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Mike is a Professor of Livestock Informatics and Team Leader for Animal Breeding & Genomics at SRUC. His main research area of interest is dairy cattle breeding and identification of appropriate selection goals that meet as many stakeholders requirements as possible. The number of traits incorporated into the selection goal for all species is increasing which brings challenges when traits have unfavourable correlations. Of particular note is the mobilization of body energy by dairy cows - some is desirable since it adds to efficiency in both economic and environmental terms. Too much
Kairsty is an agricultural systems modeller at SRUC, focusing on using statistical and dynamic and deterministic modelling techniques. Her areas of expertise also include understanding the impact of changes in farm management in cropping / grassland systems on the environment, and in how an understanding of these issues can inform economic and social models of the farming system. Her recent research has focused on: analysing N2O data to assist in improving the methodology for the national agricultural inventory assessing the global warming potential of different management systems mitigation
SEFARI delivers the Scottish Government funded Strategic Research Programme 2016-2021 (SRP) on agriculture, environment, food and land, providing direct and tangible benefits across diverse issues. Here we provide technical reports from the SRP as presented to the Operational Group of the Strategic Advisory Board for RESAS Science - the Scottish Government body that is accountable for the strategic research budget. You can find more about the Board here. These reports present highlights and impacts from the SRP over six month periods. The reports are structured by three themes: Natural Assets
Alistair is an environmental economist with research interests in the evaluation of agricultural and environmental policy, particularly through the application of cost benefit analysis and non-market valuation. Recent work has included the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) Quantitative Assessment and inputs into ‘TEEB for Business’ chapter 2; refining and updating the environmental accounts for agriculture; and the development of marginal abatement cost curves for agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.
Mags is a health and well-being social scientist in the Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences groups at the James Hutton Institute, within the theme of society, institutions and governance. Mags is interested in how different types of spaces affect health and wellbeing of people, more specifically how being in a space can affect peoples – both positively and negatively – and the ways in which interventions (policy or otherwise) can impact this. Mags is interested in: (1) Innovative ways that services can be delivered in rural areas (e.g. social innovation, eHealth, flexible bus services
Jonathan is a research scientist based in the Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences group at The James Hutton Institute. He is a geographer by background with an interest in measuring social, economic and demographic changes at the small area level, and using survey data to assess changes in farming. Jonathan has contributed to a range of projects in the current (2016-21) and previous (2011-16) Strategic Research Programmes, alongside other work funded by the Scottish Government, European Union and other organisations. He is currently contributing to research on demographic change in
“Switching to a plant-based diet may not be as simple as previously thought. All of these options would require major changes in the structure of global agricultural production and address the barriers associated with current agri-food systems." Capacities for completely replacing animal protein in the human diet are limited and would require “major changes” in the structure of global agricultural food systems, according to new research. A study carried out by Scottish scientists demonstrates the importance of a sustainable supply of lysine globally. Lysine is one of the amino acids that are
“Events like Arable Scotland offer a chance to get the entire industry together, to discuss what we need to do to thrive, and to really make a difference to the Scottish arable sector” Three industry organisations have joined forces to launch a brand new field-based arable event for Scotland: Arable Scotland, which is jointly organised by AHDB, the James Hutton Institute and Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), will take place at Balruddery Farm, Invergowrie on 2 July. More information from: Bernardo Rodriguez-Salcedo, Media Manager, Tel: +44 (0)1224 395089 (direct line), +44 (0)344 928 5428
"Understanding this mechanism is an important step towards the future development of heat-tolerant potato plants" Temperature has a pronounced effect on the formation of potato tubers: when temperature is too high, potato plants form less or no tubers, which can greatly decrease yields. Scientists at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen Nuremberg (Germany) and the James Hutton Institute have uncovered the genetic mechanism behind the decrease of potato yields under high temperatures, which may help develop heat-tolerant varieties and protect future potato yields. More information from
Find out about new research into heritage grains like Bere (an ancient type of Scottish barley) and which species mixtures are particularly suited to the West of Scotland. Visit Baleveolan Croft on the Isle of Lismore where Mike Hyatt and Clare Haworth are in their first year of trialling peas and oats and a Uist seed mix. Learn about seed sovereignty and food commons. Get practical advice on growing and harvesting an intercrop and find out more about trials across Scotland. Hear from speakers Peter Martin (Agronomy Institute, Orkney College), Maria Scholten (Seed Sovereignty), Ali Karley (The