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"The solid funding promised by UK and Scottish governments recognises the current and ongoing importance of barley to Scotland, the UK, Europe and the world" 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 experienced farmer George Lawrie is stepping into the vice-chair role. More information from: Bernardo Rodriguez-Salcedo, Media Manager, James Hutton

"The influential contributions made by Philip and John have been aptly recognised with their inclusion in the Highly Cited list" Two researchers based at the James Hutton Institute in Dundee have been named as Highly Cited Researchers in the Highly Cited Researchers 2019 list published by the Web of Science Group. Professor Philip J. White is a senior scientist within the Institute’s Ecological Sciences group, with over 200 refereed papers and has featured in the Highly Cited Researchers list since 2014, and Professor John Raven is Emeritus Professor from the Division of Plant Sciences of the

“If you represent a farm business or if you know of a farm business that demonstrates innovation and resilience, we want to hear from you: submit your entry for the NEWBIE Award 2019” The James Hutton Institute, as part of the EU-funded NEWBIE project (New Entrant netWork: Business models for Innovation, entrepreneurship and resilience in European agriculture), is again calling for applications for the 2019 NEWBIE Award, which highlights the work of pioneering new entrant farmers across the UK. The NEWBIE project offers an award to new entrants in 8 European countries including the UK, as part

“We hope it will encourage more farmers to try intercropping and serve as a training resource for anyone interested in sustainable agriculture in Scotland” Research by agricultural scientists in Scotland and beyond has shown that intercropping, i.e. growing two or more crop species together in ‘plant teams’, can improve agricultural sustainability by stabilising or increasing crop yields and creating resilience to environmental stresses. A new mini-film launched by the James Hutton Institute demonstrates the practical steps of sowing, managing and harvesting cereal-based intercrops for

"Although soybean is native to China, there are still issues to overcome regarding its cultivation there, one of which is over-use of fertilisers" 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 (CAAS) to improve soybean cropping in China through better utilisation of the plant’s ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen and reducing the need for fertiliser inputs. Dr Euan James, one of the Hutton representatives in the trip, said that even though China has made

“It is a pleasure to establish links with ILVO as there is huge potential for collaboration. This partnership represents a one-of-a-kind opportunity to realise scientific collaboration between Scotland and Flanders.” 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. The MoU was signed by Professor Colin Campbell, Chief Executive of the James