Ambitious Harry wins course grant
A TALENT for crops and a strong work ethic helped Harry Goring win a prestigious bursary for students wishing to start a career in farming, from a non-farming family background.
The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) student has won the independent John Innes Foundation bursary which supports undergraduates who are beginning farm management and crop production careers.
Harry is studying a Foundation degree in Agriculture and Farm Management at the RAU in Cirencester where he joined from Easton and Otley College in East Anglia.
He is the second RAU student in succession to win the annual bursary, following Agriculture with Applied Farm Management student Alex Neason.
The funding will pay Harry’s complete course fees and allow him to stay on to study a full degree. He will also benefit from expert mentoring from UK’s largest farm management company Velcourt. The bursary is open to students from ten universities offering Agricultural degrees on a competitive basis.
Harry, from Halesworth, Suffolk, said: “The industry is going to rely on a range of young talent to drive it forward. I’ve always been enthusiastic about my future but gaining this award has opened some exciting opportunities that I’m looking forward to exploring. The John Innes Bursary proves you don’t necessarily need to have a farming background to be successful.”