Thursday, December 05, 2019
Our soils are under threat from ever more intensive agriculture and climate changes. This article, written by Hutton scientists to mark World Soil Day, discusses the importance of soil and why we need to conserve it along with the carbon, nutrients and biodiversity it holds for future generations.
Monday, December 02, 2019
Research by the James Hutton Institute and Scotland’s Rural College suggests that in the next ten years snow cover patterns in the Cairngorms may remain the same as the previous ten years, but from 2030 onwards there is likely to be a substantial decline in the number of days of snow cover.
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Hutton soft fruit breeder Dr Dorota Jarret has been appointed chair of the International Society for Horticultural Science’s Rubus and Ribes Species and Management working group - the first female scientist, and the youngest, to ever take up the position.
Monday, November 25, 2019
The International Barley Hub, a unique platform aiming to translate barley research into commercial benefits with support from the Tay Cities Region Deal, has been reinforced through new appointments within its leadership team. Professor James Brosnan has been named Interim Chair, and farmer George Lawrie is stepping into the vice-chair role.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Professors Philip J. White and John Raven, both based at the James Hutton Institute in Dundee, have been included in the Highly Cited Researchers 2019 list compiled by the Web of Science Group.
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
The James Hutton Institute, as part of the EU-funded NEWBIE project, is again calling for applications for the 2019 NEWBIE Award, which highlights the work of pioneering new entrant farmers across the UK.
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
A new mini-film sponsored by SEFARI and launched by the James Hutton Institute demonstrates the practical steps of sowing, managing and harvesting cereal-based intercrops for newcomers to intercropping.
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Scientists of the James Hutton Institute recently visited China on a fact-finding mission to see how the Institute might collaborate with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences to improve soybean cropping in China.
Friday, November 08, 2019
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO) and the James Hutton Institute to promote cooperation in research on plant crop and soil science, agriculture, ecology, food science, geography and socioeconomic sciences.
Tuesday, November 05, 2019
A report published by the Expert Advisory Group on Migration and Population says that immigration schemes can be an ‘immediate and direct’ way to tackle depopulation in Scotland and warns of a fall in Scotland’s working-age population if immigration drops substantially alongside declining fertility.
