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Food safety vital to protect Scottish brands

Maintaining high levels of safety is essential when it comes to protecting Scotland’s world-famous brands of food and drink.…

SRUC
11/11/2020

SRUC courses well placed to meet climate challenge

New SRUC degree courses that explore everything from land management change to electric tractors will help to respond to the climate challenge.…

SRUC
11/11/2020

SAC Consulting teams raise over £7k with charity challenge

Teams from SAC Consulting have walked, cycled or run nearly 10,000 miles to raise more than £7000 for charity.…

SRUC
11/11/2020

Report urges farmers to play their part to meet climate ambition

Scottish farmers have the opportunity to be “the champions and not the victims” of climate change, according to a new report.…

SRUC
10/11/2020

Milking the opportunities of soya alternatives in dairy rations

With soya sustainability a growing concern for consumers and retailers, SAC Consulting has been exploring the use of alternative, high-performing proteins in dairy feed rations for farmers.…

Dairy Research and Innovation Centre
10/11/2020

Agriculture students learn KORE skills

Agriculture students at SRUC have been given access to an online precision farming platform which allows them to map variation in crops using satellite data.…

SRUC
06/11/2020

Grouse moors and gamekeepers

Moorland management in Scotland has come under the spotlight in a series of reports assessing socioeconomic and biodiversity impacts of driven grouse moors and the employment rights of gamekeepers.…

SRUC
04/11/2020

Smart Sheep

SRUC is part of a research consortium awarded funding to encourage the adoption of Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) technologies in UK sheep flocks.…

SRUC
03/11/2020

How farm vets cope

A new website to help vets cope with the daily challenges of farm animal practice has been launched by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC).…

SRUC
02/11/2020

Keep on tracking

A consultant at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has switched track from agricultural drainage to restoring a steam railway in Aberdeenshire.…

SRUC
29/10/2020

Moving to the beet

A New Zealand-based expert will take part in a series of webinars - aimed specifically at sheep, beef and dairy - on the use of fodder beet as a crop to feed livestock over the winter.…

SRUC
28/10/2020

Bouncing forward from a crisis

New Zealand farmer Doug Avery will discuss the importance of building crisis resilience in difficult times.…

SRUC
27/10/2020