Technology

£21m to make dairy industry cream of the crop

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.…

SRUC
22/07/2021

SRUCBytes: new tech training episodes for everyone

SRUCBytes season one has landed, with new episodes dropping every fortnight. SRUCBytes is eight short tech training episodes on innovative technologies in the rural sector. …

SRUC
25/05/2021

New technologies to future-proof the livestock sector

New and upcoming technologies in the Scottish livestock sector will be the focus of an event organised by SRUC.…

SRUC
18/05/2021

AI conference to showcase deep learning in agriculture

A researcher at SRUC will speak at an international conference which is expected to attract 100,000 attendees.…

SRUC
01/04/2021

Digital potential of a sustainable natural economy

The role of digital in securing a green rural economy is the focus of a joint virtual conference being held by SRUC and Teagasc. The potential of digitalisation to achieve a sustainable natural…

SRUC
26/01/2021

Farming app offers guidance on the go

The Farm Advisory Service has launched an interactive updated version of the FAS Companion app to help farmers with the daily management of their businesses.…

SRUC
18/12/2020

SRUC bringing AI innovation to agriculture with NVIDIA

SRUC has teamed up with NVIDIA, the world’s leading AI company, to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in the agrifood sector.…

SRUC
15/12/2020

SRUC courses well placed to meet climate challenge

New SRUC degree courses that explore everything from land management change to electric tractors will help to respond to the climate challenge.…

SRUC
11/11/2020

Agriculture students learn KORE skills

Agriculture students at SRUC have been given access to an online precision farming platform which allows them to map variation in crops using satellite data.…

SRUC
06/11/2020

Smart Sheep

SRUC is part of a research consortium awarded funding to encourage the adoption of Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) technologies in UK sheep flocks.…

SRUC
03/11/2020

SRUC reassures students over safety measures

Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has reassured its students that their safety and wellbeing is its priority during the Covid-19 pandemic.…

SRUC
25/09/2020

£5m precision technology project to focus on sheep welfare management

A £5 million research project involving nine countries – from Scandinavia to the Middle East – is aiming to revolutionise the use of precision technology in sheep and goat farming.…

SRUC
02/09/2020