Barony

£21m to make dairy industry cream of the crop

A digital dairy project aiming to create 600 new jobs in South-West Scotland and Cumbria has been awarded more than £21 million of funding.…

SRUC
22/07/2021

New tractors for Barony students

Engineering students at SRUC are to benefit from the delivery of three new tractors to the Barony campus in Dumfries.…

SRUC
20/05/2021

Alpaca your worries away

Students have been enjoying virtual ‘hug-an-alpaca’ wellbeing sessions as part of their course at SRUC.…

SRUC
01/04/2021

Dairy Nexus moves one step closer

A flagship facility which aims to decarbonise the dairy industry has moved a step closer to reality.…

SRUC
18/03/2021

Grass act

Agriculture students at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) were challenged to be the ‘best in grass’ in a competition sponsored by fertiliser company Yara.…

SRUC
21/05/2020

Dumfries estate hosts next generation of foresters

Crown Estate Scotland has teamed up with SRUC to host innovative forestry management and operations courses for students.…

SRUC
13/02/2020

New degrees to tackle climate change

New degrees aimed at equipping graduates with the skills to meet climate change goals are being introduced by Scotland’s Rural College. Sustainable Land Use: Food and Bioresources, Agricultural…

SRUC
19/09/2019

Barony hosts rural safety event

Scotland’s Rural College is hosting a new rural crime prevention and fire safety event at its Barony Campus next week to help reduce risks and dangers on farms. The event, organised by NFU Scotland…

SRUC
27/08/2019

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

SRUC remarkets Auchincruive

Scotland’s Rural College is to remarket the east side of its Auchincruive site in Ayrshire. Last year, SRUC announced a £35 million business case for the South and West of Scotland and a new campus at Barony, near Dumfries.…

SRUC
01/07/2019