Climate Change Action Plan
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Conference to explore “Innovation in Integration” for rural resilience
This year’s Future Landscape Conference will bring together researchers, land managers, students and community members from across rural industries to discuss collaborative approaches to future environmental and land management challenges.
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Report proposes stronger action on climate change policy
A report, published by the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, outlines how the shifting climate is already disrupting agriculture across Europe, reinforcing the urgency for stronger policy action.
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Elrick Prize winner recognised for advancing crofting on her native Skye
A senior agricultural consultant who has helped advance crofting and farming practices on her native island of Skye has been named as this year’s winner of the Elrick Prize.
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A Bright Funding Future Ahead?
A new capital grant scheme is set to support farmers and crofters in improving the sustainability, efficiency, and resilience of their agricultural businesses.
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Sheep experts team up to reduce emissions
SRUC and the Texel Sheep Society have teamed up with partners from New Zealand, Ireland, and three other key sheep-breeding nations to provide a platform for national and global comparison of methane and carbon dioxide emissions for the purpose of selective breeding for lower-emitting animals.
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Ministers open multi-million pound Dairy Nexus
Ministers from the UK and Scottish governments have opened a multi-million pound facility designed to boost innovation and sustainability in the dairy industry.
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The Vertical Farm is an exciting, innovative farming solution at our King’s Buildings campus in Edinburgh that provides a fully controllable facility for researching crop growth.
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GreenShed
The state-of-the-art GreenShed will use cattle waste products to power a methane capturing system and grow indoor crops.
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Improving knowledge exchange and facilitating co-innovation to transform the region's dairy production systems for inclusive regional growth and the net-zero circular economy.
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