Posted on September 6, 2021 by Graham West
SRUC Oatridge Horticulture Lecturer Grant Skillen recently helped to judge gardens for “Peebles In Bloom 2021” along with Dawyck Botanic Garden Assistant Curator Thomas Gifford. ...
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Posted on August 23, 2021 by Graham West
Euan Stoddart, an SVQ3 Oatridge student, works at Stirling Castle, and has a pretty enviable view from his office! Euan joined Historic Scotland in 2019 as an Apprentice Gardener...
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Posted on February 24, 2021 by Shona Warwick
Jamie McCormick completed his Modern Apprenticeship in Trees and Timber with Hoddom and Kinmount Estate. Jamie has always been interested in making and constructing in wood from an early age...
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Posted on February 3, 2021 by Shona Warwick
Andrew Campbell is 16 years old and lives on a farm in Whithorn, which is a 400 acre mixed farm, with 220 sucklers, 160 ewes including 40 pedigree Texels and...
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Posted on April 28, 2020 by Anouska Curzon
Terrance Falla studied the NC in Horticulture with Landscape Construction at the SRUC Oatridge Campus. Here he tells us what he enjoyed most about the course and his plans since...
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Posted on April 8, 2020 by Anouska Curzon
Agriculture lecturer Gemma Waugh from SRUC Barony offers some tips for effective home studying. Resources – make sure you have all the resources you need for online distance learning. Contact...
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Posted on February 21, 2020 by Hannah D'Mellow
Despite not coming from a farming background, Lawrence Martin always dreamed of working in agriculture. He studied for an HNC in Agriculture at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) before going on...
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Posted on February 21, 2020 by Hannah D'Mellow
Photographer-turned-gardener Lee McPherson jumped at the opportunity to increase his horticultural knowledge when his employer, East Lothian Council, offered him the chance to do a course in Parks, Gardens and...
Posted on February 21, 2020 by Hannah D'Mellow
Greig Lambie decided to do a Modern Apprenticeship in Land-Based Engineering (Agricultural Machinery) because he was interested in developing his skills in the industry. “I’ve always been interested in the...
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Posted on February 18, 2020 by Hannah D'Mellow
Fraser undertook a Modern Apprenticeship at Bryson Tractors in Lanark. Fraser is from a farming background and was involved in agricultural machinery from a very young age as his family...
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