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Healthy business opportunity for farms

Health and wellness tourism in the outdoors is on the rise, and Scotland’s land-based businesses are ideally placed to capitalise on it.…

SRUC
23/03/2021

Rural residents at risk of poverty

Many rural residents are financially vulnerable – despite poverty being widely seen as an urban issue, new research has found.…

SRUC
22/03/2021

Chicken donations create 55,000 meals

Donations of chicken equating to 55,000 meals have been shared with some of the country’s most needy charity groups.…

SRUC
19/03/2021

Dairy Nexus moves one step closer

A flagship facility which aims to decarbonise the dairy industry has moved a step closer to reality.…

SRUC
18/03/2021

From couch to countryside

Scotland’s top research farms will bring the countryside to the couch as part of LEAF’s Online Farm Sunday event.…

SRUC
17/03/2021

Marine connections across time and distance

A marine event will look at how the life story of one dolphin links the work of researchers across three decades.…

SRUC
17/03/2021

From field to phone

British beef suckler farmers will be able to share real-time cattle data with their vet while in the field thanks to a new mobile app.…

SRUC
15/03/2021

Study highlights flaws in crop IP system

The decades-old intellectual property system for new crop and plant varieties may no longer be fit for purpose, according to geneticists at SRUC.…

SRUC
10/03/2021

Vet nurses’ pet drama

Vet nurse assistant Sharon Burrows with three of her dogs Abra, Sorrel and Fera. Vet nurses from SRUC have been getting hands-on experience of animal surgery – after their own pets fell ill.…

SRUC
10/03/2021

New FAS TV show for farmers

A new agricultural show which recreates traditional on-farm visits is being launched by the Farm Advisory Service (FAS).…

SRUC
09/03/2021

Initiative to entice future food and drink entrepreneurs

A new initiative has been launched to help the next generation of entrepreneurs achieve success in the food and drink industry.…

SRUC
09/03/2021

Niall the very model of a modern apprentice

A rural skills apprentice at SRUC has won the coveted overall winner award at this year’s Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (ALBAS).…

SRUC
05/03/2021