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Scots rural businesses upbeat despite challenges

Nearly three-quarters of rural businesses in Scotland reported that they had a good operating environment in 2018, despite facing a number of challenges.…

SRUC
18/07/2019

Organic expert awarded Honorary Fellowship

An organic farming expert has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by Scotland’s Rural College.…

SRUC
16/07/2019

Grant to fund research into mental wellbeing in vet industry

Scotland’s Rural College has received a £20,000 grant for research focussed on mental health and wellbeing within the veterinary professions.…

SRUC
16/07/2019

Acidic soils could be affecting production on many Scottish farms

Nearly half of the soil samples collected from the Farm Advisory Service Soil and Nutrient Network farms are suffering from low pH levels according to a new report. A study of 273 soil samples from…

SRUC
16/07/2019

Aberdeenshire graduate lands dream job

Aberdeenshire graduate Rebecca Bradley has landed on her feet after walking into a job as a trainee rural surveyor.…

SRUC
16/07/2019

Help at hand for ‘Cinderella’ habitat

A Countryside Management student has been awarded a £200 grant to help with the costs of his final year project at Scotland’s Rural College.…

SRUC
12/07/2019

Spinning into SRUC

Scotland’s Rural College Innovation Hub is supporting a new business looking to revolutionise crop production in urban areas.…

SRUC
08/07/2019

California dreamin’

California is famously the home of Silicon Valley, but a young woman from the Sunshine State’s tiny Scottish namesake is making a technological impact of her own.…

SRUC
08/07/2019

Digital partners

Agriculture and equine staff from Northern Ireland got a hands-on demonstration of digital teaching methods during a visit to Scotland’s Rural College.…

SRUC
08/07/2019

Agriculture student swaps beauty for beasts

An agriculture student who started her career as a beauty therapist is among 650 students graduating from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) on Friday 5 July 2019.…

SRUC
05/07/2019

Dairy innovation investment

The Borderlands partnership have announced investment of up to £8 million into a new Centre of Dairy Innovation in the South and West Faculty of Scotland’s Rural College.…

Dairy Research and Innovation Centre
04/07/2019

Careers stemming from STEM

Three students from secondary schools in Aberdeenshire have won prizes in an annual competition run by Scotland’s Rural College to highlight STEM-related careers.…

SRUC
03/07/2019