22 Oct 2024
Exploiting beneficial bacterial strains to reduce the incidence of pathogens in animals and to promote One Health
Antimicrobial resistance is an emerging threat to the health of animals and humans in Scotland and around the world. SEFARI scientists at the Rowett Institute have made some early, exciting findings that may prove invaluable in the global battle to hold back the spread of anti-microbial resistance.
15 Oct 2024
The Invisible Pillars of Community: Rural women in Agriculture
To mark this year’s International Day of Rural Women, our colleague Ana Vuin from Rural Policy Centre at SRUC, offers her insight on the role of women in agriculture and rural communities, challenges of representation, health and wellbeing, as well as opportunities to foster inclusive and fair rural society.
Title image: Hands together (Photo by Hannah Busing, Unsplash)
14 Oct 2024
Climate Change Adaptation: 2nd Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (ENRA) Science, Evidence and Policy Conference
Climate Change Adaptation is one of the key items on the policy agenda in Scotland, and this was the main focus at this year’s ENRA Science, Evidence and Policy conference.
2 Oct 2024
Reflections on a visit to Glensaugh Climate-Positive Farming Initiative
Climate-positive farming is key to Scotland’s climate change adaptation and mitigation.
In this blog, Prof Lorna Dawson, Knowledge Broker for Environment, reflects on her visit to the Climate-Positive Farming Initiative at the James Hutton Institute's Glensaugh Farm.
1 Oct 2024
Novel vaccines are needed to minimise the economic impact of important reproductive diseases in sheep and cattle
Reproductive diseases in sheep and cattle pose significant economic challenges. Therefore, SEFARI researchers at the Moredun Research Institute, funded by the Scottish Government’s Strategic Research Programme, are pioneering the development of new vaccines to tackle these issues.
30 Sep 2024
Involving Communities in Decision-Making on Natural Capital and Land Use
The Scottish Government has a Net Zero target date of 2045, and all areas of society are expected to play their part in reaching that goal. The land use sector is tasked with reducing greenhouse emissions and removing carbon from the atmosphere through changes such as planting more trees and restoring peat bogs – and doing so in a fair way that minimizes detrimental effects and brings benefits to Scotland’s people.
12 Sep 2024
The Three A’s of innovation - Agritech, Animal Health and Aquaculture
SEFARI Gateway are a silver sponsor at this year’s A3 Scotland conference - a not-for-profit two-day conference for the Animal Health, Agritech and Aquaculture (AAA) sectors, attracting attendees from all over the world to Inverness, to participate in plenaries, breakouts, investor panel and start up pitching, and sessions on funding, international showcase, skills and emerging solutions in AI, robotics, and sensors.
5 Sep 2024
Mastering Tick Management & Control Through Collaboration
Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) are of growing concern in Scotland and the UK due to factors like climate change, wildlife distribution shifts, and changes in land use. This has led to increased tick burden in livestock and Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) outbreaks appearing in new areas, posing threats to livestock and public health.
27 Aug 2024
Food for Thought: Soil, Food, Farming and Trade - Border Union Agricultural Society Business Breakfast, Kelso, 26 July 2024
Supported by SEFARI GAteway, the Royal Bank of Scotland, the RSA, and in particular the RSA Fellows Borders Network and the RSA Fellows Rural and Environmental Issues network Scotland and NFU Mutual, over 100 guests attended the Business breakfast from 8:30 until 10:30, in the Members Marquee, organised and welcomed by RSA fellow Mrs Ann Packard, FRSA, HonFRIAS.