Student responsibilities

Students are responsible for managing a large enterprise of 100 suckler cows and 1000 breeding ewes. To do this effectively they must work closely with each other, the Farm Manager on the Hill Farm and the Farm Staff. Generally students in their first year of study concentrate more on the practical aspects of the option, while students in their second year are expected to undertake more of a management and supervisory role. Students who choose to study the UPLANDS option are expected to:

• Undertake routine practical work including week-end duty throughout the academic year and 24 hour cover at peak lambing/calving periods where possible.
• In practice first year students carry out practical duties one afternoon per week, approximately one weekend in five and provide 24 hour cover for seven days at lambing time.
• Maintain physical and financial records analyse and summarise physical and financial performance for management purposes
• Justify all management proposals to the advisory board using appropriate factual evidence

Student dosing hoggets

Students discussing PD results with the Hill Farm vet

Staff and students discussing farm information

Students making presentations on enterprise performance to Advisory Board