Sustainability
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SAC Consulting celebrates its first cohort of Carbon Literate citizens
SAC Consulting (part of SRUC) is taking significant steps to enhance its Carbon Literacy credentials.…
- SRUC
- 07/07/2023
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Cloud innovation launches Scotland’s carbon calculator into next generation
The award-winning farm carbon calculator, Agrecalc, will be launching its state-of-the-art version of the platform – Agrecalc Cloud – at this year’s Royal Highland Show.…
- SRUC
- 21/06/2023
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Creating an innovation and skills ecosystem for the future
Of the many words he has spoken on the subject, one quote in particular from Andy Haldane stands out: “Innovation provides the spark, but the institutions provide the fuel.” The Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Arts could easily have been talking about SRUC, where our Digital Dairy Chain has been highlighted in Scotland’s National Innovation Strategy as a prime example of an innovation cluster. …
- Wayne Powell
- 14/06/2023
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Work starts on ONE SeedPod innovation hub for food and drink manufacturing
Work to create ONE SeedPod – the transformational industry innovation hub for Scotland’s food and drink industry – has started in Aberdeen, following the completion of the capital funding package and award of the construction contract.…
- SRUC
- 29/05/2023
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First UK outing for portable chambers to measure sheep methane
High-tech portable chambers for measuring methane emissions from sheep are being used in the UK for the first time.…
- SRUC
- 15/05/2023
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Zero carbon production ‘moon shot’ in reach for Scotland’s livestock farmers
A recent call on social media from former Defra adviser and rewilding advocate Ben Goldsmith for sheep to be removed from national parks and other marginal landscapes across the UK has led to a stepping-up of the debate over the future of ruminant livestock in our food supply chain.…
- Wayne Powell
- 27/04/2023
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SRUC launches Sustainability Start-up School
A new Sustainability Start-up School has been launched by Scotland’s Rural College’s Enterprise Academy for the Rural and Natural Economy.…
- SRUC
- 20/04/2023
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Africa's 'forgotten food crops' could play key role in climate change research
Researchers at SRUC, the World Vegetable Center, World Agroforestry and partner institutions have modelled how nutrient-rich forgotten food crops – crops not promoted in recent decades with the dominance of major staples – could help diversify future food systems to make them more climate-resilient and healthier.…
- SRUC
- 11/04/2023
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Breeding for feed-efficient dairy cows
The largest UK study of its kind aims to enhance breeding for feed efficient dairy cows.…
- SRUC
- 03/04/2023
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New hedgerow and grassland management guides for farmers
New videos and practical guides have been created for farmers to help wildlife, such as pollinating insects, thrive on farms.…
- SRUC
- 28/03/2023
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Sharing a Canadian perspective on the 2023 Rural Housing Conference in Birnam, Perthshire
"Rurality is defined by community, and in the post-COVID era, community is no longer defined just by those in your immediate vicinity. By embracing and discovering new partnerships, rural spaces can only become more sustainable and resilient for years to come."…
- Blake Glassford
- 28/03/2023
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Digital Dairy Chain announces £2 million competition fund
Technology start-ups and businesses are invited to apply for funds to transform the dairy industry across South & West Scotland or Cumbria. …
- SRUC
- 27/03/2023