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About the John Oldacre Rural Innovation Centre

The John Oldacre Rural Innovation Centre (RIC) was officially opened by Professor Sir John Beddington in March 2014, following a £1.2 million investment by the University and the Frank Parkinson Trust. Based at the University’s Harnhill Manor Farm, which covers 491 hectares, the centre encompasses teaching, training and event rooms, a laboratory research workshop, a machinery workshop, a demonstration hall and has extensive external training capacity.

The RIC is a multi-functional facility offering rural skills training to both RAU students and external clients. Courses on offer cover: arboriculture, crops and pesticides, estate maintenance, health and safety, livestock, machinery, pest control, vehicles and workshop practices.

All courses carry accreditations from awarding bodies such as: BASIS, LANTRA and NPTC City & Guilds. Courses are delivered to organisations ranging from the Cotswold Conservation Board, Natural England and The Wildlife Trust, to local councils, schools, farmers and agronomy companies.

This year the university introduced a timely series of new livestock short courses to be delivered at the RIC with a focus on the key issues around livestock welfare and the skills required to address them. The sessions are aimed at anyone with an interest in livestock – from farmers to feed, breeding and barn design consultants, vets and students. The courses include One-Day Calf Rearing, Safe Use of Veterinary Medicines on Farm and AI in Bovine Animals (DEFRA Approved) with accreditations from AMTRA, ROMs, UKRS and Cow Signals.

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