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SAC had another busy Royal Highland Show. Our stand close to the Main Ring played host to international visitors, politicians, policymakers and industry leaders.

Once again we shared our site with colleagues from the James Hutton Institute and Scotland’s three Rural FE Colleges. All of us had specialists on hand to deal with questions from clients, collaborators and the general public.

Check this page to see more about our visitors and what they were interested in. Stall Wars was a particular highlight with four of the country’s Farmers Market groups competing for public votes on their local food offer and presentation. Congratulations to several members of SAC staff who won prizes and awards at this years event.

The SAC pavillion and marquee ready for the show.

SAC opens its doors sharing a wealth of knowledge and experience with show visitors.

Dr Bob Rees, Head of SAC's Carbon Management Centre, discusses work at the centre with delegates from Jilin.

The (MoU) Memorandum of Understanding between SAC, Jilin Agricultural University and the Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences marks a shared intent to explore joint opportunities in sustainable agriculture, climate change and rural development.

Popular broadcaster Euan McIlwraith interviews Lord Jamie Lindsay for the Out of Doors radio show.

Dr Skerratt relays information about SAC’s latest research into rural communities, including the work of the Rural Policy Centre, to Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore MP.

Mary Munro and Jonathan Cowens describe SAC's Consulting services with Alex Fergusson MSP, David Mundell MP, Annabell Goldie MSP and Lord Jamie Lindsay.

Crowds flock to vote for their favourite regional Farmers Market, using the forks.

May the food be in you - Dumfries and Galloway win the Stall Wars food fight and are pictured alongside the SAC Food and Drink team.

FRBS Consultant Seamus Donnelly MBE took the “Adviser of the Year” title at the Scottish Farmer Awards.

Dave Ross, the innovative research engineer working in SAC’s Sustainable Livestock Systems Group was presented with the Inverarity Prize.