Myerscough College lecturer selected to judge at British Farming Awards
- Published
- Monday 30 Oct 2023
A Myerscough College agriculture lecturer was chosen to be a judge for a prestigious national awards ceremony.
David Singleton with actor and farmer, Kelvin Fletcher
David Singleton was honoured to be on the panel for the British Farming Awards, celebrating the achievements of the very best of the agriculture sector. The awards are organised by the Farmers Guardian, and ended with a gala dinner and ceremony where the winners were announced, in areas including technology, science, food production and sustainability.
David said: ‘’It’s an honour to represent Myerscough College at the awards.
‘’Being invited to be a judge for the sustainable farmer of the year has been a great experience and enabled me to meet some other farmers with big ideas about how we can work in a more sustainable manner as we head towards net zero in the land based sector.
‘’I was most thrilled to see many past Myerscough students, who were only too willing to share their stories with me about how their careers had progressed, as well as meeting some influencers from the industry and being able to network at the event.’’
David has been on the Myerscough staff for more than 35 years, and is currently the longest serving member of teaching staff at the college.
Interested in farming as a child, David originally signed up for the YTS programme at Lancashire College of Agriculture and Horticulture (now Myerscough College) where he worked on a local farm He secured a job as a technician in 1988, and before long, was teaching and assessing learners, and as his teaching role developed, he found that he had discovered his true vocation and decided to pursue a career educating young people starting in the industry.
‘’The beauty of education is that it never stands still, that teamed with the knowledge that young people still have enquiring minds drives me to try to be the best tutor I can,’’ David adds.
‘’ I like to think that I have made a small contribution towards the learner’s education and helped to spark an interest to help young people expand their horizons and pursue successful careers in our beloved industry.
‘’I will continue to pursue my career for as long as possible. It gives me great satisfaction to see former learners become successful businesspeople in their own right and I wish them every success. That is why I do my job.’’
Applications to study agriculture at Myerscough College and University Centre in 2024 are now open.