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Keeping cows with calves

Dairy farmers and new entrants interested in operating a cow-with-calf dairy system are invited to take part in a survey.…

  • Dairy Research and Innovation Centre
  • 21/10/2020
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BVD Stamp it Out project extended

A £5.7 million project to address Bovine Viral Diarrhoea in cattle has been extended by six months due to delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic.…

  • SRUC
  • 20/10/2020
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Event to explain science behind provenance

Food experts and researchers are teaming up to highlight the science behind the provenance of Scottish produce.…

  • SRUC
  • 19/10/2020
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Jockey appointed to spur on racing students

A jockey has been appointed to teach and assess the progress of equine students at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC).…

  • SRUC
  • 16/10/2020
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Large proportion of Scots farmers are ‘risk-averse’

Nearly 40 per cent of Scotland’s farmers are “risk-averse”, according to a survey on how Brexit might affect business planning.…

  • SRUC
  • 15/10/2020
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Joint venture into farming

New entrants, current farmers and landowners can learn more about a unique way of getting into agriculture or expanding current farming practices at a free webinar with leading industry experts.…

  • SRUC
  • 12/10/2020
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New sheep monitoring schemes aim to reduce risk of disease

UK farmers can now benefit from two new monitoring schemes designed to reduce the risk of disease in sheep.…

  • SRUC
  • 12/10/2020
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When the chips are down

An SRUC scientist is part of a new Cryobank project which will safeguard future research and facilitate the sustainable yield improvement of six major UK food crops - barley, oats, oil seed rape, potato, sugar beet and wheat.…

  • SRUC
  • 09/10/2020
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Report highlights challenge in meeting UK net-zero carbon goals for livestock

An independent report assessing the carbon intensity of UK livestock production systems has found currently technologies cannot deliver even half the industry’s 2050 carbon emissions reduction goal.…

  • SRUC
  • 02/10/2020
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How ‘natural enemies’ can be farmers’ friends

With evidence mounting that insect populations are declining, farmers are being encouraged to act now to save these vitally important species.…

  • SRUC
  • 02/10/2020
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SRUC names new chair of commercial board

A Scottish entrepreneur whose achievements include bringing the world’s first organic salmon to market has been named the new chair of the SAC Commercial Board.…

  • SRUC
  • 02/10/2020
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The challenge in meeting UK net-zero carbon goals for livestock

An independent report assessing the carbon intensity of UK livestock production systems has found currently technologies cannot deliver even half the industry’s 2050 carbon emissions reduction goal.…

  • Dairy Research and Innovation Centre
  • 02/10/2020
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