Pig/Poultry
Researchers say technology to analyse chicks' chirps could improve welfare
Listening to the sounds made by chicks could help identify welfare problems at an early stage, according to new research...
Pig/Poultry
Listening to the sounds made by chicks could help identify welfare problems at an early stage, according to new research...
Agri-Business
Around three-quarters of Scottish farmers have a sceptical or pessimistic view of the industry post-Brexit, according to new analysis of a...
Arable
An online meeting will give an update of an innovative project exploring the possibility of growing organic oilseed rape (canola)...
Rural Life
Several agricultural colleges across the UK have announced plans to continue online teaching into the new 2020-2021 academic year. Practical...
Rural Life
Coronavirus has forced many to look at things from a new perspective but one UK agricultural college has taken that...
Rural Life
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has joined a network of universities across the world committed to sustainable, global development. The college...
Agri-Business
A carbon footprint tool, which aims to help farmers reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, has been updated to include a...
Sheep
A European sheep network is calling on farmers and others in the industry to share their challenges and needs in...
Rural Life
A Scottish agricultural college has found a novel way to help the frontline in the Covid-19 pandemic. Bedsheets from Strathfillan...
Agri-Business
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is one of 15 Scottish universities and research institutions contributing to global efforts to combat coronavirus...
Rural Life
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has donated a whopping 1.4t donation of chicken to food banks, school breakfast clubs and homeless shelters...
Agri-Business
An SRUC professor has been appointed chair of Scotland’s first independent Animal Welfare Commission. Prof Cathy Dwyer is joined by...
Rural Life
Record-breaking Scottish strongwoman Kim Best has borrowed one of her employer’s 6t tractors while training for her next event. The...
Dairy
Dairy farmers across Scotland are being urged to take part in a new study to help scientists better understand the...
Rural Life
Research into the DNA of Scottish cows could help humans live longer and healthier lives, scientists at Scotland’s Rural College...
Environment
Researchers in Scotland are looking into more effective ways to monitor greenhouse gas emissions in grazing cattle. The study, which...
Agri-Business
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and ADAS, the UK’s largest independent agricultural and environmental consultancy have joined forces in a new partnership....
Rural Life
Agriculture students at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) were challenged to roleplay as Health and Safety Executive officers and investigate a...