We ended the first day of the #LeadingIdeas Hub with a wide-ranging panel discussion - what works for knowledge exchange, what doesn’t, the difference between KE & knowledge transfer, the key challenges, how to embed uncertainty into KE & more...

Sallie Bailey (Dr Sallie Bailey) Deputy Chief Scientific Advisor for Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture outlines how research & policy can work effectively together & overcoming the "two communities" issue to develop successful evidence-bases policy

A few of the key points: 1)Scientists & policymakers should engage with each other at the start of the policy process 2)Researchers & policy makers need to understand the issues & adapt their work 3)Policy needs to be monitored & evaluated in order to understand its impact...

& science can help do this. 4) Knowledge brokers are essential for linking scientists & policy makers. 5) Ensuring the communication of the science to policy is clear, simple & explains why their work is important

Healthy soils produce healthy crops, right? Nope. Although it would seem the very definition of soil health, this popular thinking is off. Soil health can help with soilborne diseases, but it is not disease suppression. My latest here...csanr.wsu.edu/fine-tuning-so…

Today SEFARI Gateway were delighted to be The Moredun Foundation to host the PlanetA delegation from France with Colin McInnes, Philip Skuce Kenneth Loades Charles Bestwick discussing Scottish Government strategic and policy facing research & KE funded RESAS

Ken Loades and Maddy Giles both ES James Hutton James Hutton Institute give the final talk of #barleyad22 discussing the interaction between barley monoculture and organic amendment impacts soil physical, microbial, and functional characteristics. #compost #nitrogencycling

Looks interesting Bruce Ball and no doubt full of good information 🙂

UPCOMING SPECIAL ISSUE Root architecture & rhizosphere microbe interactions Editors: Gifford Lab, Guohua Xu, Lionel Dupuy, Vissenberg Lab, Greg Rebetzke Deadline: 30th Apr '23 To submit, please contact the office (bit.ly/JXBissues) #plantbio #JXBspecialissues #roots (1/2)

Follow along as we count down to the COP15 agreement. The stories behind each door feature the projects and work James Hutton Institute contributes to biodiversity research. #COP15 #BiodiversityCalendar #TacklingtheBiodiversityCrisis Open Door 1 here: bit.ly/3OVL6sH

Submit your #soil to the long-running Best Soil in Show 2023 #competition! The winner will be presented at the 2023 Royal Highland Show #BestSoilinShow2023 The Scottish Farmer SAYFC Deadline for soil sample submission is March 31 2023 More on the competition: bit.ly/BSiS2023

The #microbiome horizon scanning workshop is just getting started James Hutton Institute #Dundee. We're looking forward to meeting new colleagues from across SEFARI & fruitful discussion across the topics of #foodsecurity, #climatechange & #biodiversity

We invite you to discover our extensive trial site and receive the latest and most pertinent updates for your business. Join us for our summer open day on June 27th at Balgonie Estate in Fife

Looking forward to being part of the Open Day and looking forward to chatting about soil health and showing how you can assess it yourself whilst demonstrating the importance of good management! #soils #soilhealth

We're all set for Arable Scotland and you can find out more about being part of the conversations and what you can expect to hear and see by reading the latest SEFARI Gateway blog here: sefari.scot/blog/2023/07/0… #arablescotland #crops #farming #SoilHealth

New blog on the recent European Commission, #Soil Monitoring Law, which aims to address key soil threats in the EU. We are supporting Scotland to develop its own soil monitoring network within the SEFARI Gateway Healthy Soils for a #GreenRecovery project. More: bit.ly/3s7yQxL

Strong representation of SEFARI Gateway research at the second workshop of the EU CAP Network focus group on #cropassociations in France James Hutton Institute SRUC

Second session of the day in the soil tent at GO Falkland led by AHDB Henny Lowth with Ali Karley from James Hutton Institute Joel Williams Joel Williams and David Cunningham from HADES-OF-DODS . Looking at cropping for soil health .

Excellent couple of days GO Falkland! First time, in my experience, where we’ve had a joint SEFARI Gateway presence, worked well! 👍The Moredun Foundation James Hutton Institute SRUC Rowett Institute Lorna Dawson, CBE, FRSE, FRSA Kenneth Loades

If there's one image that captures this annual event it's the beautifully displayed tatties! #PotatoesInPractice Great to see, and hear about, the excellent RESAS and Scottish Government funded research on potatoes from SEFARI Gateway organisations