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Date for the diary: Potatoes in Practice 2025
The planning is well underway now for Potatoes in Practice (PiP), which will take place on Thursday 7 August 2025 at The James Hutton Institute’s Balruddery Farm in Invergowrie, near Dundee.
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Why plant science matters – and how we share it with the public
What’s a good way to help people of all ages understand what plant scientists actually do? Turn it into a game of Snakes and Ladders but call it ‘The Race for Better Barley’.
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We need to fundamentally change the relationship between business and nature – but how?
Human activities have harmed our climate and the natural environment which supports our collective wellbeing. Standing still is no longer an option – fundamental change is needed to shift toward more sustainable futures.
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Hutton scientists help develop new standards to asses AI reliability for environmental mapping
Titled the Trustable AI in Mapping (TAiM) initiative, the project used funding from Innovate UK to establish clear evaluation standards for AI-driven environmental mapping, ensuring its credibility and effectiveness in real-world applications.
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The Italian Job
We all like a raspberry, strawberry or blueberry – who doesn’t? But what if we never had access to these fruits?
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Last month was the third warmest April since records began in 1954
April 2025 has gone down as the third warmest April on our Invergowrie site since our records began in 1954.
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Hutton researcher invited to Chinese academy to deliver talk on smart farming
A researcher from The James Hutton Institute was invited to a Chinese academy to give a talk on smart farming and digital agriculture.
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Can we increase whisky production while protecting the earth? In other words, can we have our cake and eat it too?
Did you know that up to 44 bottles of Scottish whisky are exported around the world every second? That’s a whopping 1.4 billion 70cl bottles exported each year.
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Spring 2025 gets off to a good start!
The James Hutton Institute can report that the weather in spring 2025 was rather pleasant, 3rd sunniest march since records began.
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Professor Lorna Dawson Honoured with Fletcher of Saltoun Award for Science
Congratulations to our Head of Forensic Science, Professor Lorna Dawson, who was presented with the Award for Science at the Fletcher of Saltoun Awards last week.
