Agri-Business
Teagasc and SRUC discuss possible collaborations
Representatives from Teagasc visited Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) in Edinburgh to discuss future collaboration opportunities for the two organisations. The...
SRUC
Dairy Technical
Focus on silage quality for better milk margins - dairy expert
Harvesting high quality silage is vital for farms that will be milking cows in the shed next winter, and now...
Sheep Technical
Is it cost-effective to finish lambs on concentrates?
As farmers move towards bought-in concentrates over the winter, sheep farmers should take a closer look at the growth of...
Beef
Could a daffodil plant hold the secret to tackling methane emissions?
Trials are underway to discover if an extract from daffodil plants, called haemanthamine, could hold the secret to cutting methane...
Environment
Trash to treasure: Manure could be a sustainable material in the future
Manure could be used in a new way and become a “prospective bio-based and biodegradable material of the future”, according...
Environment
Drones take carbon project to next level in Scotland
High-tech drones are being deployed across Scotland as part of an innovative project to estimate the carbon stored on the...
Tillage Technical
Soil monitoring - middens and earthworms
Farmers are being asked to check for middens – tennis ball-sized plugs constructed by earthworms – when monitoring their soils....
N.Ireland
Consumer side of UK-wide beef research project begins at Balmoral
Scientists from Scotland have begun a UK-wide beef research project testing which production methods make the best steak at this...