Davy McCracken
@davymccracken.bsky.social
Deputy Head of School: KE & Innovation. Head Hill & Mountain Research Centre. Comments personal. Press & Journal columnist https://muckrack.com/davy-mccracken-1
What excellent recognition for @SRUC - highlighting the benefits of colleagues in our School of Natural & Social Sciences working closely with SAC Consulting colleagues conducting the Farm Business Survey here in Scotland
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Informing and shaping agricultural policy through economic analysis - Royal Anniversary Trust
SRUC has been informing and shaping agricultural policy in Scotland and beyond for many decades, through combining economic analysis with detailed on-farm data collection. Much […]Read more
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November 26, 2025 at 5:46 AM
What excellent recognition for @SRUC - highlighting the benefits of colleagues in our School of Natural & Social Sciences working closely with SAC Consulting colleagues conducting the Farm Business Survey here in Scotland
royalanniversarytrust.org.uk/winners/sruc...
royalanniversarytrust.org.uk/winners/sruc...
My latest Press & Journal column
November 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
My latest Press & Journal column
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More than happy to act as host for this conference yesterday - great event
Our NFFN Scotland Summit was a huge success! From inspiring stories to the £1m woodland grant announced by Agriculture Minister Jim Fairlie, the energy in the room was amazing! A huge thank you to everyone who joined & to our partners @rspbblacktoftsands.bsky.social / @naturescot.bsky.social. 💚
October 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
More than happy to act as host for this conference yesterday - great event
More than happy to act as host for this conference yesterday - great event
Our NFFN Scotland Summit was a huge success! From inspiring stories to the £1m woodland grant announced by Agriculture Minister Jim Fairlie, the energy in the room was amazing! A huge thank you to everyone who joined & to our partners @rspbblacktoftsands.bsky.social / @naturescot.bsky.social. 💚
October 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
More than happy to act as host for this conference yesterday - great event
My latest Press & Journal article - data crucial to show value of upland farmers and crofters
September 27, 2025 at 4:23 AM
My latest Press & Journal article - data crucial to show value of upland farmers and crofters
My latest Press & Journal column - Clean Breeding helping cut methane emissions
August 23, 2025 at 6:47 AM
My latest Press & Journal column - Clean Breeding helping cut methane emissions
My latest Press & Journal column about our input to the Wild Strathfillan Initiative
July 26, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My latest Press & Journal column about our input to the Wild Strathfillan Initiative
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Another great #IntegratingTreesNetwork event 🌳. Join SRUC's @davymccracken.bsky.social & the Adamson family from Netherurd Home Farm, West Linton, on Wed 6 Aug to hear & see how trees can benefit your farming business now & in the future. FREE tickets 👉 buff.ly/RyXFmcL #TreesonFarms #Agroforestry
July 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Another great #IntegratingTreesNetwork event 🌳. Join SRUC's @davymccracken.bsky.social & the Adamson family from Netherurd Home Farm, West Linton, on Wed 6 Aug to hear & see how trees can benefit your farming business now & in the future. FREE tickets 👉 buff.ly/RyXFmcL #TreesonFarms #Agroforestry
Great to see our new video for the School of Natural and Social Sciences launched at the Royal Highland Show. Take a look and see what you think
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SRUC's School of Natural and Social Sciences
YouTube video by SRUC Study at Scotland's Rural College
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July 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Great to see our new video for the School of Natural and Social Sciences launched at the Royal Highland Show. Take a look and see what you think
youtu.be/N-114Ob0NME?...
youtu.be/N-114Ob0NME?...
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My latest Press & Journal column - Data much more than simply counting sheep
June 28, 2025 at 8:13 AM
My latest Press & Journal column - Data much more than simply counting sheep
Reposted by Davy McCracken
Semi-wild horse grazing as a rewilding strategy: assessing effects on vegetation structure and composition in the Côa Valley, Portugal
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Frontiers | Semi-wild horse grazing as a rewilding strategy: assessing effects on vegetation structure and composition in the Côa Valley, Portugal
Mediterranean landscapes are characterized by fine-grained land-cover mosaics of interspersed vegetation types and high wildfire vulnerability, where grazing...
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June 18, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Semi-wild horse grazing as a rewilding strategy: assessing effects on vegetation structure and composition in the Côa Valley, Portugal
www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...
My latest Press & Journal column - Data much more than simply counting sheep
June 28, 2025 at 8:13 AM
My latest Press & Journal column - Data much more than simply counting sheep
The price of belonging: Rural heritage in a changing world
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The price of belonging: Rural heritage in a changing world
Explore the tension between globalisation and local identity, and the challenges rural communities face in preserving culture and heritage.
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June 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The price of belonging: Rural heritage in a changing world
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rse.org.uk/resource/the...
Our natural beauty is worth preserving
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Our natural beauty is worth preserving
Pat Monaghan explores biodiversity loss, climate risks, and the urgent changes needed to restore its rural environments.
