Agriculture
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Double win for former student
A former SRUC student has been named Farmer of the Year in the Farmers Weekly awards.…
- SRUC
- 16/02/2021
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Farm Business Survey more important than ever
An in-depth economic study of Scotland’s farms has been at the forefront of helping to inform agricultural policy for the last 85 years.…
- SRUC
- 10/02/2021
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Changing Rooms
A three-bedroom farm cottage has been converted into a new space to support agriculture students at SRUC in Aberdeen.…
- SRUC
- 14/12/2020
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Scotland rugby star tackles Agriculture course
Rugby international Alex Dunbar has returned to study at SRUC more than a decade after completing an HNC in Agriculture.…
- SRUC
- 02/12/2020
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SRUC courses well placed to meet climate challenge
New SRUC degree courses that explore everything from land management change to electric tractors will help to respond to the climate challenge.…
- SRUC
- 11/11/2020
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Agriculture students learn KORE skills
Agriculture students at SRUC have been given access to an online precision farming platform which allows them to map variation in crops using satellite data.…
- SRUC
- 06/11/2020
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Large-scale study reveals wheat diversity for crop improvement
A team of scientists has completed one of the largest genetic analyses ever done of any agricultural crop to find desirable traits in wheat’s extensive and unexplored diversity.…
- SRUC
- 11/09/2020
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Students to gain ‘real world’ experience
A new partnership between SRUC and the James Hutton Institute will put practical skills into the hands of future farmers.…
- SRUC
- 22/10/2019