SRUC

UK-wide support, local delivery, tailored to you.

We provide independent, expert advice to farm businesses of all sizes. If you have a farm business in England, we have a team working across the country, with an office in Kendal.

Our english team is here to support you with UK grant schemes, livestock management, arable services, NVZ (Nitrate Vulnerable Zone) and nutrient planning, or sustainable systems including managing biodiversity or carbon, with the benefit of our own accredited carbon calculator tool, Agrecalc, to offer in-depth insight and baseline emissions data. Working with customers from Cumbria to East Anglia, we are also working in close collaboration with SRUC Veterinary Services.

With a focus on continuous improvement, our support aims to build long lasting sustainability for customers, our communities and encourage positive change in the industry. We want every customer to feel supported, better informed, connected, and better resourced for the future.

Livestock services

From cattle and sheep production systems to technical and financial benchmarking or grassland management systems and forage crops, our team has a specialist who can help.

Our knowledge and expertise is wide and varied so if you have a particular livestock problem or query, don’t hesitate to get in touch for independent and innovative advice.

Expert livestock advice

Arable and agronomy services

Our independent research-based advice can help you meet your goals whether it be improving soil health, moving to a regenerative system, more efficient use of inputs or maximising margins from your arable and potato enterprises.

What we can do for you

Agri-environment schemes and grant advice

Our advisors can help farmers utilise current and future funding schemes to boost productivity, improve efficiency and enhance the environment.

We will work with you to determine the most appropriate schemes and tailor a set of actions unique to your business’s aims and objectives.

Working with you

Carbon management and life cycle analysis

The first step on your sustainability journey can be the calculation of your companies’ emissions. We have expertise in Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) to a product, company, and industry level under the relevant ISO and GHG protocol standards. Our broad expertise in land use and agricultural systems makes us particularly effective in dealing with what can be the most complicated and elusive elements of GHG emissions accounting; your Scope 3 emissions from agriculture and land use.

How we can help you

Potato services

Our potatoes team can provide technical advice and information covering all aspects of potato production. As an independent research-based service, each member of our expert team has extensive experience at the cutting edge of the UK potato industry. We have a broad knowledge base, connected to wider support and resources from across SRUC, there are few queries we cannot answer.

Find out how our specialist potato team can help you using the link below. 

Our specialist potato team

Analytical services

Our Analytical and Veterinary Laboratory provides UKAS accredited testing, supporting SAC Consulting, the agricultural sector and other industries. Seamless integration between the farm, the farm advisor and the lab reduces turnaround times while ensuring analysis and interpretation you can rely on.

We offer a range of services including forage, feed, crop, soil and waste analysis. If you need laboratory services, we can help. 

Lab services

Want to know more?

Agricultural advisory

Our diverse teams of advisors and specialists cover a lot of ground, with 24 offices across Scotland and Northern England.

Agricultural advisory services

Our expert teams

Our diverse teams of advisors and specialists cover a lot of ground. Explore our teams to see what skills, support, and specialist solutions we may be able to offer you and your business.

Our expertise in action

Find your local office

See where our offices are and get in touch with us today.

What can we do for you?