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Winter Wheat winners

One of the UK’s top arable farmers has praised the winners of this year’s Winter Wheat Challenge. Scott Campbell, a former Scotland’s Rural College student who was last month named Arable Farmer of the Year by Farmers Weekly, was at AgriScot to present a team from SRUC’s Edinburgh campus with the annual award.…

  • SRUC
  • 25/11/2019
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Jack shows his skills

An SRUC student has picked up a £1000 prize as the winner of this year’s AgriScot Business Skills competition.…

  • SRUC
  • 21/11/2019
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Jumping headlong into life after cancer

An Animal Care student is living life to the full after finishing treatment for blood cancer.…

  • SRUC
  • 20/11/2019
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Elmwood students flying high in new careers

Former Animal Care students from Scotland’s Rural College are flying high in their new careers after completing courses at the Elmwood campus in Fife.…

  • SRUC
  • 12/11/2019
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“Proud” students awarded for farm work

Two student farmers at SRUC Aberdeen have been recognised by the Royal Northern Agricultural Society (RNAS).…

  • SRUC
  • 12/11/2019
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Breeding Heifers

Students from SRUC’s Oatridge campus will take part in an interactive beef demonstration at AgriScot later this month.…

  • SRUC
  • 11/11/2019
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Vet nurses share top award

A fisherman and a qualified pharmacy dispensing assistant were among the 34 students graduating with an HND in Veterinary Nursing from Scotland’s Rural College.…

  • SRUC
  • 07/11/2019
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Climate change research wins PhD student prize

A postgraduate student at Scotland’s Rural College has won a prize for her research looking at the effects of climate change on European grassland yields.…

  • SRUC
  • 07/11/2019
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Beefing up business

Two former SRUC students are among the finalists competing for the AgriScot Scotch Beef Farm of the Year award.…

  • SRUC
  • 07/11/2019
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Grand prize awaits business skills competition winner

Three students from SRUC’s Aberdeen, Ayr and Edinburgh campuses will compete for a £1000 cash prize after being named as finalists in the annual AgriScot Business Skills Competition.…

  • SRUC
  • 07/11/2019
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School friends reunited

More than 20 years after leaving school in Ayr, Catriona Hawthorn and Shaun Dowse have both ended up studying at Scotland’s Rural College – but 80 miles apart.…

  • SRUC
  • 07/11/2019
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Agriculture students turn sleuth to solve farm accident cases

Agriculture students at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) took part in a specially-tailored farm safety event aimed at reducing accidents on farms.…

  • SRUC
  • 31/10/2019
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