Consulting and Commercial
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Plan now to avoid a difficult winter
Scottish livestock producers are being advised to plan for building up feed supplies now to help avoid a difficult winter.…
- SRUC
- 19/05/2021
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New technologies to future-proof the livestock sector
New and upcoming technologies in the Scottish livestock sector will be the focus of an event organised by SRUC.…
- SRUC
- 18/05/2021
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Trials test efficiency of foliar feeds
New trials will test whether the targeted application of fertiliser to the leaves of a plant can help reduce a farm’s carbon footprint.…
- SRUC
- 05/05/2021
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Benchmarking boost for profits
A free online resource could help farms to boost profits as well as build a more sustainable business. …
- SRUC
- 26/04/2021
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Update on Strathfillan Wigwams
SRUC has issued a new statement regarding the Strathfillan Wigwams.…
- SRUC
- 20/04/2021
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SRUC statement on Strathfillan Wigwams
SRUC has issued a statement regarding the Strathfillan Wigwams.…
- SRUC
- 19/04/2021
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‘Invaluable’ appointment to SAC Commercial Board
A professor with more than 40 years’ experience in research and innovation will be an “invaluable” new member of the SAC Commercial Board.…
- SRUC
- 13/04/2021
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Beefing up the value of calves
The increased use of both sexed and beef semen in dairy herds has led to an opportunity for farmers to collaborate with beef finishers to create a new market.…
- SRUC
- 29/03/2021
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Healthy business opportunity for farms
Health and wellness tourism in the outdoors is on the rise, and Scotland’s land-based businesses are ideally placed to capitalise on it.…
- SRUC
- 23/03/2021
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Chicken donations create 55,000 meals
Donations of chicken equating to 55,000 meals have been shared with some of the country’s most needy charity groups.…
- SRUC
- 19/03/2021
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New FAS TV show for farmers
A new agricultural show which recreates traditional on-farm visits is being launched by the Farm Advisory Service (FAS).…
- SRUC
- 09/03/2021
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Farm Business Survey more important than ever
An in-depth economic study of Scotland’s farms has been at the forefront of helping to inform agricultural policy for the last 85 years.…
- SRUC
- 10/02/2021