Thursday, December 05, 2019
Lynn Cassells and Sandra Baer, managers of Lynbreck Croft, were presented with the Food and Farming Award at the Nature of Scotland Awards prizegiving ceremony by Professor Colin Campbell, Chief Executive of the James Hutton Institute.
Thursday, December 05, 2019
On World Soil Day, Hutton scientists Rebekka Artz and Allan Lilly discuss research focussed on measuring how much carbon is lost from eroded peatland before restoration efforts and then how effective restoration management is.
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.
