Agriculture
The College has developed a national reputation for the quality of its agriculture programmes over the last half century and is the only College in the United Kingdom to be designated as a Centre of Vocational Excellence for Agriculture.
Courses available
- Intermediate and Advanced Apprenticeships in Agriculture
- Level 1 Work-Based Diploma in Agriculture
- Level 1 Work-Based Land-Based Operations
- Level 2 Diploma in Agriculture
- Level 3 Extended Diploma in Agriculture
- Foundation Degree Agriculture (FdSc)
- Foundation Degree Agriculture and Mechanisation (FdSc)
- BSc Agricultural Resource Management (Final Year)
- BSc Agriculture and Mechanisation Management (Final Year)
- MA Agricultural Resource Management
Facilities
Bishop Burton College farms 362 hectares, split 50:50 between arable and grassland with winter wheat and oilseed rape areas having recently increased. The Pig Enterprise includes a high-welfare added value pig unit with a unique farrowing village. The Dairy Enterprise with 150 Holstein cows producing 1.4 million litres of milk per year. The herd calves all year round in order to provide a level production pattern to meet local demand. The herd are milked through a state-of-the-art parlour which was recently installed. The Sheep Enterprise consists of 750 texel mules. Currently the College is developing its beef enterprise with investment in a new unit to house in-calf dairy heifers as well as finishing beef steers which will be Limousin cross cattle from the dairy herd.
Come and join us so you can
- Contribute towards caring for a sustainable environment and investigating climate change
- Gain practical experience of farming while you study
- Work in the countryside and make a real difference to animal welfare
- Take pride in producing the nation
