Sustainable Systems: Farming Challenges
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Farming in a rapidly changing and chaotic climate
Lower yields, earlier harvest dates, crop establishment difficulties and higher cost for additional supplementary livestock feed are some of the impacts affecting the farming community as a result of climate…
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Farming in a rapidly changing and chaotic climate
March 31, 2025Lower yields, earlier harvest dates, crop establishment difficulties and higher cost for additional supplementary livestock feed are some of the impacts affecting the farming community...
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Cutting emissions in the oat sector, a case study
July 11, 2024Oats are highly valued for being both nutritious and offering significant health benefits. As a crop its green credentials are well known, giving good yields...
Read more >
How to Spot Q Fever and What Action to Take
February 12, 2024The disease Q fever is caused by the bacteria Coxiella Burnetii which can infect cattle, sheep and goats. It is endemic in dairy herds in Great...
Read more >
Protecting Atlantic Salmon
January 10, 2024At COP28 the decision was taken by the International Union for Conservation of Nature to reassess the status of Atlantic salmon, moving it from a...
Read more >
Agribusiness News April 2023 – Input Costs: Seasonal Workers
April 3, 2023Seasonal Worker Sponsor Licences The regulations of Seasonal Worker Sponsor Licences apply to any overseas national that a UK farm wishes to employ if they...
Read more >Nature Based Solutions to Combat Drought and Flooding
March 10, 2023Climate change and increase in drought and flooding Climate change is set to bring on a change in our weather systems, with extreme weather conditions...
Read more >Advertising an Agricultural Job: How to Approach It
March 10, 2023Finding staff to fill agricultural jobs is getting harder and this publication is the third in a series that gives helpful hints and tips on...
Read more >Eye-catching Agricultural Job Adverts: How To Create Them
March 3, 2023In a time where it is getting increasingly harder to recruit staff into the agricultural industry, it is important that you can stand out from...
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Targeted Selective Treatment in Sheep
October 3, 2022Wormer resistance is becoming an issue on many farms across the country and all farmers should look at options to improve the efficacy of wormers...
Read more >
How To Avoid Lead Poisoning In Your Herd
June 24, 2022Lead poisoning occurs every year on Scottish farms, which carries huge welfare and economic losses. Hannah Orr, SRUC Veterinary Services discusses this problem,...
Read more >
Getting the farm ‘climate ready’
March 17, 2022Farmers and land managers are constantly making business decisions whilst having to factor in and account for various unknowns; fluctuating commodity prices, market trends, changing...
Read more >Alternative Clostridial Vaccines
March 14, 2022There have been lots of supply issues over the last two years and some medicines have been affected. You may have struggled to get hold...
Read more >
Integrated Pest Management – Top Tips from High Scoring Farms
February 28, 2022The IPM planning tool for Scottish growers is starting to give useful insights about what high scoring farms do and where they get their information....
Read more >
Women in Agriculture, Caithness: Confused about Carbon? Let’s Clear the Air!
October 10, 2021So much talk about reducing farm emissions, lowering your carbon footprint, carbon neutral, net zero and how to farm more efficiently…..confused by all this and...
Read more >
Trees and carbon capture – The Science
July 21, 2021Can trees really help combat climate change, and how? If you’ve ever wondered “what’s the evidence that tree planting targets will work?” watch the recording...
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Our Seasonal Workforce: Health and Safety and Worker Welfare
July 6, 2021Given that the seasonal workers who come to Scotland for work are from various countries and backgrounds, it is important that they feel respected, valued,...
Read more >
Co-operation and Collaboration – The Benefits of Working Together
June 27, 2021The benefits of co-operation are well-evidenced. Co-operation involves farmers and others, working together to achieve a commercial objective, which they cannot achieve independently and individually....
Read more >
Acquiring Land Through Contract or Share Farming Agreements
June 11, 2021In this video in our series looking at advice and guidance for people who want to make a new start with agriculture, we’re talking contract...
Read more >
The Role of Biostimulants in IPM
April 26, 2021The overriding principle of IPM is to manage the health of a crop holistically, rather than just to focus on individual pests and disease and...
