Rural and Estate Skills

students with awards

Students awarded at prizegiving ceremony

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Shona Warwick

Hardworking students have been presented with certificates and prizes at the annual awards ceremony at Barony Campus in front of an audience of friends and family. More than 30 prizes were...

Categories: Agriculture, Animal Care, Barony, Barony events, Forestry and Arboriculture, Land-based Engineering, Student Successes, Uncategorized, and Veterinary Nursing Tags: #Agriculture, Animal Care, Engineering, Forestry, Forestry and Arboriculture, Land-based engineering, Rural and Estate Skills, SRUCBarony, Vet Nursing, and Veterinary Nursing
kids in front of new holland tractor

Fun in the Sun at Barony Open Day

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Shona Warwick

A sunny warm afternoon attracted more than 3000 visitors to Sunday’s Open Day at Barony Campus. The day allowed the public to get up close to everything that happens on...

Categories: Agriculture, Animal Care, Barony, Barony events, Campus, Forestry and Arboriculture, Land-Based and Rural Skills, Land-based Engineering, and Veterinary Nursing Tags: Animal Care, Engineering, Forestry, Forestry and Arboriculture, Land-based engineering, Open day, Rural and Estate Skills, SRUC Barony, SRUCBarony, and Veterinary Nursing
engineering electrics

School pupils enjoyed a Taste of their Future at Barony

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Shona Warwick

Over 170 school pupils gained the opportunity to try out different practical tasks at the “Taste of Your Future” event that was held on the Barony Campus at Scotland’s Rural...

Categories: Agriculture, Animal Care, Barony, Campus, Distance Learning, Forestry and Arboriculture, HN Level, Land-Based and Rural Skills, Land-based Engineering, Uncategorized, and Veterinary Nursing Tags: #Agriculture, Animal Care, Arboriculture, Barony, chainsaw, Engineering, Forestry, Forestry and Arboriculture, Land-based engineering, Rural and Estate Skills, rural skills, SRUC Barony, SRUCBarony, and Veterinary Nursing
SRUC Gamekeeping student Baillie Robertson.

Baillie game for Canadian challenge

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Rich Gordon

A gamekeeping student from SRUC Elmwood has beaten strong competition to land a job on an exclusive Canadian Island. Baillie Robertson from Dumfries, who is currently on the National Certificate...

Categories: Elmwood, HN Level, Student Life, Student opportunities, and Student Successes Tags: Gamekeeping, Jim Goodlad, NC Gamekeeping, Rural and Estate Skills, and SRUC Elmwood
Gamekeepers on a study visit

SRUC Advent Calendar: 14th December

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Rich Gordon

Gamekeeping is an important part of wildlife habitat management, in addition to the growing game sports industry which generates massive revenue for estates in Scotland. Organisations such as BASC and...

Categories: Advent Calendar 2017, Elmwood, and Student Life Tags: Deer, Estates, Game, Gamekeeping, Grouse, Rural and Estate Skills, and SRUC Elmwood