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• 114 Finished

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  FIRNS bid with Woodland Carbon Code and Peatland Code on bundling and stacking in ecosystem markets

  Reed, M. (PI), Littlewood, N. (Researcher), Cole, L. (Consultant) & McCarthy, J. (Researcher)

  21/03/24 → 31/03/25

  Project: Research

  • Peatlands 100%

• The impact of withdrawing of zinc oxide supplementation during piglet weaning on AMR, pathogens and the microbiome

  Beechener, S. (PI), Rodrigues da Costa, M. (Researcher), Hutchinson, I. (Researcher), Webster, C. (Technician) & Chalmers, G. (Consultant)

  1/03/24 → 28/02/27

  Project: Research

  • Anisotropic Magnetoresistance 100%
  • ZnO 100%
  • Zinc Oxide 100%
  • Antimicrobial Resistance 100%
  • Pig 100%

• CHERI: Calf Health Evaluation and Remote Inspection

  Duthie, C.-A. (PI), Haskell, M. (CoI) & Bell, D. (CoI)

  1/12/23 → 30/11/25

  Project: Research

  • Imaging Systems 100%
  • Behavioral Indicator 100%
  • Work Engagement 100%
  • Computer Vision 100%
  • Bovine Respiratory Disease 100%

• LUNZ-Hub: Land-use for Net Zero Hub

  Bolton, S. (PI), Atterton, J. (CoI) & Sellars, A. (Researcher)

  1/11/23 → 28/02/27

  Project: Research

  • Net Zero 100%
  • Land Use 100%
  • Artificial Intelligence 50%
  • Land Policy 50%

• RESAS 22-27: Centre Of Expertise For Plant Health 2023-26

  Burnett, F. (PI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/23 → 31/03/26

  Project: Research

• ClimateSmartAdvisors: ClimateSmartAdvisors: Connecting and mobilizing the EU agricultural advisory community to support the transition to Climate Smart Farming

  Ramsay, N. (Project manager), Audsley, R. (PI) & Bauer, A. (CoI)

  1/04/23 → 31/03/30

  Project: Research

  • Precision Agriculture 100%
  • Europeans 16%

• Hempcrete carbon footprinting, carbon analysis and feasibility

  Buckingham, S. (PI)

  28/03/23 → 31/03/27

  Project: Consultancy

  • Feasibility Study 100%

• CLEAR: Collaborative Landscape planning for Enhanced Agrobiodiversity and Resilience (CLEAR)

  Cole, L. (CoI), Watson, C. (PI) & Topp, K. (CoI)

  1/03/23 → 28/02/26

  Project: Research

  • Attitude 100%

• Moy Park - Agrecalc Data Exchange

  Bell, J. (PI) & Armstrong, J. (Project manager)

  1/01/23 → 31/12/28

  Project: Consultancy

• Environmental Monitoring 2022-2025

  Sheehan, M. (PI)

  1/09/22 → 31/08/25

  Project: Consultancy

  • Environmental Monitoring 100%

• GreenShed Phase 2

  Duthie, C.-A. (PI) & Farquhar, J. (CoI)

  31/05/22 → 31/03/25

  Project: Research

  • Animal Welfare 100%
  • Ireland 100%
  • Farming System 50%
  • Greenhouse Gas 50%
  • Methane 50%

• Northern Innovation Hub Food and Drink TechHUB Strand 1: Business Support Services

  Trail, A. (PI)

  29/04/22 → 30/04/25

  Project: Consultancy

  • Beverages 100%
  • Business Support Services 100%
  • Administrative Structure 33%
  • Contract Law 33%
  • Mountains 33%

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-a2-5 Sheep And Cattle Traceability: The Impact Of Environmental And Other Factors In Scotland On Ear Tag Loss

  Ramsay, R. (CoI), Baughan, J. (CoI), Henry, M. (CoI), Laughton, H. (CoI), Beechener, S. (CoI), Beechener, S. (PI) & Lamont, K. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Traceability 100%
  • Ear Tags 100%
  • Bovine 100%
  • Animal Health 25%

• RESAS 22-27: Unc Soils And Related Environmental Data ? Collection, Management, Application, Dissemination And Governance

  Watson, C. (PI), Sinclair, A. (CoI), Hopkins, D. (CoI), Fraser, F. (CoI) & Denniston, J. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-c2-1 Agriculture Climate And Carbon

