Chadacre Agricultural Trust

The Chadacre Agricultural Trust is a United Kingdom charitable organisation based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. It was formed on 11 October 1990 following the closure of the Chadacre Agricultural Institute, an institution founded and endowed in 1920 by the First Earl of Iveagh. The Trust's stated objects, set out in its Deed of Trust and Constitution, are to advance the education of the public in all aspects of agriculture and farming by providing grants for training and research. In this context, agriculture and farming include the relevant sciences and practical crafts involved in farming and land management, ancillary trades, and nature conservation. The Trust is governed by a Body of Governors chaired by the Earl of Iveagh, which meets quarterly to assess grant applications and allocate funding. Its grant-making supports careers, students, farming, education, research, and education of the public. The organisation maintains a website at chadacre-trust.org.uk and invites donations and legacy giving to support its work. The Trust's predecessor, the Chadacre Agricultural Institute, was one of the first agricultural institutes in the UK. It was located on a 522-acre farm near Hartest, south of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, and provided a practical course for 25 students each year. The original Deed of Trust specified free agricultural education for the sons of farm labourers, small-holders and small farmers, as well as the sons of those engaged in trades ancillary to agriculture in Suffolk and neighbouring counties. The course combined lectures on scientific principles with manual instruction in skilled farming operations, and was structured in two winter periods of six months so students could return to the land during the busy season. In later years the course was no longer free, though the training remained similar. The Institute became well known and respected, with an active worldwide Old Student Association. Today the Chadacre Agricultural Trust continues the educational mission of its predecessor through grant-making rather than direct instruction. It operates as a private charitable trust, not a listed company, and its funding decisions are made by its governors. The Trust's focus remains on agriculture and farming education, training, and research in the UK.

The Chadacre Agricultural Trust was formed on 11 October 1990 following the closure of the Chadacre Agricultural Institute. The Institute had been founded and endowed in 1920 by the First Earl of Iveagh, whose experience of farming on the Elveden estate had convinced him of the need for sound practical training for people working in agriculture. The Institute was one of the first agricultural institutes in the UK. It was situated on a 522-acre farm near Hartest, south of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, and provided a course with a practical bias for 25 students each year. The original Deed of Trust and Constitution stated that the object was to provide free agricultural education for the sons of farm labourers, small-holders and small farmers, together with the sons of those engaged in trades ancillary to agriculture in Suffolk and neighbouring counties. Lectures explaining scientific principles underlying farm practice, and manual instruction in the various skilled farming operations, were a special feature of the course. The course of training consisted of two winter periods of six months, so that students could return to the land at the busy season. In later years the course was no longer free, although the type of training remained very much as in the early days. Chadacre became a well-known and respected agricultural institution with an active worldwide Old Student Association. After the Institute closed, the Trust was established to continue its educational mission through grant-making. The Trust's Deed of Trust and Constitution states that its objects and purposes are to advance the education of the public in all aspects of agriculture and farming by providing grants for training and research. In this context, agriculture and farming include the relevant sciences and practical crafts involved in farming and land management, and also in any ancillary trades, together with nature conservation. The Trust is run by a Body of Governors, chaired by the Earl of Iveagh, who meet quarterly to assess grant applications and allocate funding. The Trust supports careers, students, farming, education, research, and education of the public, and accepts donations and legacy gifts.

• 1990

  Chadacre Agricultural Trust formed on 11 October following the closure of the Institute.

• 1920

  Chadacre Agricultural Institute founded and endowed by the First Earl of Iveagh.

A charitable grant-making trust focused on advancing public education in agriculture and farming.

Product categories. Grants for agricultural training · Grants for agricultural research · Educational grants for students · Funding for farming education

1. 1Chadacre Agricultural Trust - Homechadacre-trust.org.uk
2. 2History - Chadacre Agricultural Trustchadacre-trust.org.uk
3. 3Chadacre Agricultural Trust - Wikidatawikidata.org