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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

Future of SRUC Farms

Following a national recruitment exercise, SAC Consulting’s George Baikie is moving to a new role to manage all farming operations across Scotland’s Rural College.…

SRUC
02/12/2019

SAC Consulting strengthens Beef and Sheep Team

SAC Consulting has strengthened its beef and sheep team with the appointment of two Beef Consultants.…

SRUC
29/11/2019

Planting seeds for the future

Four former students from Scotland’s Rural College joined other experts at a Grow Careers event showcasing opportunities in the field of horticulture.…

SRUC
29/11/2019

Polycrub pioneer joins SAC Consulting’s Oban team

An enterprising SAC Consulting advisor, who pioneered the use of the robust Polycrub polytunnel for numerous island businesses, has moved from Stornoway to join the Oban-based team.…

SRUC
28/11/2019

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

African Turf Academy celebrates its Fife roots

The African Turf Academy, which was developed in partnership with Scotland’s Rural College, has been celebrating its ten-fold growth at an international conference.…

SRUC
25/11/2019

Jack shows his skills

An SRUC student has picked up a £1000 prize as the winner of this year’s AgriScot Business Skills competition.…

SRUC
21/11/2019

Jumping headlong into life after cancer

An Animal Care student is living life to the full after finishing treatment for blood cancer.…

SRUC
20/11/2019

Counting sheep

The Scottish sheep industry needs to process more animals at home and develop markets outside of the European Union in order to meet future challenges, new research has found. The research –…

SRUC
19/11/2019

Raising the bar on positive animal welfare

A review of positive animal welfare has found it represents an important evolution from the wider concept of animal welfare. Researchers at Scotland’s Rural College led a critical review of the…

SRUC
18/11/2019

The sheep of things to come

Research looking at ways of breeding sheep and goats to cope with climate change has found significant variations in how individual animals respond to fluctuating weather conditions. The study, led by…

SRUC
14/11/2019