  Rees, B. (PI), Roehe, R. (CoI), Duthie, C.-A. (CoI), Jones, S. (CoI), Eory, V. (CoI), Buckingham, S. (CoI), March, M. (CoI), Hargreaves, P. (CoI), Topp, K. (CoI), Holland, J. (CoI), Miller, G. (CoI), Houdijk, J. (CoI), Newbold, J. (CoI), MacLeod, M. (CoI) & Bell, J. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Emissions 100%
  • Nitrous Oxide 69%
  • Greenhouse Gas 67%
  • Methane 57%
  • United Kingdom 49%

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-c3-2 Modelling The Socio-economic, Greenhouse Gas And Natural Capital Impacts Of Land Use Policy And Opportunities?. *joint With SRUC-d5-3

  McVittie, A. (PI), Thomson, S. (CoI), Shrestha, S. (CoI), Botero Degiovanni, H. (CoI), MacLeod, M. (CoI), Hamilton, A. (CoI), Eory, V. (CoI), Buckingham, S. (CoI), Shrestha, S. (CoI), Topp, K. (CoI), Thomson, S. (CoI), Holland, J. (CoI), McCracken, D. (CoI), Gibson-Poole, S. (CoI), McMillan, J. (CoI), Wall, E. (CoI), MacLeod, M. (CoI), Glendinning, J. (CoI), Merrell, I. (CoI) & Mckay Fletcher, D. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Land Use 100%
  • Natural Capital 33%
  • Greenhouse Gas 33%
  • UK 23%
  • Scotland 18%

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-c5-1 Modelling The Current And Future Ghg Emissions And Wider Impacts In The Scottish Beef, Sheep And Dairy Sectors.

  Eory, V. (PI), Cole, L. (CoI), MacLeod, M. (CoI), Waxenberg, K. (CoI), Cole, L. (CoI), MacLeod, M. (CoI) & Mckay Fletcher, D. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/25

  Project: Research

  • Greenhouse Gas 100%
  • Farm Animal 83%
  • Food Production 60%
  • Emissions 50%
  • Technical Efficiency 50%

• RESAS 22-27: Jhi-d3-1 Healthy Soils For A Green Recovery

  Watson, C. (PI), Bagnall, A. (CoI), Buckingham, S. (CoI), Hargreaves, P. (CoI), Topp, K. (CoI), Walker, R. (CoI), Fraser, F. (CoI), Holden, N. (CoI) & Boyko, R. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Cropping System 100%
  • Europeans 72%
  • Soil Health 66%
  • Grains 44%
  • Long Term Experiments 41%

• RESAS 22-27: Jhi-a1-2 Development And Implementation Of Tools, Strategies, And Stakeholder Engagement To Understand Threats And Improve Disease Management In Practice

  Botero Degiovanni, H. (Researcher), Burnett, F. (CoI), Gorniak, K. (CoI), Kennedy, C. (CoI), Kiltie, D. (CoI), Bain, R. (CoI), Yoxall, T. (CoI), Burnett, F. (CoI), Kaczmarek, M. (CoI), Fortune, J. (CoI), Jones, L. (CoI) & Havis, N. (PI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-e1-1 Novel Insights On Scotland's Rural And Island Economies (nisrie)

  Thomson, S. (PI), Atterton, J. (CoI), Pate, L. (CoI), Johnston, C. (CoI), McMillan, J. (CoI), Grierson, S. (CoI), Langston, C. (CoI), Merrell, I. (CoI), Tiwasing, P. (CoI), Hammond , K. (CoI), Sellars, A. (CoI) & Vuin, A. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Rural Areas 100%
  • Scottish Government 77%
  • Wealth 71%
  • Communities 42%
  • UK 41%

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-d4-1 Seeking Multiple Benefits From Natural Carbon Stores In The Uplands

  McCracken, D. (PI), Holland, J. (CoI), Robertson, D. (CoI), Littlewood, N. (CoI), Fuentes-Montemayor, E. (CoI), Cole, L. (CoI) & Harrison, B. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Ecosystem Resource Management 100%
  • Carbon Sequestration 100%
  • Land Management 100%
  • Land Use 100%
  • Natural Capital 100%

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-d1-1 Air Quality: Livestock Farming And Ammonia.

