AN AGRICULTURAL college has announced a major £250,000 re-development of its beef enterprise.
Jeanette Dawson, principal of Bishop Burton College, near Beverley, has given the goahead for a new unit to be built as part of its overall £25m campus development programme.
The 200ft by 100ft building will enable the college to finish a large proportion of its dairy bred Continental-cross calves.
It will also allow the students greater opportunity to get involved in cattle showing and explore marketing opportunities with beef and pedigree animals.
The versatility of the shed will also enable the college to rear all of the dairy progeny on site.
The college hopes to also establish a pedigree suckler herd.
Dominic Naylor, farm manager, said the development was great news and demonstrated the senior management’s longterm commitment to the farm.
He said: “This mixed farm now demonstrates commercial best practice in all areas of mainstream agriculture.”
Mrs Dawson said she was pleased the development was now going ahead.
She said: “The farm is currently performing remarkably
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