Agriculture
Barony College has some of the best training facilities for agriculture in Scotland, with a fully commercial 260 hectare farm forming part of the College’s extensive campus. The farm’s operational activities are integrated into the training programmes offered, providing you with hands-on experience of modern farming methods and practice. Barony College prides itself in being the only educational facility in Scotland to provide practical dairy education and training, being able to offer a large range of farm enterprises to positively contribute to your learning experience.
You will work with our large herd of pedigree Holstein Friesian cows, breeding heifers, young stock followers, beef cattle, flock of breeding ewes (including our expanding flock of Easy Care ewes) and our Red Deer venison production unit. In addition, you will be involved in our varied grassland production and arable cropping operations.
Our Dairy Technology Centre provides you with an exciting opportunity to gain practical experience in a high animal welfare unit. The most technologically advanced dairy unit to be found in any UK Agricultural College, the centre provides a unique resource for you to adopt a ‘learning by doing’ approach to your studies. The Dairy Technology Centre is equipped with the latest milking and herd management technology including a voluntary robotic milking unit, a large herringbone parlour and automated cow handling system.
There are a number of exciting ongoing projects and developing industry partnerships within agriculture at Barony, such as nutritional trials on livestock, novel animal breeding programmes and experimental meat production systems.
Our courses are designed to meet industry recognised requirements for people with both practical skills and knowledge, who are capable of adapting and embracing new technologies and techniques for a rewarding career in agriculture.
Further Information
If you would like more information regarding our Agriculture courses, please contact:
Adam Wardrop, Section Head
Tel: 01387 860251 Email:
STUDENT CASE STUDY
Andrew Hiddleston started at Barony on the National Certificate in Agriculture, then progressed onto SVQ2, and continued to undertake his HNC in Agriculture.
He chose to study agriculture at Barony as his interest from an early age was in farming where he was keen to be involved in the running of the family livestock business.
Andrew said: “I really enjoyed the course. I was in the first group of students to undertake the HNC course at Barony so it was a learning curve for both tutors and students, and being a 3 day a week course also helped, as it meant I could balance studying whilst lending a hand with tasks on the family farm. I found value in the course as it’s really helping me push the family farm forward utilising my new knowledge and techniques.”
