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Beefing up business

Two former SRUC students are among the finalists competing for the AgriScot Scotch Beef Farm of the Year award.…

SRUC
07/11/2019

School friends reunited

More than 20 years after leaving school in Ayr, Catriona Hawthorn and Shaun Dowse have both ended up studying at Scotland’s Rural College – but 80 miles apart.…

SRUC
07/11/2019

Climate change research wins PhD student prize

A postgraduate student at Scotland’s Rural College has won a prize for her research looking at the effects of climate change on European grassland yields.…

SRUC
07/11/2019

A third of UK marine animal strandings are on Scottish coasts

A total of 1,616 marine animals were reported washed up on Scottish shorelines in a seven-year period between 2011 and 2017, according to a new report published today.…

SRUC
06/11/2019

Making a success of succession

Having early and honest conversations with family is vital in the farm succession process.…

SRUC
05/11/2019

Agriculture students turn sleuth to solve farm accident cases

Agriculture students at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) took part in a specially-tailored farm safety event aimed at reducing accidents on farms.…

SRUC
31/10/2019

Teaming up to tackle entanglement

In the first workshop of its kind in Europe, creel fishermen and women from around Scotland gathered in the Highlands to tackle the problem of marine animal entanglement.…

SRUC
30/10/2019

Spring calving warning

After a summer of exceptional grass growth, beef cows across the country are generally in very good condition. Beef farmers should consider delaying weaning over the winter months to ensure cows…

SRUC
30/10/2019

Windfarm windfall boosts businesses

A company that rents electric bikes was among a number of Scottish rural businesses to benefit from a windfarm windfall.…

SRUC
29/10/2019

Not so wild goose chase

Countryside Management students from Scotland’s Rural College joined TV presenter Michaela Strachan on a wild goose chase for the latest series of the BBC’s popular wildlife programme Autumnwatch.…

SRUC
29/10/2019

Harvesting Hallowe’en pumpkins

Horticulture and Garden Design students Will Ross, Rachel Elliot and Simon Drozdek harvested pumpkins for Hallowe’en at Scotland’s Rural College.…

SRUC
28/10/2019

Crafting successful crofting succession

Crofters planning for the often daunting and complex process of passing their business on to the next generation are being offered the chance to register for a bespoke webinar.…

SRUC
25/10/2019