Soil and Crops

Pollination is key for fruitful oilseed rape crop

When oilseed rape experiences a lack of pollination it allocates more resources to plant growth and flowering – producing less robust plants – new research has found.…

SRUC
31/08/2022

Digging up soil health hotspots

Farmers are being asked to check for middens – tennis ball-sized plugs constructed by earthworms – when monitoring their soil.…

SRUC
15/07/2022

New Seed Potato Organisation wants to hear from growers

To learn more from other growers, the new Seed Potato Organisation (SPO) have put together a survey.…

SRUC
22/06/2022

SRUC welcomes new National Test Programme

SRUC has welcomed the launch of a Scottish Government programme which gives farmers, crofters and land managers access to new guidance on financial support for activity that will improve awareness of their climate performance.…

SRUC
29/04/2022

Down-to-earth approach to soil management

A study led by researchers from SRUC has found surface runoff and erosion are the principle sources of phosphorus loss in arable soils.…

SRUC
31/03/2022

Potato conference signposts new direction for industry

Potato experts from across the UK and USA will provide Scotland’s growers with valuable advice on how to tackle topical issues such as climate change and labour shortages. …

SRUC
18/01/2022

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

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

Transitioning to reduced tillage

Farmers can save money and help the environment by reducing tillage, but they must also be wary of its pitfalls.…

SRUC
24/06/2021

Re-introduction of sugar beet to Scotland a step closer

The re-introduction of sugar beet production to Scotland has taken a significant step forward after the pilot project laying its foundations received new funding.…

SRUC
14/06/2021

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

Scottish growers warned about stink bug threat

Scottish growers must take adequate steps to monitor growing areas for the brown marmorated stink bug, scientists have said.…

SRUC
07/04/2021