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June 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Our natural beauty is worth preserving
rse.org.uk/resource/our...
rse.org.uk/resource/our...
Semi-wild horse grazing as a rewilding strategy: assessing effects on vegetation structure and composition in the Côa Valley, Portugal
www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...
Frontiers | Semi-wild horse grazing as a rewilding strategy: assessing effects on vegetation structure and composition in the Côa Valley, Portugal
Mediterranean landscapes are characterized by fine-grained land-cover mosaics of interspersed vegetation types and high wildfire vulnerability, where grazing...
www.frontiersin.org
June 18, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Semi-wild horse grazing as a rewilding strategy: assessing effects on vegetation structure and composition in the Côa Valley, Portugal
www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...
Looking forward to giving seminar tomorrow while I am here at CIBIO_InBIO - focussed on my input to work by a host of others into developing conservation strategies for the red-billed chough
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Developing conservation strategies for red-billed chough in Scotland - Events - Cibio
The mission of the Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources is to develop world-class research in the areas of biodiversity and evolutionary bi
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May 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Looking forward to giving seminar tomorrow while I am here at CIBIO_InBIO - focussed on my input to work by a host of others into developing conservation strategies for the red-billed chough
www.cibio.up.pt/en/events/de...
www.cibio.up.pt/en/events/de...
Excellent to input to a course on Landscape Ecology today at BIOPOLIS-CIBIO Though the weather was somewhat hotter than in Scotland!!
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Landscape ecology: a toolbox to understand patterns, processes, and dynamics in rural landscapes - Events - Cibio
The mission of the Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources is to develop world-class research in the areas of biodiversity and evolutionary bi
www.cibio.up.pt
May 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Excellent to input to a course on Landscape Ecology today at BIOPOLIS-CIBIO Though the weather was somewhat hotter than in Scotland!!
www.cibio.up.pt/en/events/la...
www.cibio.up.pt/en/events/la...
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If you're a farmer or crofter who's doing things differently, the Farming with Nature Award is for you! buff.ly/V8jWgSA Deadline 3 June. Here’s last year’s winner in this category, the Clyde Valley Waders Farmer Group. buff.ly/RxGlSWr @nffn.bsky.social
#NatureOfScotland
#NFFWeek2025
#NatureOfScotland
#NFFWeek2025
Food and Farming | Nature of Scotland Awards
This ambitious and expanding group of 25 farmers are going above and beyond to save wading birds on their livestock farms in southern Scotland. Through regul...
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May 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
If you're a farmer or crofter who's doing things differently, the Farming with Nature Award is for you! buff.ly/V8jWgSA Deadline 3 June. Here’s last year’s winner in this category, the Clyde Valley Waders Farmer Group. buff.ly/RxGlSWr @nffn.bsky.social
#NatureOfScotland
#NFFWeek2025
#NatureOfScotland
#NFFWeek2025
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Pero hay matices: En pastizales seminaturales, la huella humana no redujo la completitud: Estos espacios, manejados con prácticas tradicionales como el pastoreo o la siega, pueden mantener ecosistemas ricos a la vez que productivos. 9/11
May 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Pero hay matices: En pastizales seminaturales, la huella humana no redujo la completitud: Estos espacios, manejados con prácticas tradicionales como el pastoreo o la siega, pueden mantener ecosistemas ricos a la vez que productivos. 9/11
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It is odd how so many in rewilding focus on charismatic megafauna
Rather than complex, well-functioning ecosystems
Rather than complex, well-functioning ecosystems
May 24, 2025 at 8:20 AM
It is odd how so many in rewilding focus on charismatic megafauna
Rather than complex, well-functioning ecosystems
Rather than complex, well-functioning ecosystems
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My latest Press & Journal column - Study gives insight into problem of lamb losses
May 24, 2025 at 8:24 AM
My latest Press & Journal column - Study gives insight into problem of lamb losses
My latest Press & Journal column - Study gives insight into problem of lamb losses
May 24, 2025 at 8:24 AM
My latest Press & Journal column - Study gives insight into problem of lamb losses
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Today is International Day for Biological Diversity #BiodiversityDay! Did you know that #ScotlandsRainforest is one of the most biodiverse habitats in the UK? Find out why: savingscotlandsrainforest.org.uk/blog/biodive...
📷 Lorne Gill
📷 Lorne Gill
May 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Today is International Day for Biological Diversity #BiodiversityDay! Did you know that #ScotlandsRainforest is one of the most biodiverse habitats in the UK? Find out why: savingscotlandsrainforest.org.uk/blog/biodive...
📷 Lorne Gill
📷 Lorne Gill
New solution to help record sheep methane emissions
May 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
New solution to help record sheep methane emissions
US Army vets gets hands on with sheep in Scots mission
May 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
US Army vets gets hands on with sheep in Scots mission