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By building your own ‘bug hotel’ (otherwise known as a wildlife hotel) you could provide shelter for garden visitors such as hedgehogs, bees, ladybirds, lacewings, ground beetles and lots more garden creatures. Let’s get started: now what could you use to construct your hotel? We would suggest a mix of some of the following: Old wooden pallets, strips of wood, logs, straw, moss, dry leaves, woodchips, bark, cones, old ceramic pots, old roofing tiles, old bricks (preferably with holes), empty snail shells, sand, soil, hollow bamboo canes, dead hollow stems cut from shrubs, roofing felt, planks
A new survey has been launched to collect new information that will be used to identify key areas for the use of agri-tech to improve productivity, efficiency and sustainability for beef and sheep production. Agri-tech allows for continuous and automatic monitoring of production parameters, environmental impact, animal health and welfare. For example, increased monitoring of animals through animal mounted sensors allows for poorly performing animals to be identified sooner. However, there are barriers to introducing agro-tech solutions, such as upfront costs. Uptake on beef and sheep farms has
"Scotland's Hydro Nation Vision builds on the recognition that water is of central importance to the economy of Scotland, both as a sector in its own right and as a critical resource in Scotland’s manufacturing, agriculture, food and drink, tourism and energy sectors" Professor Bob Ferrier, Director of Scotland's Hydro Nation International Centre at the James Hutton Institute, has appeared in OOSKAnews' latest aquaNOW Audience to discuss how HNIC is aiming to bring together a critical mass of the Scottish water research community to focus on developing talent, promoting innovation, supporting
Protein intake is insufficient among middle-aged and older adults in the UK, and this insufficiency is a major contributor to ill health and disability. Maintaining muscle strength through adequate protein intake will be valuable to individuals, help to extend active participation in the workforce, benefit the economy, and reduce healthcare costs. We have previously reported our plans to gain a better understanding of consumer behaviours around protein intake, specifically the barriers and constraints to increasing protein intake in an ageing population, and we are now pleased to report the
This paper highlights opportunities for improving health expectancies in the UK population through improved protein consumption.