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CSC James Hutton

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The Centre for Sustainable Cropping provides a framework for designing & testing cropping systems to optimise yield and environmental health for food security.

CSC James Hutton reposted

We are delighted to announce the launch of a new section in @FrontAgro: Agroecological Cropping Systems Led by @EricJustes, this section invites high-quality research on #agroecology and the management of innovative and #sustainable #croppingsystems ➡️fro.ntiers.in/acs

FrontAgro's tweet image. We are delighted to announce the launch of a new section in @FrontAgro: Agroecological Cropping Systems

Led by @EricJustes, this section invites high-quality research on #agroecology and the management of innovative and #sustainable #croppingsystems

➡️fro.ntiers.in/acs

chilly day for soil sampling, but worth it for the data - guiding our calculations to optimise fertiliser inputs over the coming season.

HuttonCSC's tweet image. chilly day for soil sampling, but worth it for the data - guiding our calculations to optimise fertiliser inputs over the coming season.

Come and visit the CSC from the comfort of your armchair! This virtual tour is under development, but you can navigate around and find information on cropping, biodiversity, plant nutrients and soils arablescotland.org.uk/balrudderytour/


Inspecting our winter barley field with some of the TEAGASC conservation agriculture visitors teagasc.ie - great discussion on intercropping, cover cropping and weed management in no-till systems. Thanks to Adrian Newton for organising!

HuttonCSC's tweet image. Inspecting our winter barley field with some of the TEAGASC conservation agriculture visitors teagasc.ie - great discussion on intercropping, cover cropping and weed management in no-till systems. Thanks to Adrian Newton for organising!

Great to meet with the Soil Regenerative Agriculture Group today farmingforabetterclimate.org/soil-regenerat… - a great opportunity to exchange ideas and knowledge to help improve the sustainability of our farming systems - thanks very much for visiting!


Our new website is now live! Come and visit us at cscplatform.hutton.ac.uk


New CSC website coming soon - watch this space!


Visit to the small robot company

HuttonCSC's tweet image. Visit to the small robot company
HuttonCSC's tweet image. Visit to the small robot company

Decent day to flail the potatoes.

HuttonCSC's tweet image. Decent day to flail the potatoes.
HuttonCSC's tweet image. Decent day to flail the potatoes.
HuttonCSC's tweet image. Decent day to flail the potatoes.

Harvesting the WOSR.

HuttonCSC's tweet image. Harvesting the WOSR.

See our latest publication.

#Whole-#Systems #Analysis of Environmental and Economic Sustainability in #Arable #Cropping #Systems: A Case Study Cathy Hawes et al. mdpi.com/2073-4395/9/8/…

Agronomy_Mdpi's tweet image. #Whole-#Systems #Analysis of Environmental and Economic Sustainability in #Arable #Cropping #Systems: A Case Study 

Cathy Hawes et al.
mdpi.com/2073-4395/9/8/…


Tied ridges in our newly emerging potato field. Great for reducing run off #Biodiversity, #IntegratedFarmManagement

HuttonCSC's tweet image. Tied ridges in our newly emerging potato field. Great for reducing run off #Biodiversity, #IntegratedFarmManagement

Beautiful day for a #crop walk. Crops not looking bad either! #Sustainability

HuttonCSC's tweet image. Beautiful day for a #crop walk. Crops not looking bad either!  #Sustainability
HuttonCSC's tweet image. Beautiful day for a #crop walk. Crops not looking bad either!  #Sustainability

CSC James Hutton reposted

Jon Pickup @ScotGovSASA kicks off #SSCR2019 Potato Winter Meeting by discussing #PCN in Scotland and its potential impact on seed production sscr.hutton.ac.uk/node/734

JamesHuttonInst's tweet image. Jon Pickup @ScotGovSASA kicks off #SSCR2019 Potato Winter Meeting by discussing #PCN in Scotland and its potential impact on seed production sscr.hutton.ac.uk/node/734

Visit by Roger Polson, organic farmer from Knock discussing all things sustainable! #biodiversity

HuttonCSC's tweet image. Visit by Roger Polson, organic farmer from Knock discussing all things sustainable! #biodiversity

CSC James Hutton reposted

Gaynor Malloch @HuttonEBS and Julie Graham @HuttonCMS provide updates on SWD pest monitoring and triggers of June drop in cherries, respectively, as part of #SSCR2019 Soft Fruit Winter Meeting at our Dundee site. Full programme: sscr.hutton.ac.uk/node/731

JamesHuttonInst's tweet image. Gaynor Malloch @HuttonEBS and Julie Graham @HuttonCMS provide updates on SWD pest monitoring and triggers of June drop in cherries, respectively, as part of #SSCR2019 Soft Fruit Winter Meeting at our Dundee site. Full programme: sscr.hutton.ac.uk/node/731
JamesHuttonInst's tweet image. Gaynor Malloch @HuttonEBS and Julie Graham @HuttonCMS provide updates on SWD pest monitoring and triggers of June drop in cherries, respectively, as part of #SSCR2019 Soft Fruit Winter Meeting at our Dundee site. Full programme: sscr.hutton.ac.uk/node/731

#Crop counts in direct drilled #oilseed rape at the CSC.

HuttonCSC's tweet image. #Crop counts in direct drilled #oilseed rape at the CSC.

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