REASEHEATH’S BUMPER CROP OF STUDENTS
Reaseheath College’s Agricultural Lecturer and Course Manager Natalie
Gascoyne explains why the College is booming, and how a link up with
CIS technology is providing students with a new method of learning
LEFT Harry Salt loads data on to the CIS system
watched by MOET herd manager Philip Dobson.
broad range of skills and experience he gains through
working on the College farms. He is looking forward
to his middle year placement in industry, and says this
infl uenced his choice of college as Reaseheath is one
of the few training institutions to insist on this 12
month employment practice.
Reaseheath’s food and dairy technology
department is also undergoing major developments.
The department has recently been appointed as the
education provider for the dairy industry’s new world
under the Quixhill prefi x (10,500 litre
class education initiative, Project Eden.
average) has appreciated being able to
Project Eden is a groundbreaking partnership between leading
compare the college results to those at
dairy processors and manufacturers ‘Improve’, the sector skills
home. A Foundation Degree in Dairy
council for food and drink industry, and Dairy UK, the industry’s
trade organisation.
Herd Management student, Harry said,
Reaseheath is a dairy champion within the National Skills
“I’ve really enjoyed being able to use
Academy (NSA) for Food and Drink Manufacture and is recognised
the college results as a benchmark and
as an international centre of excellence for dairy training. The
this has helped me understand our own
college’s unique food processing plant and licensed dairy factory
business. I’ve also found the business
are used by many blue chip multi-national companies for new
module in the course has enabled me to
product development. The food processing halls are currently
take our farm forward.”
undergoing a £6 million investment as part of a total £51 million
A CIS fan, Harry said: “I have learnt
spend on new building and technology across campus.
more in the fi rst six months on the
Project Eden’s Steering Group Chairman, Jens Termansen of Arla
CIS programme than in the last 10
Foods commented: “We look forward to working with Reaseheath
years of paper records. It has become
in launching this cutting edge training initiative. Our students
an invaluable asset to our herd
will benefi t from the college’s dairy expertise and state of the art
management”.
training dairy.”
National Diploma fi rst year student Will
Reaseheath will be hosting a seminar on dairy cow fertility on 22
Lewis has been thoroughly enjoying the April sponsored by Elanco and RDPE. The day will have practical
experience of working with the Genus demonstrations as well as industry speakers.
herd. Will, who comes from a Shropshire For further information on this event and course details, contact
sheep farm, says one of the reasons Reaseheath’s hotline on 01270 613242 or email
he fi nds the course so benefi cial is the enquiries@reaseheath.ac.uk
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