Farmers are under immense pressure &transitioning farming practices can feel daunting & risky in those first few years. For many farmers, this can be enough to stop them taking that leap. Join our webinar 12/09 @ 10am to hear our expert speakers discuss 👉 tinyurl.com/25x56fy3

📢 We are set to host three events this September as part of #AberdeenScienceFestival! 👩‍🔬 Explore LEGO crime scenes, investigate with real #forensic experts & step into the future with virtual reality to support #JustTransition 🍃 TechFest 🎟️: ow.ly/6ClW50WMIlm

Climate, diseases, crises: How wheat becomes more robust and yield-reliable. Nice German article on the future of wheat, quoting our own Nimai Senapati: "Global wheat production could be doubled through genetic improvement" 🧬🌱transgen.de/forschung/2888…

With less than 3 weeks to go until the #LUNZHub #BigTent event in Llandudno, here is a reminder of the agenda, session plans, and key themes for the event. When: 18th September 2025 Where: Venue Cymru, Llandudno, LL30 1BB Click here to read more: bit.ly/4lMEOdB #LUNZ

The next #LUNZHub #BigTent event will be happening this month in Llandudno! Click the link below to find out more about the key themes and ideas behind the event. When: 18th September 2025 Where: Venue Cymru, Llandudno, LL30 1BB Click here to read more: bit.ly/4lMEOdB

It’s the midway point of the #LUNZHub and we’ve covered a lot of ground so far. Below are three infographics demonstrating project highlights, how we work, and some of the key question addressed so far Click here to view all of the infographics ➡️ bit.ly/4lUljQy

This week, there are public consultation events in Craigavon (2nd Sept) and Enniskillen (4th Sept). Next week we are in Ballymena (9th Sept). Find info on all events and register at: daera-ni.gov.uk/consultations/… nidirect NI Executive Louise Cullen Climate Northern Ireland CAFRE

As presented today by Angelina Sanderson Bellamy at our #BigTent event in Llandudno, the GRASSLANDS Project is reshaping UK grasslands to support the journey to net zero while improving soil health, biodiversity, and rural economies. #LUNZHub #BigTent

Bringing our key objective into focus in a session at our #BigTent event today in a Net Zero Pathways workshop, attendees discussed how soil and agricultural systems can inform and support the development of pathways to net zero in the land use sector. #LUNZHub #LandUse #NetZero

Among the many attendees of this year's Big Tent gathering, we're fortunate to have poet Harriet Fraser from Place Collective, who created this poem for our event from impressions gathered during sessions and presentations. #LUNZHub #BigTent

Prof Elizabeth Magowan (AFBI),co-lead of NI LUNZ Hub (w Prof Sharon Huws of IGFS), recently met the LUNZ HUB project leads from Scottish, Welsh, English & UK national teams to discuss & model pathways➡️ net zero focusing on land use contribution #LUNZhub #NetZero #Landuse

At our #BigTent event we're collecting examples of Problematic Language: the vocabulary and terminology of land use that confuses, complicates or concerns, and gets in the way of meaningful communication. Here's Prof Jack Hannam from Cranfield University on 'soil health' #LUNZHub

#2 of our Problematic Language clips from attendees at our #BigTent event in Llandudno - for Alan Radbourne. sustainable land use scientist at UKCEH, it's the word 'just'. #LUNZHub

Here's #3 in our Problematic Language series of clips from attendees at our #BigTent event. What riles Dr Claire Kelly, environmental social scientist at University of Plymouth? It's the phrase 'behaviour change'. #LUNZHub #Language

Here's #4 in our Problematic Language series of clips from attendees at our #BigTent event. For Toyin Oshaniwa from Lifegate Communities, there are questions around the phrase 'soil health'. #LUNZHub #Language #SoilHealth

The 5th in our 'problematic language' series of clips from our #BigTent event - for Prof Prysor Williams, Chair of Agriculture and Environment at Bangor University (who's also an upland livestock farmer in North Wales) the problematic word is 'transformational'. #LUNZHub #Language

The sixth in our series of 'problematic language' interviews from attendees at our #BigTent event in Wales is from Huw Woodward, Research Fellow at the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College London - and his chosen phrase is 'systems thinking'. #LUNZHub #Language

Wrapping up our series of clips about 'problematic language' from attendees at our #BigTent event, here's Elliot Colley, Social Scientist at Forest Research, with his thoughts on 'natural'. Thanks to all who participated! #LUNZHub #Language

Save the date: Nov 4th we host a webinar on building capacity for net zero literacy in farming and rural communities, with expert speakers from SRUC, AHDB and Kepak reflecting on their experiences in capacity building, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. #NetZero

Confused about #soil carbon sequestration? Watch the #LUNZHub Talking Heads interview where Ellen Fay speaks to Prof. Pete Smith, University of Aberdeen, & Dr Helaina Black, Honorary Associate with the James Hutton Institute & chief scientist at Agricarbon. ➡️ bit.ly/3J1Ykpu