Cirencester to attract clever, urban people from a range of ethnic backgrounds in to farming?

[feazel]

I wonder what percentage of these graduates will end up directly involved in farming for the longer term.

What does it matter? They paid their fee's, got their degrees (lol I made a rhyme) and then have got a job that fulfills their needs in a manner they see most fitting.

The vast majority of my peers (from Harper) are still in the ag industry in some shape or form.

 

[unlacedgecko]

I started the RAU Ag degree course. Did 1 year and left when my son was born.

I'd have been better off taking £9k and setting it on fire, then spending the year working instead.

 

[unlacedgecko]

The article didn't mention those students that did go to state school enter the RAU speaking normally, then on graduation have mysteriously developed a posh accent.

There was a girl from my home village in Northumberland who went to Harper.

She was a tall willowy beauty, who sounded a bit rough. Her first years student grant went on eloctution lessons.

A worthwhile investment as it helped her achieve her aim of marrying a rich farmers eldest son.

 

[feazel]

There was a girl from my home village in Northumberland who went to Harper.

She was a tall willowy beauty, who sounded a bit rough. Her first years student grant went on eloctution lessons.

A worthwhile investment as it helped her achieve her aim of marrying a rich farmers eldest son.

I'd be willing to bet she was a few doors down from me in halls! Walking down the corridor in my first day or so and a tall willowy beauty appears (in my head I'm going jeez, these English ag unis aren't bad at all!) then she says to me in the broadest Northern accent (I'm not good enough to pick exact English accents) "alrite love, wat time is everyone goin t'bar?"

It was my first time encountering an accent like that, (I'm from near Belfast) it definitely threw me for a moment, and it has stuck with me!

 

[Tim W]

Undoubtedly the best agricultural minds/managers/farmers i know do not come from a traditional farming background

These people are the ones that will survive and thrive in agriculture

 

[unlacedgecko]

I'd be willing to bet she was a few doors down from me in halls! Walking down the corridor in my first day or so and a tall willowy beauty appears (in my head I'm going jeez, these English ag unis aren't bad at all!) then she says to me in the broadest Northern accent (I'm not good enough to pick exact English accents) "alrite love, wat time is everyone goin t'bar?"

It was my first time encountering an accent like that, (I'm from near Belfast) it definitely threw me for a moment, and it has stuck with me!

If you're from Belfast you've no right to talk about accents! lol

I spent 2 years there. The number of stunning women saw was unreal. And then my attraction to them dropped to zero when I heard their Norn Iron drawl lol.

 

[unlacedgecko]

Undoubtedly the best agricultural minds/managers/farmers i know do not come from a traditional farming background

These people are the ones that will survive and thrive in agriculture

There's Hope for me yet then! lol

 

[feazel]

If you're from Belfast you've no right to talk about accents! lol

I spent 2 years there. The number of stunning women saw was unreal. And then my attraction to them dropped to zero when I heard their Norn Iron drawl lol.

Attractiveness of accents is in the eye of the beholder, my accent comes on real strong when I'm wound up, has defused a few heated discussions with the kiwi missus!

 

[Blod]

It seems an awful lot of assumptions are being made on accents. My accent is considered posh by some , Welsh by others (those who know me will be Its true!) and whilst I have a tweed coat, it's a scruffy one and extremely warm. I would like to think my skills such as they are, are unaffected by my accent or my coat.

 

[feazel]

It seems an awful lot of assumptions are being made on accents. My accent is considered posh by some , Welsh by others (those who know me will be Its true!) and whilst I have a tweed coat, it's a scruffy one and extremely warm. I would like to think my skills such as they are, are unaffected by my accent or my coat.

Don't read too much into my comments, it was merely a funny anecdote. The world needs more of your attitude

 

[Y Fan Wen]

The diversity of students - and therefore life experiences - at specialist agricultural universities is far below that of other universities. Reading, Newcastle or Nottingham are much better in preparing people for life.

Putting the Welsh Agriculture College and the Librarians College on the same campus in Aberystwyth was a work of genius!

 

[Bury the Trash]

Undoubtedly the best agricultural minds/managers/farmers i know do not come from a traditional farming background

These people are the ones that will survive and thrive in agriculture

@neilo ....he's having a dig at you again

 

[Hilly]

There's Hope for me yet then! lol

I think your the sort of person they are talking about, so yes lots of hope, you have fresh ideas etc etc not bound by "aye been".

 

[kiwi pom]

There was a girl from my home village in Northumberland who went to Harper.

She was a tall willowy beauty, who sounded a bit rough. Her first years student grant went on eloctution lessons.

A worthwhile investment as it helped her achieve her aim of marrying a rich farmers eldest son.

Mrs kp went to Lincoln uni (the kiwi one) to do an ag science degree, she reckons there were a few women that were there with the aim of becoming an M R S and it wasn't a Master of Resource Studies.

 

[Hilly]

Mrs kp went to Lincoln uni (the kiwi one) to do an ag science degree, she reckons there were a few women that were there with the aim of becoming an M R S and it wasn't a Master of Resource Studies.

They are mental, signing up to the life of grime, and them that marry for money more than often bloody earn it !

 

[barleybasher]

Ciren is like and overgrown boarding school; for people who wear red trousers.

 

[Suffolk Serf]

I didn't develop a posh accent at Harper but I did develop a beer belly, which disappeared a long time ago.

 

[Bald Rick]

RAC as it was then back in the early 80s turned down the missus saying they didn't accept women on to the agric course.
She went to Harper instead and ended up with me.
Hurrah for RAC (bunch of tossers)

 

[An Gof]

RAC as it was then back in the early 80s turned down the missus saying they didn't accept women on to the agric course.
She went to Harper instead and ended up with me.
Hurrah for RAC (bunch of tossers)

Early '80's at Harper? Perhaps I know your wife

 

[toquark]

Good. Agriculture sorely needs new blood. For farming to survive, thrive and win the ear of politicians, it must be seen to be open and forward looking. Something which I don't believe it is remotely now, far too many farmers only speak with/deal with/socialize with other farmers. They consequently struggle to understand where the remaining 99% of the population are coming from on various issues.

The most effective way of challenging the Countryfile view of the countryside is by the education of a new generation of progressive people from diverse backgrounds who are able to communicate effectively and cross the urban/rural divide to get the population & future governments behind the industry.