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Mary-Jane Lawrie talks farming, biodiversity, and empowering women in agriculture
Senior Agricultural Consultant, Mary-Jane Lawrie has been shortlisted for a top industry prize. …
- SAC Consulting
- 24/04/2025

Update on Elmwood Campus 24 April 2025
Following a consultation with impacted colleagues, SRUC has taken the decision to fully close the main building at Elmwood campus.…
- SRUC
- 24/04/2025

Entries open for agricultural communications award
Writers, podcasters, social media influencers and storytellers are being encouraged to enter the 2025 Fordyce Maxwell Award for Agricultural Communications.…
- SRUC
- 23/04/2025

Crop updates: 14 April 2025
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
- 15/04/2025

Crop updates: late March 2025
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
- 04/04/2025

Ministers open multi-million pound Dairy Nexus
Ministers from the UK and Scottish governments have opened a multi-million pound facility designed to boost innovation and sustainability in the dairy industry. …
- SRUC
- 03/04/2025

New sponsorship from ACT helps agriculture student sow seeds of success
An SRUC student is the first recipient of a sponsorship from Agricultural Central Trading (ACT), which aims to improve access to higher education. Anna Craig, a third-year agriculture student based in Aberdeen, will be paid a bursary across the coming year, and will also have the opportunity to undertake paid internships as a part of the award.…
- SRUC
- 02/04/2025

SRUC’s Dr Rosie Everett to tackle climate resilience and water scarcity with a British Academy Fellowship
An SRUC scientist has been awarded over £100,000 from the British Academy for a 12-month Fellowship to address climate resistance and water scarcity in southern Africa.…
- SRUC
- 27/03/2025

SRUC Provost named among top minds as 2025 RSE Fellows are announced
The Provost and Deputy Principal of SRUC has joined the ranks of leading global experts with links to Scotland by securing a coveted position as a Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) Fellow.…
- SRUC
- 24/03/2025

AI biosecurity tool could help save farmers time
Scientists are developing a new webtool which will use Artificial Intelligence to give time-pressured farmers tailored advice on how to protect their livestock from disease.…
- SRUC
- 21/03/2025

Seamus Murphy: Exploring net zero and agriculture
In light of the publication of the Climate Change Committee's Seventh Carbon budget, two questions have resurfaced in my mind: is net zero in agriculture in the UK possible by 2050 and is it ultimately necessary to meet our climate goals? These are questions I have mulled over for nearly a decade working as a sustainability consultant at SAC Consulting, working in the food and drink sector.…
- Seamus Murphy, SAC Consulting
- 21/03/2025

Impact of Digital Dairy Chain honoured with Knowledge Exchange Award
The SRUC-led Digital Dairy Chain was among the winners at this year’s Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards in Edinburgh. The UKRI Strength in Places-funded programme took the Place-based Impact award, which celebrates collaborative initiatives that bring together partners from across Scotland to deliver targeted, positive outcomes for specific regions or local communities.…
- SRUC
- 20/03/2025