Soil and Crops
New net zero project focuses on grasslands
Jeff Aiken, outgoing Texel Sheep Society Chair (left) presenting Prof Joanne Conington with her award. Scottish researchers are playing a key role in a UK-wide project aimed at transforming grasslands…
- SRUC
- 27/11/2024
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Crop Updates: October 2024
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
- 28/10/2024
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Crop Updates: 26 September 2024
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. The update provides information on the progress with key field work activities as well as news on the pest, weed and disease problems being noted in crops.…
- SAC Consulting
- 08/10/2024
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Harnessing nature for more resilient agriculture
Healthy ecosystems that support a diversity of species are more effective at recycling nutrients, at providing pollination services, and at regulating pests. In arable systems, focus is typically on actions to improve soil health; cover crops, livestock integration, reduced tillage, incorporating organic matter and reducing synthetic inputs.…
- Lorna Cole
- 17/06/2024
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SRUC joins new centre tackling food security and climate change
Scientists from SRUC will carry out research into plant breeding and animal nutrition to increase productivity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions as part of a new centre announced by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.…
- SRUC
- 21/11/2023
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Construction of world-leading UK Cryobank now complete
The construction of the UK Crop Microbiome Cryobank (UK-CMCB) – the first publicly available resource of its kind anywhere in the world – is now complete after three years of painstaking research involving SRUC.…
- SRUC
- 31/10/2023
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Cloud innovation launches Scotland’s carbon calculator into next generation
The award-winning farm carbon calculator, Agrecalc, will be launching its state-of-the-art version of the platform – Agrecalc Cloud – at this year’s Royal Highland Show.…
- SRUC
- 21/06/2023
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Is growing potatoes sustainable and profitable?
Potatoes are an amazingly versatile food and an important part of our culture in Scotland. But is growing potatoes sustainable and profitable?…
- Dr Phil Burgess
- 23/01/2023
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Potato conference seeks to boost growers’ confidence amid global challenges
The ongoing impact of the war in Ukraine and the pressure of reducing carbon footprints will be on the agenda when Scotland’s biggest potato conference returns in the new year.…
- SRUC
- 19/12/2022
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Graze Debate 2022
The Graze Debate theme aims to facilitate discussion between pasture-based farmers, researchers and advisors in the pursuit of a sustainable beef and sheep sector in Scotland. …
- Poppy Frater
- 01/11/2022
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Pollination is key for fruitful oilseed rape crop
When oilseed rape experiences a lack of pollination it allocates more resources to plant growth and flowering – producing less robust plants – new research has found.…
- SRUC
- 31/08/2022
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Digging up soil health hotspots
Farmers are being asked to check for middens – tennis ball-sized plugs constructed by earthworms – when monitoring their soil.…
- SRUC
- 15/07/2022
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