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Virtual send-off for class of 2021
Nearly 700 students will celebrate their graduation from SRUC at live virtual events today.…
- SRUC
- 20/08/2021
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Importance of body condition scoring in suckler cows
Calf viability and growth are improved by a moderate condition score in pregnant suckler cows. Avoiding obesity, excessive leanness or large changes in condition in pregnant suckler cows could avoid…
- SRUC
- 20/08/2021
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FAS TV returns with summer special
Succession planning, farm safety and watercourse management are among the subjects of the new series of FAS TV, which is returning after a summer break. …
- SRUC
- 18/08/2021
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Seven former SRUC students up for national award
Seven former SRUC students – including one who graduated this summer – are among the finalists in this year’s British Farming Awards.…
- SRUC
- 16/08/2021
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Funding to tackle potato pests
SRUC is involved in a major new project to tackle nematodes in potatoes through the vital protection of clean land and the sustainable management of land already infested with nematodes.…
- SRUC
- 16/08/2021
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Horse power helps owners through lockdown
The coronavirus pandemic had a negative impact on the mental health and wellbeing of horse owners, a new study by SRUC has found.…
- SRUC
- 12/08/2021
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Public consultation for proposed poultry pedigree breeder laying farm at Kinkell Bridge
SAC Consulting is undertaking a public consultation, which has lodged a Proposal of Application Notice for a new pedigree breeder laying farm at Kinkell Bridge.…
- SRUC
- 12/08/2021
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Farming must be part of the climate change solution
Following this week’s report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), SRUC’s Professor Davy McCracken looks at what the hard-hitting report means for Scotland’s food producers.…
- SRUC
- 11/08/2021
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Novel vertical farm to accelerate skills, research and innovation
SRUC will be the first higher education institute in Scotland to open a vertical farm for research and education. …
- SRUC
- 09/08/2021
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Call for farmers and scientists to engage on Twitter
Researchers have called on farmers and scientists to engage with each other on social media to improve the carbon footprint of farms and increase production of quality crops and livestock.…
- SRUC
- 29/07/2021
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Plotting a new course
An Aberdeen crop trial field which has been providing Britain’s farmers with vital scientific data for 60 years is being dug up and transported a mile along the road.…
- SRUC
- 28/07/2021
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An Isle of May adventure diary
"Days are merging but still I am enjoying it so much. Every day is different. The May Princess is coming. I swear the birds never stop calling, flying, it's like they never rest or sleep."…
- SRUC
- 26/07/2021