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Branching out into agroforestry
A hundred trees have been planted on upland research farmland run by Scotland’s Rural College to demonstrate the benefits of agroforestry.…
- SRUC
- 05/03/2020

Speaking out about strangles
Speaking out about strangles – an infectious equine disease – is the focus of a new national week of action launched by SRUC in partnership with some of the UK’s largest horse welfare organisations.…
- SRUC
- 05/03/2020

Courses for race horse lovers
Equine students at Scotland’s Rural College will be able to specialise in race horse care as part of their course thanks to the creation of a new Scottish Racing Academy.…
- SRUC
- 03/03/2020

Victoria relishing SAC Consulting challenge
Helping customers to identify growth opportunities among today’s farming challenges is a key focus for SAC Consulting’s new Head of Advisory Operations.…
- SRUC
- 02/03/2020

Animal Welfare Commission named
Members have been appointed to Scotland’s first independent Animal Welfare Commission, which is chaired by Professor Cathy Dwyer from SRUC.…
- SRUC
- 02/03/2020

Seaweed is making waves in Scotland says top food & drink development team
Seaweed is one of the most popular products in development for our SAC Consulting Food & Drink team as consumer trends drive demand for food with health and nutritional benefits.…
- SRUC
- 28/02/2020

Happy farm
Researchers from Scotland’s Rural College are launching a survey for farmers to get to the heart of the debate about what makes farm animals happy.…
- SRUC
- 28/02/2020

Create your own opportunities, new farmers told
Aspiring farmers were told to make their own opportunities at an event for new entrants to the agricultural industry this week.…
- SRUC
- 27/02/2020

Dairy farmers needed for M.Bovis study
Dairy farmers across Scotland are being urged to take part in a new study to help scientists better understand the spread of Mycoplasma bovis in cattle.…
- Dairy Research and Innovation Centre
- 26/02/2020

Torque of the farm
Record-breaking Scottish strongwoman Kim Best has borrowed one of her employer’s six-tonne tractors while training for her next event.…
- SRUC
- 26/02/2020

Former Barony student up for Young Farmer award
A former Agriculture student and herd manager at SRUC’s Barony campus has been shortlisted for a Young Farmer of the Year award.…
- SRUC
- 21/02/2020

Students look to the future at careers event
More than 400 students visited SRUC’s annual careers event at Elmwood this month to explore opportunities with around 50 organisations.…
- SRUC
- 20/02/2020