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Stonewall Bronze award logo
Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Hutton commitment to LGBTQ+ inclusion awarded Stonewall bronze

The James Hutton Institute has received a Bronze award from Stonewall for its commitment to the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bi, trans and queer people in the workplace.

Barley crops in a field (Photo: James Hutton Institute)
Friday, February 18, 2022

Open call to galvanize the global barley research community

A renowned group of barley scientists, including researchers from the James Hutton Institute and the University of Dundee, has issued an open call to ‘galvanize’ the international barley research community from the ground up by increasing interactions, establishing new collaborations and offering greater value to global research investments.

Crops growing in soil (Jan Kopriva/Unsplash)
Friday, February 18, 2022

Policymakers urged to adopt new approaches to addressing global crises

A new report published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) and co-authored by Professor Richard Aspinall, an Honorary Fellow of the James Hutton Institute, calls for action from policymakers worldwide to develop sustainable and equitable solutions to urgent global challenges.

Screenshot of Hutton Highlights, February 2022 issue
Monday, February 14, 2022

Now available: February 2022 issue of Hutton Highlights

The February 2022 issue of Hutton Highlights, the James Hutton Institute's quarterly review, is now available.

Pulses in cups (image: Pixabay)
Thursday, February 10, 2022

World Pulses Day: We should get our fingers on pulses

We should get our fingers on pulses; these foods can be a critically important and sustainable source of nutrition globally, writes Dr Pete Iannetta (Ecological Sciences) to mark World Pulses Day.

Rural affairs secretary Mairi Gougeon MSP visits Liberty Produce
Monday, February 07, 2022

Rural affairs secretary sees vision of climate-positive, futuristic farming

The Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, Mairi Gougeon MSP, got a vision of climate-positive agriculture and future farming technologies when she visited the James Hutton Institute in Dundee.

Dr Mike Rivington (top right) was joined by other experts during the session
Thursday, February 03, 2022

Hutton expertise contributes to parliamentary session on Scotland’s Good Food Nation Bill

Dr Mike Rivington, a senior scientist within the James Hutton Institute’s Information and Computational Sciences department, has contributed evidence to a session of the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee of the Scottish Parliament on the prospective Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill.

A plot at the Centre for Sustainable Cropping
Friday, January 28, 2022

UK’s first measurements of nitrogen added by legumes to a crop production system

The potential of grain legume crops to harness the nitrogen present in air into biologically useful forms is well known, but how much of an opportunity does it present for farmers wanting to pursue net-zero agriculture? A Hutton research team has recorded the first UK-wide measurement of nitrogen added by faba beans to a production system.

The CASI will be headquartered in Forfar, Angus
Friday, January 28, 2022

Hutton joins vision of Centre for Agricultural Sustainable Innovation

The James Hutton Institute has joined Angus Council, Agrico UK, Arbikie Distilling and SoilEssentials Ltd in signing a letter of intent to develop a Centre for Agricultural Sustainable Innovation (CASI) headquartered in Forfar, Angus.

Crop spraying at Balruddery farm near Dundee
Wednesday, January 19, 2022

CPNB 2022: spotlight on agriculture, environment, combinable crops and potatoes

The Crop Production in Northern Britain Conference, the foremost summit discussing environmental management and crop production in northern environments, is back this year as an online event on 1-2 March.

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