Dairy
The Dairy Roadmap has launched a survey on issues facing the UK dairy sector – including economics, environment and long-term sustainability.
A scientist in Scotland has hailed the birth of an IVF calf, that hails from a research project to develop “highly methane-efficient....
Agri-Business
Researchers from Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) have been awarded nearly £700,000 for equipment...
Experts are urging farmers to investigate all abortions and stillbirths to understand disease status and protect their future herds.
Rural Life
The competitions and livestock executive of the Roya Highland and Agricultural Society (RHASS) has won Scotland's Rural College's (SRUC) Fordyce Maxwell Award.
Sheep
The Moredun Research Institute has been awarded a £1.2 million grant to explore resistance to...
Harvesting high quality silage is vital for farms that will be milking cows in the shed next winter, and now is the time to place a...
Pig/Poultry
Scotland's Rural College is set to explore the viability of red seaweed as a sustainable substitute for soybean meal in UK chicken feed.
Beef
Having the time to effectively use the information gathered from weighing cattle can be a challenge for farmers in Scotland...
As farmers move towards bought-in concentrates over the winter, sheep farmers should take a closer look at the growth of their lambs.
Government
A report launched by the SRUC has shown that Scotland's rural areas make up 98% of the country's landmass and 17% of its population.
N.Ireland
Trials are underway to discover if an extract from daffodil plants, called haemanthamine, could...
Other
Agricultural universities across the UK have announced that they are teaming up to help "strengthen...
Ruminant Health & Welfare (RH&W) is urging livestock farmers to investigate all unexplained...
Manure could be used in a new way and become a “prospective bio-based and biodegradable material of the future”, according to scientists.
The Hannah Dairy Research Foundation (HDRF) has announced three new research grants totalling...
Arable
SAC Consulting, part of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), has said that a farmer maintained...
High-tech drones are being deployed across Scotland as part of an innovative project to estimate...
Farmers are being asked to check for middens – tennis ball-sized plugs constructed by earthworms...
Scientists from Scotland have begun a UK-wide beef research project testing which production methods make the best steak at this week's Balmoral Show.
A digital dairy project aiming to create 600 new jobs in south-west Scotland and Cumbria has been awarded more than £21 million of funding.
Considerable interest in the SRUC plans for the future of the Craibstone campus saw almost 90 people participate in a webinar.
A digital dairy project led by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has been awarded £50,000 in seed-corn funding by UK Research and Innovation.
