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International Women’s Day viewpoints – an interview with Mary-Jane Lawrie, Consultant, SAC Consulting Solutions

SRUC is celebrating International Women's Day 2024 today by bringing you the voices of women from across SRUC, SAC Consulting and SRUCSA. Here's what Mary-Jane Lawrie, Senior Agricultural Consultant at SAC Consulting Solutions had to say.…

  • SRUC
  • 08/03/2024
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Farmers’ handbook highlights volatile farm output prices

Price levels for the main farm outputs have been volatile in the last year according to the latest edition of the Farm Management Handbook. …

  • SRUC
  • 25/10/2023
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SRUC Theatre “must visit” destination at Scottish Smallholder Festival

The 2023 Scottish Smallholder Festival will feature an SRUC Theatre as part of the seminar programme providing a professional and hands-on education for smallholders attending the event. …

  • SRUC
  • 25/09/2023
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New resources to help farmers manage land with beavers

The Farm Advisory Service has published new resources to help farmers learn about managing land with beavers.  …

  • Farm Advisory Service
  • 25/08/2023
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Free woodland advice for crofters and smallholders

Free advisory visits offering help to access grants for tree planting and woodland management are being offered to crofters and smallholders.…

  • SRUC
  • 09/06/2023
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New hedgerow and grassland management guides for farmers

New videos and practical guides have been created for farmers to help wildlife, such as pollinating insects, thrive on farms.…

  • SRUC
  • 28/03/2023
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Carbon audits boom, but are they relevant?

Carbon audits must not be treated as another tick box exercise for farmers but viewed as an opportunity to add value to a farming business.…

  • SRUC
  • 15/08/2022
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SRUC celebrates successful return to Royal Highland Show

SRUC handed out 3,500 milkshakes and conducted more than 1,200 steak taste tests in a triumphant return to the Royal Highland Show.…

  • SRUC
  • 29/06/2022
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New year, new attitude to farm and croft safety

At the start of the new year, farmers and crofters are being encouraged to look at the measures in place to ensure children’s safety on farm.…

  • SRUC
  • 04/01/2022
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Farmers’ handbook highlights need to address climate change

With COP26 starting in Glasgow this month, reducing greenhouse gas emissions should be a top priority for all businesses – including farms.…

  • SRUC
  • 18/10/2021
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Winning posters highlight dangers on farms

Two children have been named as the winners of a poster competition to raise awareness of the dangers on farms and crofts.…

  • SRUC
  • 05/10/2021
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FAS TV returns with summer special

Succession planning, farm safety and watercourse management are among the subjects of the new series of FAS TV, which is returning after a summer break. …

  • SRUC
  • 18/08/2021
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