Dairy
Focus on silage quality for better milk margins – dairy expert
Harvesting high quality silage is vital for farms that will be milking cows in the shed next winter, and now...
Dairy
Harvesting high quality silage is vital for farms that will be milking cows in the shed next winter, and now...
Pig/Poultry
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is set to explore the viability of red seaweed as a sustainable substitute for soybean meal...
Beef
Having the time to effectively use the information gathered from weighing cattle can be a challenge for farmers in Scotland,...
Sheep
As farmers move towards bought-in concentrates over the winter, sheep farmers should take a closer look at the growth of...
Government
Rural areas make up 98% of Scotland’s landmass and 17% of its population, a new report has shown. The Rural...
N.Ireland
Trials are underway to discover if an extract from daffodil plants, called haemanthamine, could hold the secret to cutting methane...
Other
Agricultural universities across the UK have announced that they are teaming up to help “strengthen the difference they make on...
Beef
Ruminant Health & Welfare (RH&W) is urging livestock farmers to investigate all unexplained abortions or stillbirths in their herds or...
N.Ireland
Manure could be used in a new way and become a “prospective bio-based and biodegradable material of the future”, according...
Dairy
The Hannah Dairy Research Foundation (HDRF) has announced three new research grants totalling £59,138 in its latest round of funding....
Arable
SAC Consulting, part of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), has said that a farmer maintained profitability and improved soil health through...
N.Ireland
High-tech drones are being deployed across Scotland as part of an innovative project to estimate the carbon stored on the...
N.Ireland
Farmers are being asked to check for middens – tennis ball-sized plugs constructed by earthworms – when monitoring their soils....
Agri-Business
Scientists from Scotland have begun a UK-wide beef research project testing which production methods make the best steak at this...
Dairy
A digital dairy project aiming to create 600 new jobs in south-west Scotland and Cumbria has been awarded more than...
Rural Life
Considerable interest in Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) plans for the future of the Craibstone campus saw almost 90 people participate...
Agri-Business
A digital dairy project led by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has been awarded £50,000 in seed-corn funding by UK Research...
Agri-Business
A new report has defined and detailed for the first time the value of the ‘natural economy’ to Scotland’s overall...