  Miller, G. (PI), Bowen, J. (CoI), Rees, B. (CoI), Newbold, J. (CoI), Duthie, C.-A. (CoI), Bell, J. (CoI), Nicoll, L. (CoI), Duthie, C.-A. (CoI), Broadbent, C. (CoI) & Newbold, J. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Air Quality 100%
  • Farm Animal 100%
  • Greenhouse Gas 100%

• Delivering A Sustainable Potato Industry For Scotland Through Management Of Potato Cyst Nematode (pcn)

  Burnett, F. (PI), Glenk, K. (CoI), Thomson, S. (CoI), McMillan, J. (CoI), Bowsher-Gibbs, M. (CoI) & Barnes, A. (CoI)

  Plant Health Centre

  20/12/21 → 31/03/26

  Project: Commercial

• Assessing Scotland's Pollinator Strategy: A 'real-world' Approach

  Cole, L. (PI) & Walker, A. (PhD Student)

  University of Edinburgh

  1/10/21 → 31/03/25

  Project: PhD project

• Natures Way Foods Carbon Audit Plan

  Bell, J. (CoPI), Kamilaris, H. (PI) & Forrest, J. (CoPI)

  25/06/21 → 24/06/26

  Project: Consultancy

• Agrecalc Carbon Report & Reduce

  Bell, J. (PI) & Kamilaris, H. (CoPI)

  1/04/21 → 31/03/26

  Project: Consultancy

  • Carbon 100%
  • Assessment 50%

• TechCare_Integrating innovative TECHnologies along the value Chain to improve small ruminant welfARE management

  Morgan-Davies, C. (PI), Bray, A. (CoI), Ramsay, N. (CoI) & Dwyer, C. (CoI)

  European Commission

  1/09/20 → 31/08/25

  Project: Research

  • Sheep 100%
  • Small Ruminants 60%
  • Lamb 54%
  • Precision Livestock Farming 52%
  • Small Ruminant 45%

• Fungicide performance on wheat, barley & oilseed rape 2018-2022

  Burnett, F. (PI)

  11/06/18 → 31/03/26

  Project: Research

• Finished

  PHC2023/05: The impact of agricultural policy reforms on plant health risks in Scotland: Guidance on maximizing plant health benefits.

  Topp, K. (PI), Creissen, H. (Researcher), Cole, L. (Researcher) & Havis, N. (Researcher)

  1/03/24 → 31/08/24

  Project: Research

  • Health Risk 100%
  • Agricultural Policy 100%
  • Support Services 100%
  • Incentive 100%
  • Plant Health 100%

• Quantifying 'Ag of the middle' in the North Highlands of Scotland

  Botero Degiovanni, H. (PI), Creissen, H. (CoPI), Cole, L. (CoPI), Gibson-Poole, S. (CoPI) & Hanton, D. (Specialist)

  19/02/24 → 31/03/24

  Project: Research

  • Farming System 100%
  • Food Supply 100%
  • Intensive Farming 100%
  • Research Project 100%

• Digitizing Water Resilience – Acting on Water Stress in Basins

  Bolton, S. (PI), Watson, C. (CoI) & Audsley, R. (CoI)

  25/01/24 → 18/10/24

  Project: Commercial

  • Water Stress 100%
  • Digitising 100%
  • Monitoring System 100%
  • River Basin 87%
  • Satellite Imagery 58%

• IRELAND-SCOTLAND BILATERAL NETWORK GRANTS

  Sellars, A. (Project manager) & Merrell, I. (PI)

  3/01/24 → 26/07/24

  Project: Research

  • Ireland 100%
  • Grants 100%
  • Islands 100%
  • Communities 100%
  • UK 100%

• NWIAP: Consultancy Services for Rural & Agricultural Development - Maximising the potential in the Islands of Orkney, Shetland and Outer Hebrides

  Thomson, S. (PI), Moxey, A. P. (Researcher), Pirie, S. (Consultant), MacMillan, I. (Consultant), Jamwal-Fraser, O. (Consultant), Sellars, A. (Researcher), Stevens, B. (Researcher), Naab, F. (Researcher), McMillan, J. (Researcher) & Macdonald, S. (Consultant)

  4/12/23 → 25/03/24

  Project: Research

  • Agricultural Policy 100%
  • Agricultural Development 100%
  • Rural Development 100%
  • Communities 50%
  • Rural Sociology 50%

• Farming for net zero: Transitioning Scottish Agriculture

  Buckingham, S. (CoI), Salter, F. (CoPI) & Murphy, S. (CoPI)

  24/10/23 → 31/01/24

  Project: Consultancy

• Management of Macallan Sludge Disposal 2023/24

  Buchanan, A. (PI)

  10/09/23 → 9/09/24

  Project: Consultancy

• ORCHARD PHASE 6 - The Net Zero Challenge for Ag.

