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Back to earth

After visiting her sister on Jura last year, Greenkeeping student Laura Sayer-Hall fell in love with the Inner Hebridean island and quit her job to move there full-time.…

SRUC
07/05/2020

From bed to gown

Bed sheets from Strathfillan Wigwams, part of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), have been given a new lease of life as gowns for district nurses in Glasgow.…

SRUC
06/05/2020

‘Scotland in miniature’ could provide carbon-reduction blueprint

An island described as ‘Scotland in miniature’ could help serve as a blueprint for Scottish agriculture to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.…

SRUC
05/05/2020

New role for SRUC Board member

Dr Kate Richards, who serves as a Non-Executive Director on the SRUC Board, has been re-elected to the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.…

SRUC
01/05/2020

SRUC to research Covid-19 in rural Scotland

Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is one of 15 Scottish universities and research institutions contributing to global efforts to combat coronavirus and its wider effects.…

SRUC
29/04/2020

Unwrapping the secret of ‘healthy’ chocolate

New ‘healthy’ and luxury vegan chocolates are being developed by two Scottish businesses with the help of an SRUC chef.…

SRUC
29/04/2020

Benchmarking farm performance

New benchmarking tools have been created to help farmers improve their profitability by comparing their performance against other businesses in the sector.…

SRUC
28/04/2020

Hydrogen fuelled tractor enthusiasm grows on Aberdeenshire farm

What started as a cursory interest has resulted in Mr Barron retrofitting two tractors and his farm jeep with a hydrogen electrolyser saving him 20% on his fuel costs.…

SRUC
24/04/2020

New approaches needed to boost productivity in Scottish agriculture

Scottish agriculture may need to adopt some “radical” approaches to maintain productivity growth and enhance its resilience.…

SRUC
23/04/2020

Do you know your beans?

Researchers from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) have joined scientists across Europe to study factors affecting the yield of beans.…

SRUC
22/04/2020

From classrooms to care homes

SRUC has been donating supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the NHS, care homes and charities across the country.…

SRUC
21/04/2020

Chicken wings its way to charities

Food banks, school breakfast clubs and homeless shelters have benefitted from a massive 1.4 tonne donation of chicken from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC).…

SRUC
17/04/2020