Soil runoff
Orla Shortall
"The fellowship is a great opportunity to explore how farmers and stakeholders in both Scotland and the Republic of Ireland envisage the future of the dairy industry”
"The best available evidence, gathered by the world’s leading experts, points us now to a single conclusion: we must act to halt and reverse the unsustainable use of nature"
"Rivers flowing through wooded catchments are cleaner, slower, better for wildlife and cause less flooding downstream during periods of heavy rain and run-off"
“If no action is taken, this may have serious implications for the workforce, the economy, and the capacity for demographic regeneration.”
"This event broadens awareness and knowledge of the varied projects undertaken at the Institute and is an opportunity to celebrate the work of students and their supervisors"
"Best Soil in Show highlights the importance of maintaining healthy soils and the many basic agricultural and ecological benefits they deliver"
"This new network will help ensure that natural flood management actions are successfully delivered across Scotland"
“Clearly, the traditional rice grown in these villages in not only a food source, but an important part of the cultural identity of the people in the highlands and therefore its vital that its production is preserved”
Dr Emily Grossman, “Too sensitive for science?”,The James Hutton Institute
The prediction by the National Animal Disease Information Service (NADIS) for a high risk of liver fluke disease this winter have been borne out by incidences recorded over recent months.
“Potato is an important food and cash crop in the region and increased production will contribute to economic growth and prosperity along the whole potato supply chain”
Researchers from Moredun joined colleagues from institutes across Europe to discuss a coordinated approach in tackling anthelmintic resistance in ruminants.
"The course provided a wealth of knowledge on lipids from true experts in the field and I think everyone that attended made some valuable industry contacts"
"This expert group will help us achieve that and identify how we can better manage our wild deer in the lowlands, and whether improvements can be made"
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group has launched a new website today (Thursday 1st March) to provide a one-stop-shop for practical information on controlling sheep parasites.
"To join the RSE, which James Hutton himself had a leading role in establishing, makes this even more significant for me and the Institute"
Professor Colin Campbell, Chief Executive of the James Hutton Institute and current SEFARI Chair, has been made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
“This project builds on our previous work on potato in collaboration with African scientists and highlights our ability to transfer knowledge from one crop to another”
Scott Herrett
"I did some research and discovered the amount of plastic put into the ocean every year is the equivalent to roughly a metre of plastic covering the whole of Aberdeen. This gives a clear indication of the enormity of the problem"
"The research has been performed in an interdisciplinary environment with plant science, chemistry and industrial biotechnology working shoulder to shoulder with social and economic researchers and industrialists"