Research
Horse power helps owners through lockdown
The coronavirus pandemic had a negative impact on the mental health and wellbeing of horse owners, a new study by SRUC has found.…
- SRUC
- 12/08/2021
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Farming must be part of the climate change solution
Following this week’s report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), SRUC’s Professor Davy McCracken looks at what the hard-hitting report means for Scotland’s food producers.…
- SRUC
- 11/08/2021
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Call for farmers and scientists to engage on Twitter
Researchers have called on farmers and scientists to engage with each other on social media to improve the carbon footprint of farms and increase production of quality crops and livestock.…
- SRUC
- 29/07/2021
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Plotting a new course
An Aberdeen crop trial field which has been providing Britain’s farmers with vital scientific data for 60 years is being dug up and transported a mile along the road.…
- SRUC
- 28/07/2021
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£21m to make dairy industry cream of the crop
A digital dairy project aiming to create 600 new jobs in South-West Scotland and Cumbria has been awarded more than £21 million of funding.…
- SRUC
- 22/07/2021
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Inverness Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre takes next step
SRUC has submitted a planning application for its Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre on the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) Inverness Campus.…
- SRUC
- 28/06/2021
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Report addresses knowledge gaps in microbial quality of beef mince
SRUC has worked with Food Standards Scotland (FSS) to produce a new report designed to address knowledge gaps around the microbial quality of beef mince sold in Scotland.…
- SRUC
- 15/06/2021
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Rooting out causes of hoof condition
Researchers at SRUC are calling on native-breed horse and pony owners in Aberdeenshire to help them with the next phase of their study into laminitis.…
- SRUC
- 11/06/2021
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Farmers’ mental health study extended across Scotland
The opportunity to take part in a study about managing low mood and anxiety is now open to people in farming and crofting communities across Scotland.…
- SRUC
- 28/05/2021
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Survey finds support for widening land ownership
Nearly three quarters of people in Scotland support widening ownership of both urban and rural land, a public survey has found.…
- SRUC
- 14/05/2021
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New survey offers AAA results
A new fellowship aims to identify strengths and opportunities within the animal health, agritech and aquaculture (AAA) sector in Scotland.…
- SRUC
- 10/05/2021
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Call for post-lockdown action in rural areas
Many more rural residents will be at risk of poverty and financial hardship after lockdown ends unless action is taken, a new study has warned.…
- SRUC
- 07/05/2021
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