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Showcasing agricultural climate action

A new network for farmers and crofters to highlight and share climate change mitigation actions is to be established.…

SRUC
08/12/2021

New faces in SRUC Leadership team

New senior appointments in skills and lifelong learning, digital transformation and commercialisation will support key strategic initiatives at SRUC.…

SRUC
08/12/2021

Ben set to battle it out for business title

An SRUC student has reached the final of the AgriScot Business Skills competition.…

SRUC
01/12/2021

Farmers need support to change the way they farm

In this opinion piece Bethan Thompson talks about an EU project which aims to understand the factors which influence the uptake of agroecological farming practices.…

SRUC
30/11/2021

Transatlantic graduates tackle Scotland’s net zero goals

Brady, Alexa and Kaia have gone from studying at SRUC to working in the organisation. Three American graduates have collectively put more than 10,000 miles between themselves and their hometowns to…

SRUC
26/11/2021

SRUC and Waitrose win top category at BBC Food & Farming Awards

SRUC and Waitrose have taken home one of the top prizes at the BBC’s Food & Farming Awards, which was held last night (24 November).…

SRUC
25/11/2021

SRUC begins search for new Chair

The successful candidate will take up the position in April 2022, when current Chair completes his term of office.…

SRUC
23/11/2021

Going against the grain

A farm which lets visitors take alpacas for a walk and another which uses a converted grain silo as part of a stunning wedding venue are among the finalists in a new diversification award.…

SRUC
22/11/2021

Scan-do attitude

Sheep CT scans could be analysed at lightning speed using machine learning, according to a new study.…

SRUC
16/11/2021

Once bitten, twice shy

The outcome of a contest between two unfamiliar pigs can have an impact on their attitude towards subsequent aggressive encounters, according to new research.…

SRUC
12/11/2021

Food and farming experts assemble to discuss climate change

Food, biodiversity and farming experts from SRUC are to give their views on how the country can tackle climate change.…

SRUC
09/11/2021

Hannah Rudman on Finance for Nature conference at COP26

It has been an incredibly busy couple of weeks for me and SRUC colleagues who are attending COP26. …

SRUC
09/11/2021