Kenneth Loades
@enviroken
During the day I do soils/root research and knowledge exchange for Scotland's crop and soils research. Outside of work I cycle and will try any sport!
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29-05-2009 11:30:46
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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
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)
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'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