Government

Report urges farmers to play their part to meet climate ambition

Scottish farmers have the opportunity to be “the champions and not the victims” of climate change, according to a new report.…

SRUC
10/11/2020

New model for disease surveillance

Providing one-to-one advice to veterinary practitioners, leveraging big data, and integrated testing in one specialist laboratory are at the centre of a new model of farm animal disease surveillance.…

SRUC
21/08/2019

MSPs given lowdown on sustainable farming

Members of the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy & Connectivity Committee have been learning more about future sustainable agricultural policy and practices in Scotland.…

SRUC
08/08/2019

Post-Brexit launch is hosted at Oatridge

The Chair of the House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee said he “couldn’t have picked a better venue” when launching the future of Scottish agriculture post-Brexit report at Oatridge.…

SRUC
31/07/2019

Scots rural businesses upbeat despite challenges

Nearly three-quarters of rural businesses in Scotland reported that they had a good operating environment in 2018, despite facing a number of challenges.…

SRUC
18/07/2019