speakers from industry & education
- Try local and regional food products
- Learn how to get food qualifications
- Advice on careers in the food industry
Because the West Midlands Regional Food Academy is located at Harper Adams University College we are able to bring schools into contact with food production at farm level.
Harper Adams runs a 490 hectare commercial farm with a variety of food production enterprises, including a dairy unit, a poultry unit with egg production in different systems, a pig unit and a beef unit, as well as a sheep flock and a range or arable and crop production systems. Harper Adams is also investing in a range of sustainable energy systems, including biomass combined heat and power generation, and anaerobic digestion for the production of methane and electricity.