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Our students and graduates share their stories. A place for student life, opinion pieces on the latest industry topics, graduate experiences, tips for preparing for university, and more.

After taking a gap year, Alice chose to study Agriculture at university to widen her knowledge of farming and learn more before going into the industry full time. Hartpury was immediately her first choice as it was close to home, yet far away enough to live independently. 

Following a successful career as freelance tree surgeon running his own business, Edward reached a point where he couldn’t see any more personal progression and wanted a new challenge. Edward felt like university, and agriculture, was calling him. He had gained a lot of industry experience and his next goal was to gain the academic qualification and expertise to progress his career further.

Emily is involved with lots of clubs through the Students’ Union, including the Animal, Food for Thought and the Green Leaders societies, as well as being a student mentor. She has been a Student Ambassador for most of her time at University, which has really opened up life at Hartpury.

Growing up in rural Suffolk, Tilly was always exposed to the farming community and had a passion for animals, but, she fell into the agriculture sector. Neither of her parents have agricultural ties but they have always supported her to do what made her happy.

Rosie has grown up in the agricultural industry, living in a village in rural Lincolnshire. Her dad manages a turkey hatchery back in Lincolnshire, which led her into the poultry industry. She is also the chairman of her local Young Farmers club, with roles at county, area and national level too.

Developments in Crop Production is Emily's favourite module. "It’s amazing to learn about all the technology coming into the industry and focus not only on the challenges agriculture faces, but the opportunities for more sustainable farming that are coming."

Wonga grew up in Johannesburg where he spent his weekends playing sports and meeting up with friends. For him, ‘home’ was his grandmother’s house where he and his siblings would meet up with the rest of his family on holiday. It was during this time that he had exposure to Agriculture as his gran's house is on a farm in the rural areas.