  Robinson, L. (Project manager) & Travis, S. (PI)

  1/09/23 → 31/07/24

  Project: Research

  • Net Zero 100%
  • Specific Industry 100%

• Lifecycle Analysis HCC Production Systems

  Riascos Caipe, L. (PI) & Farquhar, J. (CoPI)

  29/08/23 → 31/01/24

  Project: Consultancy

  • Life Cycle Assessment 100%
  • Production System 100%
  • Impact Category 33%
  • Carbon Footprint 33%

• Evidence review of organic farming, net zero targets and the impact of a changing climate

  Topp, K. (PI), Watson, C. (CoI) & Grierson, S. (Researcher)

  20/05/23 → 11/08/23

  Project: Research

  • Organic Farming 100%
  • Net Zero 100%
  • Greenhouse Gas 37%
  • Soil Carbon 37%
  • Crop Residue Management 12%

• Scottish Venison Association Carbon footprint

  Herbst, M. (PI) & Farquhar, J. (CoPI)

  18/05/23 → 22/06/23

  Project: Consultancy

  • Carbon Footprint 100%
  • Venison 100%
  • Emissions 50%

• Defra blended finance trials for proposed ELMS support scheme, North Devon Biosphere

  Reed, M. (CoPI), Rudman, H. (CoI) & Stevens, B. (CoPI)

  8/05/23 → 31/10/23

  Project: Consultancy

• Farm management for J S Henderson & Sons

  Melville, N. (PI)

  1/04/23 → 31/03/24

  Project: Consultancy

  • Sons 100%

• A roadmap to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the Scottish Potato crop

  Burgess, P. (PI), Bell, J. (CoI) & Thomson, S. (CoI)

  1/04/23 → 30/05/23

  Project: Research

  • Greenhouse Gas 100%
  • Seeds 50%
  • Greenhouse Gas Emission 50%
  • Net Zero 50%
  • Growers 33%

• Understanding farmer / agronomist perceptions for decision making in crop health and the impact of that on key metrics such as IPM scores and pesticide usage

  Creissen, H. (PI), Botero Degiovanni, H. (CoPI), Maloney, K. (CoI) & Burgess, P. (CoI)

  27/02/23 → 30/11/23

  Project: Research

  • Agronomists 100%

• Nitrogen cycling associated with food production from livestock

  Miller, G. (PI), Young, M. (CoI), Shaw, L. (Researcher) & Newbold, J. (Researcher)

  15/02/23 → 8/03/23

  Project: Research

• Review into the possibilities of reducing slaughter age for beef cattle and the effects on productivity and emissions.

  Duthie, C.-A. (PI) & Bell, D. (CoI)

  23/01/23 → 31/07/23

  Project: Research

  • Slaughter 100%
  • Beef Cattle 100%

• Provision of Livestock Nutrition (Ruminants) Training

  Travis, S. (PI)

  6/01/23 → 31/03/23

  Project: Consultancy

• Integrating finance and biodiversity for a nature positive future

  Rudman, H. (PI), Reed, M. (PI), McCarthy, J. (Researcher) & Boyd, I. (Researcher)

  3/01/23 → 31/03/24

  Project: Research

  • Research and Development 100%
  • Survey Respondent 50%

• CO-ORDINATION OF INTEGRATED LAND MANAGEMENT PLANS, SPECIALIST ADVICE PLANS AND A FINAL REPORT FOR SCOTLAND’S NINE MONITOR FARMS

  Williams, K. (PI)

  2/01/23 → 31/05/23

  Project: Consultancy

  • Land Management 100%
  • Economic Sustainability 50%
  • Social Sustainability 50%
  • Environmental Sustainability 50%
  • Meat Quality 50%

• Diageo: Avoidance and Reduction Interventions Proposal

  Murphy, S. (PI)

  1/01/23 → 31/03/23

  Project: Consultancy

  • Mathematical Model 100%
  • Reduction 100%

• Supporting an evidence-based approach for SG engagement on the development of approaches to measure biodiversity

  McVittie, A. (PI), Rudman, H. (CoI), Cole, L. (CoI) & Ramsey, R. (CoI)

  6/12/22 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Biodiversity 100%
  • Approach 100%
  • Ecosystem 33%
  • Recommendation 33%
  • Scotland 33%