Beef
Spring-calving warning: Farmers advised to consider delaying weaning
Spring-calving beef farmers in Scotland are advised to consider delaying weaning as a means to burn off excess condition on...
Beef
Spring-calving beef farmers in Scotland are advised to consider delaying weaning as a means to burn off excess condition on...
Rural Life
A new partnership between Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and the James Hutton Institute will put practical skills into the hands...
Arable
A digital system to monitor gluten-free oats is among several innovative SRUC projects to share in nearly £275,000 of Scottish...
Agri-Business
Cutting-edge DNA technologies have discovered thousands of bugs in cows’ stomachs that could improve meat and dairy production, and keep...
Agri-Business
Nearly half of the soil samples collected from the Farm Advisory Service Soil and Nutrient Network farms are suffering from...
Dairy
The Borderlands partnership has announced it will invest up to £8 million into a new Centre of Dairy Innovation in...
Agri-Business
Scotland’s Rural College has announced plans to invest up to £7 million in establishing a Rural Veterinary Hub at its...
Dairy
Dairy farmers will learn about the importance of effective cow transition management at an open farm event organised by Scotland’s...
Beef
A new £1.6 million centre for animal disease surveillance and research is aimed at achieving more reliable and more efficient...
Agri-Business
Within six months of launching, an initiative to “stamp out” BVD has signed up more than 120 veterinary practices across...
Agri-Business
A UK agricultural college is set to use state-of-the-art facial recognition technology in an attempt to detect different emotional states...
Rural Life
Developing the role of women in agriculture is the “key to the survival” of Scottish farming, according to a Scottish...
Agri-Business
As St. David’s Day passes for another year, the national flower of Wales – the daffodil – is at the centre...
Agri-Business
An extensive three-year research project aims to determine the prevalence of bacteria such as “E. coli” and “Salmonella” in mince....
Rural Life
A £1000 cash prize, plus a sponsored trip to the Nuffield Farming Conference, will be awarded to the winner of...
Rural Life
A large group of distinguished graduates – including world champions, Olympians and company directors – have celebrated the career of...
Agri-Business
World-leading livestock scientists will next month deliver a ‘crash course’ in the latest animal breeding technologies at SRUC. Delivered by...
Rural Life
Proposals for a new £35 million agricultural university in Dumfries and Galloway have been announced as part of Scotland’s Rural...