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Speaking out about strangles
Speaking out about strangles – an infectious equine disease – is the focus of a new national week of action launched by SRUC in partnership with some of the UK’s largest horse welfare organisations.…
- SRUC
- 05/03/2020
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Courses for race horse lovers
Equine students at Scotland’s Rural College will be able to specialise in race horse care as part of their course thanks to the creation of a new Scottish Racing Academy.…
- SRUC
- 03/03/2020
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Victoria relishing SAC Consulting challenge
Helping customers to identify growth opportunities among today’s farming challenges is a key focus for SAC Consulting’s new Head of Advisory Operations.…
- SRUC
- 02/03/2020
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Animal Welfare Commission named
Members have been appointed to Scotland’s first independent Animal Welfare Commission, which is chaired by Professor Cathy Dwyer from SRUC.…
- SRUC
- 02/03/2020
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Seaweed is making waves in Scotland says top food & drink development team
Seaweed is one of the most popular products in development for our SAC Consulting Food & Drink team as consumer trends drive demand for food with health and nutritional benefits.…
- SRUC
- 28/02/2020
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Happy farm
Researchers from Scotland’s Rural College are launching a survey for farmers to get to the heart of the debate about what makes farm animals happy.…
- SRUC
- 28/02/2020
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Create your own opportunities, new farmers told
Aspiring farmers were told to make their own opportunities at an event for new entrants to the agricultural industry this week.…
- SRUC
- 27/02/2020
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Dairy farmers needed for M.Bovis study
Dairy farmers across Scotland are being urged to take part in a new study to help scientists better understand the spread of Mycoplasma bovis in cattle.…
- Dairy Research and Innovation Centre
- 26/02/2020
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Torque of the farm
Record-breaking Scottish strongwoman Kim Best has borrowed one of her employer’s six-tonne tractors while training for her next event.…
- SRUC
- 26/02/2020
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Former Barony student up for Young Farmer award
A former Agriculture student and herd manager at SRUC’s Barony campus has been shortlisted for a Young Farmer of the Year award.…
- SRUC
- 21/02/2020
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Students look to the future at careers event
More than 400 students visited SRUC’s annual careers event at Elmwood this month to explore opportunities with around 50 organisations.…
- SRUC
- 20/02/2020
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Call for policy makers to protect pollinators
Pollinating insects could thrive if improvements are made to agri-environment schemes across Europe, a new study led by Scotland’s Rural College has found.…
- SRUC
- 17/02/2020