CSC James Hutton

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

[Frontiers in Agronomy @FrontAgro]

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

➡️https://t.co/HbLWrVRAmu

[CSC James Hutton @HuttonCSC]

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

[CSC James Hutton @HuttonCSC]

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
https://t.co/ago0iN4wD7

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An article we helped peer review just out https://t.co/IKdwHk6Kz7

[CSC James Hutton @HuttonCSC]

Inspecting our winter barley field with some of the TEAGASC conservation agriculture visitors https://t.co/fAOIvEwJ7C - great discussion on intercropping, cover cropping and weed management in no-till systems. Thanks to Adrian Newton for organising!

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Great to meet with the Soil Regenerative Agriculture Group today https://t.co/70HKsM2Iig - a great opportunity to exchange ideas and knowledge to help improve the sustainability of our farming systems - thanks very much for visiting!

[CSC James Hutton @HuttonCSC]

Our new website is now live! Come and visit us at https://t.co/NKMT7ZoA0T

[CSC James Hutton @HuttonCSC]

New CSC website coming soon - watch this space!

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Visit to the small robot company

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Decent day to flail the potatoes.

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Harvesting the WOSR.

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See our latest publication.

[Agronomy MDPI @Agronomy_Mdpi]

#Whole-#Systems #Analysis of Environmental and Economic Sustainability in #Arable #Cropping #Systems: A Case Study

Cathy Hawes et al.
https://t.co/UB4TQgjIwm

[CSC James Hutton @HuttonCSC]

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

[CSC James Hutton @HuttonCSC]

Finished #MagicMargin. To help lessen #Erosion, #Runoff and increase #Biodiversity

[CSC James Hutton @HuttonCSC]

Preparation of #MagicMargins underway #Biodiversity #Sustainability

[CSC James Hutton @HuttonCSC]

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

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Jon Pickup @ScotGovSASA kicks off #SSCR2019 Potato Winter Meeting by discussing #PCN in Scotland and its potential impact on seed production https://t.co/LmlImXRSS2

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

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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: https://t.co/Nk6kLXceeH

[CSC James Hutton @HuttonCSC]

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