News
Healthy soil is the real key to feeding the world
- April 04, 2017
One of the biggest modern myths about agriculture is that organic farming is inherently sustainable. It can be, but it isn’t necessarily.
A picture of health
- April 03, 2017
How can the crops we grow, and how we grow them, create healthy food and a healthy environment?
Healthy soil healthy food
- April 03, 2017
Soil is really important! Crops like cereals, vegetables and fruit all depend on good soil. Become a soil scientist and find out what makes a healthy soil.
SEFARI: leading ideas for better lives
- March 29, 2017
Businesses, charities, communities and policy-makers will benefit from easier access to environmental and agricultural research carried out in Scotland, thanks to a collective launched today.
Hutton forensic soil scientist in multi-agency search for Moira Anderson
- March 17, 2017
Professor Lorna Dawson, a forensic soil scientist based at The James Hutton Institute, has joined a team of Police Scotland detectives as they commence a full scientific examination of a site in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire as part of the investigation into the disappearance of 11-year-old Moira Anderson.
Action on climate change: protecting our peatlands
- March 15, 2017
An £8 million investment will restore peatlands and help reduce carbon emissions, Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has revealed as she opened the funding for applications today.