Agriculture

Ecological practices offer financial benefits for farmers

Farmers could increase their profits by 7 per cent by adopting some ecological management practices – and help achieve sustainable and greener goals for agriculture, new research has found.…

SRUC
21/12/2021

Call for participation in ground-breaking land sales report

A major report has been commissioned to understand more about the nature and value of rural land sales in Scotland. …

SRUC
16/12/2021

Kirsten and Robin pick up Consulting awards

A sheep specialist and a manager with more than 30 years’ experience have picked up special awards from SAC Consulting.…

SRUC
15/12/2021

Farmers sought for business survey

Farmers looking to improve their business performance are being offered the chance to take part in a survey in return for free financial and environmental reports.…

SRUC
14/12/2021

Future proofing the sheep industry

The future direction of the Scottish sheep industry will come under the spotlight at an online event organised by SRUC next month.…

SRUC
13/12/2021

Showcasing agricultural climate action

A new network for farmers and crofters to highlight and share climate change mitigation actions is to be established.…

SRUC
08/12/2021

Ben set to battle it out for business title

An SRUC student has reached the final of the AgriScot Business Skills competition.…

SRUC
01/12/2021

Farmers need support to change the way they farm

In this opinion piece Bethan Thompson talks about an EU project which aims to understand the factors which influence the uptake of agroecological farming practices.…

SRUC
30/11/2021

Transatlantic graduates tackle Scotland’s net zero goals

Brady, Alexa and Kaia have gone from studying at SRUC to working in the organisation. Three American graduates have collectively put more than 10,000 miles between themselves and their hometowns to…

SRUC
26/11/2021

Transatlantic graduates tackle Scotland’s net zero goals (1)

Three American graduates have collectively put more than 10,000 miles between themselves and their hometowns to work at SRUC.…

SRUC
26/11/2021

Going against the grain

A farm which lets visitors take alpacas for a walk and another which uses a converted grain silo as part of a stunning wedding venue are among the finalists in a new diversification award.…

SRUC
22/11/2021

Scan-do attitude

Sheep CT scans could be analysed at lightning speed using machine learning, according to a new study.…

SRUC
16/11/2021