SAC Consulting

SAC Consulting is where research meets practice

Working with colleagues from across SRUC, our consultants in 24 offices across Scotland and northern England turn research into advice and advantage for business and public sector alike. Whether your business is the production of beef or biomass, grain or gin, SAC Consulting offers expertise, reach and local knowledge.

Over decades we have served farmers and crofters, multinationals and governments. But as the demands and expectations around land management have evolved so have we – advising as expertly on the carbon footprint of lamb production as on lambing itself; on energy storage as on the storage of potatoes; on woodland planning as on soil nutrient budgeting. We are ready to help you meet the next challenge, realise the next opportunity and support sustainable growth.

We never stop looking to the future

SAC Consulting is uniquely well placed to support the sustainable growth and prosperity of agriculture and land-based businesses; working across food supply chains as they rise to the challenge of climate change.

Independent and evidence-based

we are trusted by everyone from farmers and crofters to utility and food supply chain companies and governments.
Delivering projects across the world

Encompassing everything from assisting in the development of new farm enterprises to multi-million pound advisory services.
We're at the forefront of our sectors

by leveraging our own expertise and the knowledge and networks, as part of SRUC

How we can help you

We help our clients to grow sustainably and have vast expertise in:

agricultural production and management
climate change mitigation and adaptation for land-based sectors and their supply chains
economic and policy analysis of the food and farming sectors
sustainable environmental management for agriculture, rural land management, and infrastructure projects
rural business diversification
food and drink product development, branding and marketing
behaviour change and personal development in land-based businesses

Agricultural production

National or global, family farm or large corporation, SAC can help your business.

Food & Footprint

Delivering end-to-end sustainability solutions for the journey to net zero.

Farm business management

We deliver a range of business management services, using specialist and generalist consultants to ensure clients can meet their objectives.

Sustainability

SAC Consulting can build sustainability into your designs to avoid depletion or degradation of natural resources, helping to protect and support a long-term environmental quality for all.

Food & Enterprise

Sharing our passion and supporting growth in the food and drink sector.

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Our clients

Consulting’s clients range from farmers and crofters to large multinationals and public sector organisations. Whilst our work is focussed on agriculture, we also serve clients in the food and drink sector, forestry and infrastructure amongst others. Please contact us if you would like to discuss how we can help your business, however big or small it may be.

Some of our clients include: Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), Buccleuch, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), Devenish, Diageo, Edrington Group, European Commission, Harbro, Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE), Lloyds Bank, Moy Park, NatureScot, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), Scottish Enterprise, Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), Scottish Government, SSE, The Macallan Distillers Ltd, Waitrose

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SAC Consulting Offices

We have 180 professionals working across 24 offices in Scotland and Northern England, offering outstanding reach, insight and contacts into the rural economy.