The Agriculture and Engineering Students over the last year have renovated and repaired an old single row beet harvester. Previously this machine was in the nettles with a tree growing through it and was last used some 10-11 years ago. James Blore (EDAG/2) titled this task as hedgerow maintenance!

With sheer determination from the students, slowly but surely parts were moving again freely, chains lubricated and cables replaced, guards repaired.

This time last year the Agriculture students drilled the crop and applied chemical and fertiliser on until the summer.

The harvesting began 3 weeks ago for livestock feed for the farm and came to a successful end this last Tuesday!

This years current 2nd year are in the process of preparing the ground for the next sugar beet crop and are intending to also plant a few potatoes for another harvest later in the year!