Soil and Crops

Do you know your beans?

Researchers from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) have joined scientists across Europe to study factors affecting the yield of beans.…

SRUC
22/04/2020

Sugar beet to make a comeback?

A Rural Innovation Support Service (RISS) group facilitated by SAC Consulting is to look into the feasibility and steps required to re-establish sugar beet and its processing in eastern Scotland.…

SRUC
10/02/2020

Scots scientists explore options on organic oilseed

Scientists have teamed up with farmers and industry to explore the possibility of growing organic oilseed rape (Canola) in Scotland for the first time.…

SRUC
07/01/2020

Crop masters

Farmers will get the lowdown on the latest crop research during a series of free agronomy events being held in Scotland in the New Year.…

SRUC
18/12/2019

Winter Wheat winners

One of the UK’s top arable farmers has praised the winners of this year’s Winter Wheat Challenge. Scott Campbell, a former Scotland’s Rural College student who was last month named Arable Farmer of the Year by Farmers Weekly, was at AgriScot to present a team from SRUC’s Edinburgh campus with the annual award.…

SRUC
25/11/2019

Scientists investigate stink bug threat

Scientists are investigating whether a stink bug which wreaks havoc on a wide range of crops could establish itself in Scotland.…

SRUC
07/10/2019

Minimising emissions from fertilisers

Farmers are being advised to minimise the effect of fertilisers on the environment by taking part in specialist training courses.…

SRUC
25/09/2019

One granite leap for mankind

If humankind is to colonise the Moon, soil scientists of the future won’t need to travel quarter of a million miles to learn how to grow crops on the lunar…

SRUC
19/07/2019

Organic expert awarded Honorary Fellowship

An organic farming expert has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by Scotland’s Rural College.…

SRUC
16/07/2019

Acidic soils could be affecting production on many Scottish farms

Nearly half of the soil samples collected from the Farm Advisory Service Soil and Nutrient Network farms are suffering from low pH levels according to a new report. A study of 273 soil samples from…

SRUC
16/07/2019