A Moredun Research Institute board member and leading environmental scientist is set to take up a key role at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC).
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The latest issue of Hutton Highlights, the James Hutton Institute's quarterly review, is now available from our Hutton Highlights pages.
"Glen Carron tastes great, looks great, stores well and can contribute to reducing waste. Everyone that’s tried it is confident that it'll be the variety to look out for this summer"
The Moredun Foundation is delighted to announce that applications are now open for the 2018 Moredun Foundation Award Scheme.
“Our system provides an extremely useful and rapid tool to help in the search for new, more environmentally acceptable plant protection products”
"The fascinating possibilities offered by pulses are the subject of close study by scientists at the James Hutton Institute, from their use in health foods for humans and animals to novel uses”
“This is an excellent way of building long-term partnerships and will add impetus to our efforts to build an international centre of excellence in barley research in Dundee.”
"We are delighted the new Centre is underway, and we look forward to engaging with experts and stakeholders from all sectors of plant health to work together for the people of Scotland"
“Management zone delineation and decision support systems are very important issues for small-scale farmers, not just in China but across the world"
"These methods can be used to provide information to help inform the management and conservation of these amazing animals"
"We believe our new genotyping array will underpin global barley breeding for several years to come"
“This work demonstrates the importance and impact of experts working together across disciplines, for instance, chemistry, explosives science, soil science and forensic science,”
"The scientific world is increasingly data-rich, so the data analysis and modelling skills at the heart of BioSS will continue to grow in importance, whether for scientific discovery, for informing policy or for improving profitability in the private sector"
"Our 'magic margins' demonstrate that this is not necessarily the case and that there are opportunities for farmers across the UK to improve the long-run productivity of their land while simultaneously adding value to their Ecological Focus Areas"
“Agriculture in the UK is facing major challenges in the next few years – why would you leave half of our best players on the bench?”
The Moredun Research Institute has successfully obtained new research funding from the Horse Trust to complete the development of a blood based test for the detection of cyathostomins (small redworms) in horses.
"Our work with Xisen has a clear focus on improving the yield and reducing losses of potatoes grown in China, however the lessons learnt will have potential applications throughout the world"
Barley (c) James Hutton Institute
"Skinning is a problem during malting, where barley grain is processed for brewing and distilling"
"This research will forecast the extent of damage that could be caused to our precious coastlines through the effects of climate change"
The James Hutton Institute has published its Annual Accounts for the financial year to April 2017.