Supported by Morrisons, with co-partner RAFT Solutions Ltd, the school will aim to develop knowledge and skills for farmers who are committed to reducing the environmental impact of food production.
Professor Michael Lee, Harper Adams deputy vice-chancellor, said: “The initial targets will be centred around how to achieve net-zero UK agriculture. However, the ambition of the school will include wider aspects of sustainability including biodiversity, animal welfare, rural community support, green energy production and farm profitability.
Research topics initially will include livestock breed choice, diet composition, yield improvement, agricultural building design, on-farm renewable energy and precision farming.
Sophie Throup, head of agriculture at Morrisons, added: "We are making a significant investment into this project as part of our pledge to be the first supermarket to be directly supplied by net zero carbon British farms by 2030.
“We look forward to working as a partnership and to bringing the best brains together within the industry - to provide this new breadth of sustainability training for our British farmers."