Technology

£5m precision technology project to focus on sheep welfare management

A £5 million research project involving nine countries – from Scandinavia to the Middle East – is aiming to revolutionise the use of precision technology in sheep and goat farming.…

SRUC
02/09/2020

Project gets funding to develop digital dairy

A digital dairy project led by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has been awarded £50,000 in seed-corn funding by UK Research and Innovation.…

Dairy Research and Innovation Centre
11/08/2020

SRUC research hits Netflix

An animal behaviourist at SRUC features in a new Netflix series showcasing research using facial recognition technology to detect different emotional states in pigs.…

SRUC
05/08/2020

New degrees to support economic recovery

New courses which will equip students to support the country’s economic recovery after the coronavirus pandemic are being offered at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) from September.…

SRUC
21/07/2020

Collaboration is key to adoption of agri-tech

Cross-industry collaboration is essential to the adoption of precision technology in agriculture according to Consultant Zach Reilly.…

SRUC
16/07/2020

From tractors to TikTok

Two fun and fast-paced webinars will explore the importance of building a brand for your farm and guide you through the steps to achieve this.…

SRUC
14/07/2020

Views sought on agri-tech

Beef and sheep farmers, consultants, vets and researchers are being asked for their views on the use of modern technology.…

SRUC
29/06/2020

Virtual meeting offers online tours of innovative Canola plots

An online meeting will give an update of an innovative project exploring the possibility of growing organic oilseed rape (Canola) in Scotland.…

SRUC
17/06/2020

Satellite images provide key to virtual farm tour

Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is using satellite imagery to offer virtual tours of its upland research farms in Perthshire.…

SRUC
09/06/2020

Graze expectations

Researchers are looking into more effective ways to monitor greenhouse gas emissions in grazing cattle.…

SRUC
22/01/2020

Ramming home the importance of farm computers

For farmers forking out large amounts of money for equipment such as tractors, it is often easy to forget the importance of investing in another vital piece of technology – the farm computer.…

SRUC
02/12/2019

Grass to Gas

Scottish scientists are leading an international research project to find new ways of feeding and breeding sheep to reduce their impact on the environment.…

SRUC
02/10/2019