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Public consultation for proposed poultry pedigree breeder laying farm at Kinkell Bridge

SAC Consulting is undertaking a public consultation, which has lodged a Proposal of Application Notice for a new pedigree breeder laying farm at Kinkell Bridge.…

SRUC
12/08/2021

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

Novel vertical farm to accelerate skills, research and innovation

SRUC will be the first higher education institute in Scotland to open a vertical farm for research and education. …

SRUC
09/08/2021

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

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

An Isle of May adventure diary

"Days are merging but still I am enjoying it so much. Every day is different. The May Princess is coming. I swear the birds never stop calling, flying, it's like they never rest or sleep."…

SRUC
26/07/2021

SRUC policy experts help map out farmer-led delivery model

SRUC has contributed to an NFU Scotland roadmap on how Scottish agricultural policy will meet the challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss while contributing to Scotland’s ambitious food and drink sector targets.…

SRUC
22/07/2021

£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

SRUC tops Young University Rankings in Scotland

SRUC has been named best in Scotland in this year’s Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings.…

SRUC
16/07/2021

Call for entrants – Diversified Farm of the Year Award

Applications are now open for the new AgriScot Diversified Farm of the Year award, sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland and supported and facilitated by SAC Consulting, part of SRUC.…

SRUC
14/07/2021

New projects to develop ecosystem markets

Researchers at SRUC have won a share of £300k in funding for three projects to develop new carbon markets for regenerative agriculture, saltmarsh restoration and lowland peatlands.…

SRUC
14/07/2021

SRUC signs Argentina agreement

Scottish scientists are set to work with South American farmers to help reduce the carbon footprint of a country with one of the highest levels of beef consumption in the world.…

SRUC
12/07/2021