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Vertical farm opens at SRUC

Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is the first higher education institution in Scotland to open a commercial-scale vertical farm

Alex Black
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SRUC's Vertical Farming Innovation Centre will support the acquisition of new skills and knowledge of growing a range of plants under controlled growing conditions
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SRUC's Vertical Farming Innovation Centre will support the acquisition of new skills and knowledge of growing a range of plants under controlled growing conditions

Scottish Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity Jim Fairlie has officially opened the £1.8 million Vertical Farming Innovation Centre at SRUC's Edinburgh Campus. SRUC, which gained taught degree-awarding...

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