Research

Fresh analysis will guide future agriculture policy

Twelve reports have been produced that explore some of the options and mechanisms the Scottish Government will need to consider while developing its upcoming plans for agriculture with a renewed focus on delivering for both industry and for nature. …

SRUC
29/08/2023

New resources to help farmers manage land with beavers

The Farm Advisory Service has published new resources to help farmers learn about managing land with beavers. …

Farm Advisory Service
25/08/2023

Report offers nuanced view of island and very remote regions

Scotland’s islands and very remote mainland regions have come under a “more nuanced lens” in a bid to better understand the challenges facing these communities – as well as future opportunities.…

SRUC
01/08/2023

Lost in translation? Insights from an international approach to rural issues at ESRS 2023

Dr Ana Vuin, a Research Fellow with the Rural Policy Centre, shares her experience of attending The European Society for Rural Sociology’s biennial congress in July 2023.…

Ana Vuin
27/07/2023

Flower power at heart of methane reduction research

SRUC scientists’ research into reducing cattle methane emissions using a chemical from daffodils is part of a project awarded £2.8 million by the Department for Environmental Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).…

SRUC
11/07/2023

SRUC part of £2.9m low-methane sheep project

SRUC scientists are lending their expertise to a major new project designed to breed sheep with a naturally low carbon footprint.…

SRUC
07/07/2023

Scientists record rats ‘talking’ with their mouths full

While people generally believe it is bad manners to talk with your mouth full, this is not the case with rats according to scientists.…

SRUC
29/06/2023

Creating an innovation and skills ecosystem for the future

Of the many words he has spoken on the subject, one quote in particular from Andy Haldane stands out: “Innovation provides the spark, but the institutions provide the fuel.” The Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Arts could easily have been talking about SRUC, where our Digital Dairy Chain has been highlighted in Scotland’s National Innovation Strategy as a prime example of an innovation cluster. …

Wayne Powell
14/06/2023

Farmers invited to take part in large-scale survey

A quarter of Scottish farmers will be contacted about their plans for the next five years as part of the largest and longest-running survey of its kind. …

James Hutton Institute
14/06/2023

Digital Dairy Chain highlighted in National Innovation Strategy

The Principal and Chief Executive of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has welcomed the organisation’s prominent inclusion in Scotland’s newly published National Innovation Strategy.…

SRUC
13/06/2023

Boost for innovative climate change farm projects

Researchers are involved in four industry-led innovative farm projects offering climate-focused solutions and farming technology.…

SRUC
13/06/2023

Zoo poo and ‘hot dogs’

SRUC reveals activities for 2023 Royal Highland Show.…

SRUC
12/06/2023