Wednesday, November 14, 2018
The Institute has scooped a VIBES – Scottish Environment Business award, in the Adaptation to Climate Change category, on account of work on farm innovations, renewable energy projects and the International Barley Hub's efforts to protect future barley supplies.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Professor Lorna Dawson, lead soil forensic scientist at the James Hutton Institute, has received her CBE honour from HRH Queen Elizabeth II. Longstanding Hutton member of staff Anne Pack also received her BEM honour at a ceremony held in Perth.
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Hutton Android app Buntata has been featured in the first issue of Global Potato News, a newly launched international business-to-business magazine serving the entire potato industry from farm to fork.
 James Hutton Institute.jpg "Picture of tractor farming a field (c) James Hutton Institute")
Monday, November 12, 2018
Researchers from the James Hutton Institute have contributed to a briefing produced by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) which outlines key drivers of global agricultural trends and the challenge of safeguarding both food production and environment value in a changing world.
Wednesday, November 07, 2018
Scientists at the James Hutton Institute and partner organisations have shed further light into the ways in which the potato blight pathogen interacts with plant cells to promote disease.
Tuesday, November 06, 2018
A new report by James Hutton Institute scientists has found that climate change, along with variations in machinery and farming practices, is likely to increase the susceptibility of Scottish soils to erosion or damage by compaction.
Tuesday, November 06, 2018
PhD studentship opportunities at the James Hutton Institute are being advertised now.
Friday, November 02, 2018
A new research study aims to demonstrate how the combination of digital X-ray signatures with data-driven approaches can replace the time-consuming elements of expert led mineral identification and allow for new insights into the role of soil minerals in the environment.
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
National Farmers Union presidents from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales have agreed to judge a new award for 'New Entrant Farm Business of the Year'.
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
The James Hutton Institute's Information and Computational Sciences group have announced a web version of Buntata, the free mobile application launched last year to help potato growers identify plant pests and diseases in the field.