Read more >
Pesticide Information Note: Spray Drift
April 14, 2021Pesticide Information Note: Spray drift Spray drift is a topic that has come under increasing focus as the general public take more interest in pesticides,...
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Select by an area of interest
Farming in a rapidly changing and chaotic climate
March 31, 2025Lower yields, earlier harvest dates, crop establishment difficulties and higher cost for additional supplementary livestock feed are some of the impacts affecting the farming community...
Read more >
Cutting emissions in the oat sector, a case study
July 11, 2024Oats are highly valued for being both nutritious and offering significant health benefits. As a crop its green credentials are well known, giving good yields...
Read more >
How to Spot Q Fever and What Action to Take
February 12, 2024The disease Q fever is caused by the bacteria Coxiella Burnetii which can infect cattle, sheep and goats. It is endemic in dairy herds in Great...
Read more >
Protecting Atlantic Salmon
January 10, 2024At COP28 the decision was taken by the International Union for Conservation of Nature to reassess the status of Atlantic salmon, moving it from a...
Read more >
Agribusiness News April 2023 – Input Costs: Seasonal Workers
April 3, 2023Seasonal Worker Sponsor Licences The regulations of Seasonal Worker Sponsor Licences apply to any overseas national that a UK farm wishes to employ if they...
Read more >Nature Based Solutions to Combat Drought and Flooding
March 10, 2023Climate change and increase in drought and flooding Climate change is set to bring on a change in our weather systems, with extreme weather conditions...
Read more >Advertising an Agricultural Job: How to Approach It
March 10, 2023Finding staff to fill agricultural jobs is getting harder and this publication is the third in a series that gives helpful hints and tips on...
Read more >Eye-catching Agricultural Job Adverts: How To Create Them
March 3, 2023In a time where it is getting increasingly harder to recruit staff into the agricultural industry, it is important that you can stand out from...
Read more >
Targeted Selective Treatment in Sheep
October 3, 2022Wormer resistance is becoming an issue on many farms across the country and all farmers should look at options to improve the efficacy of wormers...
Read more >
How To Avoid Lead Poisoning In Your Herd
June 24, 2022Lead poisoning occurs every year on Scottish farms, which carries huge welfare and economic losses. Hannah Orr, SRUC Veterinary Services discusses this problem,...
Read more >
Getting the farm ‘climate ready’
March 17, 2022Farmers and land managers are constantly making business decisions whilst having to factor in and account for various unknowns; fluctuating commodity prices, market trends, changing...
Read more >Alternative Clostridial Vaccines
March 14, 2022There have been lots of supply issues over the last two years and some medicines have been affected. You may have struggled to get hold...
Read more >
Integrated Pest Management – Top Tips from High Scoring Farms
February 28, 2022The IPM planning tool for Scottish growers is starting to give useful insights about what high scoring farms do and where they get their information....
Read more >
Women in Agriculture, Caithness: Confused about Carbon? Let’s Clear the Air!
October 10, 2021So much talk about reducing farm emissions, lowering your carbon footprint, carbon neutral, net zero and how to farm more efficiently…..confused by all this and...
Read more >
Trees and carbon capture – The Science
July 21, 2021Can trees really help combat climate change, and how? If you’ve ever wondered “what’s the evidence that tree planting targets will work?” watch the recording...
Read more >
Our Seasonal Workforce: Health and Safety and Worker Welfare
July 6, 2021Given that the seasonal workers who come to Scotland for work are from various countries and backgrounds, it is important that they feel respected, valued,...
Read more >
Co-operation and Collaboration – The Benefits of Working Together
June 27, 2021The benefits of co-operation are well-evidenced. Co-operation involves farmers and others, working together to achieve a commercial objective, which they cannot achieve independently and individually....
Read more >
Acquiring Land Through Contract or Share Farming Agreements
June 11, 2021In this video in our series looking at advice and guidance for people who want to make a new start with agriculture, we’re talking contract...
Read more >
The Role of Biostimulants in IPM
April 26, 2021The overriding principle of IPM is to manage the health of a crop holistically, rather than just to focus on individual pests and disease and...
Read more >
Pesticide Information Note: Spray Drift
April 14, 2021Pesticide Information Note: Spray drift Spray drift is a topic that has come under increasing focus as the general public take more interest in pesticides,...
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