Agricultural & Landbased

Four facts for St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Rich Gordon

It’s St. Patrick’s Day today which has become something of a global phenomenon where “everyone is Irish” and synonymous with imbibing “too much sherbet”, so to speak. However, the day...

Categories: Aberdeen, Advice, Agricultural & Landbased, Ayr, Barony, Edinburgh, Elmwood, Horticulture, Oatridge, and Student Life Tags: Clover, Horticulture, Shamrock, SRUC Aberdeen, SRUC Ayr, SRUC Barony, SRUC Edinburgh, SRUC Elmwood, SRUC Oatridge, and St. Patrick's Day
Laura Hopcroft

Sterling Silver!

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Hannah D'Mellow

Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) was awarded a Silver award at the prestigious College Development Network Marketing Awards, in the category of ‘Promotional Literature’. The award was presented for the Marketing...

Categories: Aberdeen, Advice, Agricultural & Landbased, Agricultural Technology, Agriculture, Animal & Biological, Animal Care, Animal Science, Ayr, Barony, Biological Sciences, Business, Campus, Countryside Management, Degree, Distance Learning, Edinburgh, Elmwood, Environment and Countryside, Environmental Management, Equine and Horse Care, Forestry and Arboriculture, Garden Design, Golf & Greenkeeping, Greenkeeping and Sports Turf, HN Level, Horticulture, Hospitality, Land-Based and Rural Skills, Land-based Engineering, Landscaping, Oatridge, Poultry, Professional Golf, SRUC Events, SRUC Subjects, Study level, Sustainability, and Veterinary Nursing Tags: award, awards, cdn, ceremony, college, course, courses, development, marketing, network, postcards, prize, promotion, and promotional
SRUC Aberdeen Staff at the Royal Northern Spring Show 2017

Royal Northern Spring Show 2017

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Rich Gordon

As is annual tradition, SRUC attended the Royal Northern Spring Show 2017 on Wednesday 1st of March at the Thainstone Centre, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.   One of Scotland’s first major events...

Categories: Aberdeen, Agricultural & Landbased, Agriculture, Business, Campus, Countryside Management, Land-Based and Rural Skills, and Land-based Engineering Tags: #Agriculture, Aberdeen, Landbased, Princess Royal, Royal Northern Spring Show, Rural, and SRUC Aberdeen
Stephen Moore receives an award from Alasdair Straker of BAGMA at the Lantra awards.

Stephen Moore – modern apprentice award

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Rich Gordon

SRUC is celebrating Skills Development Scotland (SDS) Modern Apprenticeship week – March 6-10 2017, showcasing the benefits apprenticeships bring to individuals, businesses and the economy via their students achievements and...

Categories: Agricultural & Landbased, Agriculture, Land-based Engineering, Oatridge, Professional Certification, Student Life, Student Successes, Study level, and Work-based Learning Tags: #Agriculture, Engineering, LANTRA, Modern Apprenticeship, SRUC Oatridge, and Tractors
Barry and Dave allotment club poster

Free courses for green fingers

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Rich Gordon

Spring has sprung and the grass has ris… We wonder where the peoples is. For green-fingered Fifers, there are some great opportunities to brush up on your gardening skills that...

Categories: Agricultural & Landbased, Campus, Elmwood, Garden Design, Horticulture, and Land-Based and Rural Skills Tags: Allotments, Barry and Dave, Cupar, Fife, Fife Coast and Countryside Trust, Gardening, Horticulture, Lochore meadows, and SRUC Elmwood
MSc Distance Learning students enjoy a Burns Supper at SRUC Aberdeen Campus

Climate Cafe study weekend at SRUC Aberdeen

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Rich Gordon

SRUC runs a number of distance learning programmes with HNC Poultry Production and HNC Countryside Management popular undergraduate courses. In addition, we offer five MSc programmes offering a range of...

Categories: Aberdeen, Aberdeen events, Agricultural & Landbased, Organic Farming, Postgraduate, Student Life, and Student Visits Tags: Aberdeen, Climate Cafe Project, Distance Learning, MSc, Organic Farming, SRUCAberdeen, and Study Weekend

Second year agriculture students study tour

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Rich Gordon

Second year agriculture students from SRUC’s Edinburgh campus headed down to the north of England for their study tour. See what they got up to:

Categories: Agricultural & Landbased, Agriculture, Degree, Student Life, and Student Visits Tags: #Agriculture, #SRUCEdinburgh, #SRUCVisits, Degree, Edinburgh, and Study Tour Format:
Second year agriculture students visit Orchard Farm in Derbyshire, March 2016

Second year agriculture study tour

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Rich Gordon

Second year Agriculture students from SRUC Edinburgh are on their study tour in the North of England. Here’s a fabby photo of them checking out the latest kit at Amazone Orchard...

Categories: Agricultural & Landbased, Agriculture, Edinburgh, and Student Visits Tags: #Agriculture, #SRUCEdinburgh, and #SRUCVisits Format:
SRUC Edinburgh Farm Management Society discusses politics and enjoys some pizza

Farm Management Society meeting 2016

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Rich Gordon

Pizza and politics at the second meeting of the new Farm Management Society at SRUC’s Edinburgh Campus where student members were updated by SRUC Economist Steven Thomson on the new...

Categories: Agricultural & Landbased, Agriculture, Business, Campus, Edinburgh, Edinburgh events, and Student Life Tags: #Agriculture, #SRUCEdinburgh, Edinburgh, Farm Management Society, pizza, and societies Format:
First year Agriculture students take part in the soil pit practical

Agriculture Soil Pit Practical SRUC Edinburgh

Posted on October 22, 2015 by sruc

First year Agriculture students at SRUC Edinburgh campus have headed off to one of their many practical sessions to examine a soil pit and look at soil structure. Luckily, a...

Categories: Agricultural & Landbased, Agriculture, Degree, Edinburgh, and Student Visits Tags: #Agriculture, #SRUCEdinburgh, #SRUCVisits, Soil, Study Tour, and Study Visits