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Facilities
DAIRY UNIT WITH AWARDWINNING HOLSTEIN HERD
Our Next Big Investment
New robotic milking parlour and development of agricultural technologies!
SHEEP UNIT
Sheep Unit which is used to demonstrate good husbandry and management practice – the flock is lambed early and indoors to provide opportunities for student involvement.
Purpose-built Pig Unit which is a member of RSPCA Freedom Food and Farm Assured British Pigs.
Pig Unit
Specialist Workshops For Machinery And Tractors
HEAD TO SPARSHOLT.AC.UK/ UNIVERSITY-CENTRE
Explore our 183 hectare countryside campus from the comfort of your own home through images, videos and interactive tours. Navigate through our virtual campus tour by scanning across the campus, zooming in to and clicking on different areas, and exploring the wide variety of specialist buildings, equipment, and much more that Sparsholt has to offer!
ARABLE PROFILE WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE NEEDS OF THE LIVESTOCK ENTERPRISES
Further land off-site provides additional forage supplies, arable cropping for income generation and enhanced fieldwork opportunities for students.
PRACTICAL OPPORTUNITIES ON YOUR DOORSTEP
Facilities include a 126-hectare working farm on campus with dairy, sheep, pigs and arable enterprises, as well as a further 134 hectares at a nearby site, giving students access to an excellent range of learning opportunities.