Fact-finding mission to China promotes joint research on sustainable agriculture 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,...
An innovative research project aims to demonstrate the benefits of using crop species mixtures as a sustainable crop production system. The Sustainability in Education and Agriculture using Mixtures (SEAMS) initiative is providing a platform for knowledge exchange on food production, agricultural ecology and environmental sustainability in Scotland. SEAMS, which has been funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, and is being coordinated by the James Hutton...
The next generation of UK bioscientists has received a £170 million boost from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC, a part of UK Research and Innovation). The investment will fund 1,700 PhD researchers over five annual cohorts at academic institutions all over the country under the third phase of BBSRC’s Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTP), with the overarching aim of developing the world-class, highly...
A Scottish consortium is taking a significant step towards the development of an early-warning detection system for potentially dangerous plankton and algae, which could help the global aquaculture industry tackle one of the biggest challenges to fish health and wellbeing. The group – comprising of marine technology provider OTAQ, the Iain Fraser Cytometry Centre (IFCC) at the University of Aberdeen, the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre...
An agricultural technology company is close to shipping its first products and opening an additional international office. Intelligent Growth Solutions has designed vertical farming systems, lower energy lighting for indoor growing and a range of software to monitor how plants grow. For the full article, please see here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/deal-offers-lift-off-for-vertical-farming-company-intelligent-growth-solutions-knfqqm53l
An agricultural technology company is close to shipping its first products and opening an additional international office. Intelligent Growth Solutions has designed vertical farming systems, lower energy lighting for indoor growing and a range of software to monitor how plants grow. For the full article, please see here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/deal-offers-lift-off-for-vertical-farming-company-intelligent-growth-solutions-knfqqm53l