"Social innovation entails new practices targeting new products, services, models and social relationships and collaborations, as well as new fields of activity" The potential offered by social innovation to improve the livelihoods of remote forest-dependent communities will be at the centre of discussions during a special session of the 125th Anniversary Congress of the International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO), to be held in Freiburg, Germany, from the 18th to the 22nd September. Related content Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences Maria Nijnik More information from
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Moredun and the Farmers Network recently joined forces on farm in Cumbria to produce a very informative and interesting livestock production event. Kindly hosted by James and Tom Stobart of Croglin High Hall, Armathwaite and their farm vet Brian Mundell of Capontree Vets, the afternoon event on Thursday 24th August was attended by nearly 80 farmers, vets and industry specialists.
"With over 20 years of lipid analysis experience, we are specialists in what we do and the result of this programme proves that we really do it well" James Hutton Limited's dedicated lipid laboratory, Mylnefield Lipid Analysis, has claimed first place in the GOED Nutraceuticals Series of the American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS) Laboratory Proficiency Program (LPP), the world's most extensive and respected collaborative proficiency testing programme for oil and fat related commodities. Related content Mylnefield Lipid Analysis More information from: Bernardo Rodriguez-Salcedo, Media Manager
You may be wondering what we can do to help? Well, at the Centre for Sustainable Cropping (CSC) near Dundee, we’re aiming to develop a cropping system that can produce high quality food, whilst still maintaining a healthy environment. This means using what we understand about ecology to work with the environment to improve the health and physical structure of the soil, minimise the losses of nutrients and chemicals from cultivated fields, and support a rich variety of farmland wildlife. With a balanced system of soil, water, plants and animals, we can, over time, reduce our reliance on
"This is an important discovery, because it means that many sites may need further intervention to meet their conservation goals" Native plants need a helping hand if they are to recover from invasive rhododendron, Scottish ecologists have discovered. A new study in the Journal of Applied Ecology reveals that – even at sites cleared of rhododendron 30 years ago – much native flora has still not returned. As a result, rhododendron eradication programmes may need to be supplemented by reseeding for the original plant community to re-establish. Related content Ruth Mitchell More information from
“We are delighted to build on our international links, which already span the five continents, and establish new collaborations in such topical subjects as breeding, genetics, pest and disease resistance and sustainable production systems” Plans to establish a £3m partnership between China’s Xisen Potato Industry Group Co. Ltd and our commercial subsidiary James Hutton Limited were announced at this year’s Potatoes in Practice event. The collaboration seeks to establish a laboratory which aims to breed new varieties and conduct research related to disease and pest resistance, tuber storage and
"I’d like to see a wider variety of crops being grown – hopefully by valorising legumes through the alcohol and aquaculture industries they will become a more attractive crop to grow" An enterprising plant scientist and master distiller with links to the James Hutton Institute and Abertay University has been chosen as one of Farmers Weekly’s first-ever Rising Stars. At just 35, PhD student Kirsty Black manages Arbikie Distilling Ltd, a company she helped set up from scratch, and her beers – produced in collaboration with Barney’s Beer - have been chosen as Edinburgh Science Festival selections
Healthy, athletic men and men with type 2 diabetes are being sought by researchers trying to better understand the link between fat and blood sugar.
The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) has recently announced it's new presidential team which sees Moredun's Professor Julie Fitzpatrick appointed as vice president alongside the society's new president, Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw Bt QC. Sir Crispin and Professor Fitzpatrick will be joined by Sir Robert M Clerk Bt OBE, Charles Dudgeon FRICS and Louise Welsh, who will also serve as vice presidents.