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SRUC to host prestigious international agriculture conference

Hosted by SRUC, the continent’s largest agricultural consultancy conference is coming to Scotland for the very first time.…

SRUC
07/08/2024

SRUC hosts first vet camp for young Scots

SRUC’s Oatridge campus played host to nearly 50 teenagers from around the country at the first ever veterinary camp for Scottish young people.…

SRUC
05/08/2024

Digital Transition tops the bill at A3 Scotland 2024

A major drive to combat global challenges in the animal health, agritech and aquaculture sectors using digital technology will be revealed at A3 Scotland this September.…

SRUC
02/08/2024

Professor honoured with RHASS Special Medal

Professor Mike Coffey, Head of Animal Breeding & Genomics at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), has been awarded the RHASS (Royal Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland) Special Medal for his excellence and contribution to science in the field of animal genetics.…

SRUC
24/07/2024

Key Scottish sectors warned of doubling of drought events by 2050

Key Scottish industries are being encouraged to do more to adapt to climate change after a study commissioned by SRUC and partners found that the number of water scarcity events in Scotland could double by 2050.…

SRUC
24/07/2024

Royal Agricultural Society honours SRUC professors

Professor Jamie Newbold and Professor Christine Watson have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Agricultural Society (FRAgS) in recognition of their outstanding and continuing individual contributions to the understanding, efficiency and wellbeing of UK agriculture. …

SRUC
22/07/2024

Crop Updates (18 July 2024): Yellow rust has infected wheat crops where spray timing were challenged by a lack of weather windows

Our regular round up of the issues affecting crops around Scotland, summarises how crops are developing and what weather and other issues are affecting them.…

SAC Consulting
18/07/2024

Report highlights unique role of agriculture in Scottish island life

A new report produced by SRUC has highlighted the unique role agriculture plays in island life and calls on Government to use this new evidence in policy decisions.…

SRUC
16/07/2024

A marathon not a sprint: creating a new food & drink enterprise

Building your own business is a marathon not a sprint. In this marathon, there will be times when you are running fast and times when you are walking. Persevering, and managing your pace is essential. …

Ceri Ritchie
11/07/2024

Notice of modification of an outcome improvement process

NOTICE OF MODIFICATION OF AN OUTCOME IMPROVEMENT PROCESS Section 29 Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (the Act) and regulation 10 of the Participation Request (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (the Regulations) …

SRUC
08/07/2024

New vet school open for applications

As of today (Friday 5 July 2024) prospective students can apply through clearing at the SRUC School of Veterinary Medicine, Scotland's first new vet school in more than a century…

SRUC
05/07/2024

Catriona named Fordyce Maxwell Award winner

A former SRUC student who works as a competitions and livestock executive at RHASS (Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland) has won this year’s Fordyce Maxwell Award for Agricultural Communications.…

SRUC
04/07/2024