http://www.sruc.ac.uk/news SRUC Latest news Jadu CMS http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sat, 18 May 2013 12:32:15 +0000 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:32:15 +0000 http://www.sruc.ac.uk/news/article/424/yet_another_threat_to_lambs_%E2%80%93_warning_of_nematodirus_infection_as_temperatures_climb Vets from Scotland’s Rural College fear young lambs are at risk from a mass hatch of Nematodirus battus worms they expect in the next few weeks. Fri, 17 May 2013 13:44:00 +0000 http://www.sruc.ac.uk/news/article/423/students_collaborate_in_search_for_ways_to_improve_damaged_grazing Work by students at the Oatridge Campus of Scotland’s Rural College will advise farmers on ways to quickly restore grassland and grazing badly damaged by months of poor weather. Fri, 17 May 2013 13:39:00 +0000 http://www.sruc.ac.uk/news/article/422/sruc_elmwood_supported_accommodation_rates_%E2%80%98very_good%E2%80%99_in_official_report The Supported Accommodation on the Elmwood Campus of Scotland’s Rural College is highly successful in supporting people with extra learning needs, according to a report by the Care Inspectorate. Wed, 15 May 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.sruc.ac.uk/news/article/421/coping_with_the_lack_of_spring_grass As the grass slowly gets greener and begins to grow farmers across the country are sighing with relief as they let their cattle out of the sheds they have been living in for far too long. Mon, 13 May 2013 08:03:00 +0000 http://www.sruc.ac.uk/news/article/416/schmallenberg_lamb_losses_reflected_in_sruc%E2%80%99s_ct_scanning_service The impact of Schmallenberg Virus (SBV) in England has been reflected in the activities of SRUC’s CT sheep scanning service this year. Wed, 08 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.sruc.ac.uk/news/article/410/leatherjacket_numbers_high SRUC Warns the Hard Winter Has Not Stopped March of the Daddy-long-legs grubs! Wed, 08 May 2013 09:50:00 +0000 http://www.sruc.ac.uk/news/article/415/not_one_open_day_but_two This month not one but two of Scotland’s Rural College’s campuses will be opening their doors to the public. Wed, 08 May 2013 09:40:00 +0000 http://www.sruc.ac.uk/news/article/418/agricultural_student_stuart_makes_final_of_farmers_guardian_competition SRUC Edinburgh student Stuart Mitchell has reached the final of the 2013 Agricultural Student of the Year competition, organised by the Farmers Guardian. Wed, 08 May 2013 09:30:00 +0000 http://www.sruc.ac.uk/news/article/417/elmwood_hospitality_team_shortlisted_for_cis_excellence_awards_2013 The SRUC Elmwood Campus Hospitality Team have been shortlisted for a CIS Excellence Award. Wed, 08 May 2013 09:20:00 +0000 http://www.sruc.ac.uk/news/article/412/sruc_experience_gets_uws_student_buzzing_about_bees_and_butterflies A work placement with SRUC’s Sustainable Ecosystems Team stimulated a new interest in Agricultural Ecology for UWS student Amy Brown. Wed, 08 May 2013 09:10:00 +0000 http://www.sruc.ac.uk/news/article/419/all_roads_lead_to_rome_for_food_security_masters Seven students studying the SRUC/University of Edinburgh MSc on Food Security have just returned from Rome. Wed, 08 May 2013 09:00:00 +0000 http://www.sruc.ac.uk/news/article/413/getting_to_know_sruc_soils_research Soils research has underpinned the crop, animal and environmental outputs at Scotland’s Rural College for many years and has always been closely linked to consultancy and teaching. Wed, 08 May 2013 08:50:00 +0000 http://www.sruc.ac.uk/news/article/414/craibstone_success_at_balmoral_cross_country_event Craibstone’s third year Countryside Management student and international mountain runner Robbie Simpson recently broke the Balmoral Cross Country Event course record by 6 seconds. Wed, 08 May 2013 08:40:00 +0000 http://www.sruc.ac.uk/news/article/411/open_day_at_sruc_crianlarich_hill_farm With a new suckler herd, grassland improvement and progress with the sheep flocks, there will be much to see at Scotland’s Rural College’s hill farm open day near Crianlarich on Friday May 24th. Wed, 08 May 2013 08:30:00 +0000 http://www.sruc.ac.uk/news/article/399/fluke_problem_forecast_to_get_worse Farmers and Crofters hoping the suffering liver fluke is presently causing their sheep and cattle won't be repeated should take note of future forecasts. Wed, 01 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000 http://www.sruc.ac.uk/news/article/398/forecasting_flystrike_online-farmers_asked_to_help A new web-based early warning service to help farmers decide when to protect their sheep from flies has been launched by the National Sheep Association and Scotland’s Rural College. Wed, 01 May 2013 11:50:00 +0000 http://www.sruc.ac.uk/news/article/403/new_way_to_apply_to_scotland%E2%80%99s_rural_college For the first time this year SRUC’s 2014 undergraduate prospectus can be downloaded as an app, from the App Store or Google Play. Wed, 01 May 2013 11:40:00 +0000 http://www.sruc.ac.uk/news/article/402/sruc_and_the_special_relationship Professor George Wiggans, from the United States Department for Agriculture (Usda), is visiting SRUC for two weeks to work with staff from EGENES. Wed, 01 May 2013 11:30:00 +0000 http://www.sruc.ac.uk/news/article/400/join_the_disease_police_and_back_a_scottish_industry_worth_%C2%A3221m_%E2%80%93_spend_the_summer_as_a_tattie_roguer Scotland’s seed potato growers are on the lookout for qualified Tattie Roguers! Wed, 01 May 2013 11:20:00 +0000 http://www.sruc.ac.uk/news/article/401/about_sruc_advising_on_woodland_and_forestry_planting SAC Consulting’s Forestry Unit has recently expanded to four with the arrival of Craig Dinwoodie at the Stirling FRBS office in May of last year. Wed, 01 May 2013 11:10:00 +0000