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Vertical farm opens at SRUC

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

Alex Black
Deputy Editor
clock 鈥� 2 min read
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 拢1.8 million Vertical Farming Innovation Centre at SRUC's Edinburgh Campus. SRUC, which gained taught degree-awarding...

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