Best The James Hutton Institute Podcasts (2024)

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Climate change projections and the Cairngorms National Park 31:30

2M ago31:30

31:30

Climate change has wide-ranging impacts, including how to manage major and important areas of land such as national parks. We talk with the Cairngorms National Park Authority’s director of nature and climate change about what climate projections mean for the park and the practical measures they’re already taking on the ground, from peatland restora…

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Regenerative Potatoes at the 2024 World Potato Congress Ep. 008 28:42

2M ago28:42

28:42

PotatoLink recently attended the World Potato Congress where regenerative agriculture was a major topic. Two of the presenters, Dr Kelvin Montagu from Applied Horticultural Research, and Ryan Barrett from the Prince Edward Island Potato Board, discuss their experiences with regenerative agriculture in potatoes. This conversation covers the main top…

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Arable Scotland special: discussing “Farming in a new era” with special guests from LEAF and AHDB 33:13

3M ago33:13

33:13

This year’s Arable Scotland is all about farming in a new era. It’s about how the future is already here and the challenges that brings, from climate and weather chaos to biodiversity loss and the impact of global events on key supply chains. To unpick what some of this means, as an appetiser for Arable Scotland, we have special guests from Linking…

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Top tips for protecting our pollinators and thinking twice about no mow May 23:03

4M ago23:03

23:03

We’re joined by guests from North East Climate Action Network and the North East Biodiversity Partnership alongside insect and agroecology experts at the Hutton to talk about pollinators. There’s more to them than you think, including moths being a surprise night time super pollinator. We talk through some pollinator bugbears, no mow May and all th…

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The alien truffle, the invasive tree and the Scottish rainforest restoration project 19:56

5M ago19:56

19:56

Today we’re talking truffles and a super rare truffle discovery that’s been made recently in Scotland by one of our scientists. It’s discovery in an ancient Scottish rainforest restoration site – where the spruce tree the truffle lives in symbiosis with is being removed – does raise some interesting conservation questions. Host: Elaine Maslin, Medi…

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Blueberries on steroids: Scotland’s new super fruit – the honeyberry 25:40

6M ago25:40

25:40

In our latest Hutton Highlights, we speak with experts and growers about what could be Scotland’s fifth soft fruit – the honeyberry. We hear how it’s not only a superfood, but one that’s also well suited to Scotland’s climate. It could help farms diversify as well as bring benefits to their land, from an environmental perspective. We found out how …

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Lachlan Heysen at the 2022 World Potato Congress Dublin Ep. 007 11:04

6M ago11:04

11:04

In 2022 PotatoLink hosted a grower tour to the 2022 World Potato Congress (WPC) in Dublin, Ireland. Lachlan Heysen, a grower from south east South Australia, attended. In this podcast he speaks with PotatoLink team member Ryan Hall about their experiences and learnings from the congress. They also discuss the upcoming congress in Adelaide. Read mor…

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Getting the most out of mycorrhizae: 2023 biological product demonstration at Springbank, Vic - Ep. 006 22:09

7M ago22:09

22:09

Back in 2023 the PotatoLink team ran a biological product demonstration at the PotatoLink Springbank demonstration site. A mycorrhizal fungi product was applied. Following the results from the 2022 Bolwarrah demonstration site, changes to the fertiliser and fungicide programs were made. Join PotatoLink team members Stephanie Tabone and Kelvin Monta…

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Flooding: a costly catchment-scale challenge, but one we can prepare for 18:18

8M ago18:18

18:18

Flooding is an issue that’s increasingly high on the agenda. What’s behind these events, what exacerbates them, why are the obvious solutions maybe not so easy to implement and what can we do to be more prepared for the next one? We take a dip into these stormy waters with scientists from across our environmental and social sciences teams. Host: El…

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Clay – the super material that links life of Mars, medicine and cat litter 16:38

10M ago16:38

16:38

Day to day, few give much thought to clay. But it’s a substance that goes a long way – literally and metaphorically. It’s a natural material with ever expanding qualities and uses, from showing if there was life on Mars to complex medicinal delivery systems. It’s all pervasive in our lives – it’s in everything from packing material and cat litter t…

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Reversing nature loss in Scotland – a complex challenge with surprisingly global implications 31:50

11M ago31:50

31:50

In the final episode of our three-part pod on the underlying drivers of biodiversity loss, we’re joined again by NatureScot to look more at who gets a say in the changes we need to make, who can we trust and who benefits from doing things differently. Do we need a different type of democracy to tackle biodiversity loss? Host: Elaine Maslin, Media O…

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Reversing nature loss in Scotland – a complex challenge across how we use land, what we buy and eat 23:01

11M ago23:01

23:01

In our second pod in a three-part series looking at what’s really driving biodiversity loss in Scotland, we’re again joined by NatureScot and this time look at how doing the right thing isn’t as straight forward as it seems, not least around land use, our food systems, the increasing demands on farming and how choices made in Scotland could impact …

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Reversing nature loss in Scotland – just how did we get here? 27:02

11M ago27:02

27:02

We know Scotland’s biodiversity is suffering. The latest State of Nature report recently underlined just how much. But do we really know what’s causing it? For a three-part pod series, we'll be joined by a guest from Scotland’s public body on natural heritage, NatureScot, to tackle this topic. Taking research led by the Hutton for NatureScot as a s…

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Potato genetics at the James Hutton Institute - Ep. 005 16:13

11M ago16:13

16:13

Breeding a new potato variety is not easy. For starters, whereas most plants have two copies of each gene, potatoes have four. As a result, potatoes have a particularly large and complicated genome. Finally sequenced in 2011, a printout on paper would cover the distance from Melbourne to Cairns! Growing and screening new varieties takes time and sp…

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Turning to soil science to solve equine grass sickness 30:15

12M ago30:15

30:15

Our latest Hutton Highlights podcast looks at how efforts to discover the mystery cause of a devastating horse disease called equine grass sickness (EGS) have turned to soil science here at the Hutton. We talk with experts from the Hutton and Moredun Research Institute, which is leading research in this area, on what this disease is, why we’re now …

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Agent based modelling – what is it and what can it do for us? 29:55

1y ago29:55

29:55

Our latest Hutton Highlights podcast takes a delve into the world of computer simulation. We recorded this episode during the European Social Simulation Association Summer School in Social Simulation. The week-long event at the end of August saw people from all over the world come to our at our Craigiebuckler campus in Aberdeen to look at how an ad…

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Measuring and monitoring Scotland's peatlands, 600 m high on the Balmoral Estate 36:48

1y ago36:48

36:48

For our latest Hutton Highlights podcast, we take a journey up to 600 m high on the Balmoral Estate with some of the experts from our world-leading multidisciplinary peatland team. Up close, what looks like a relatively normal exposed and barren hill is in fact an outdoor laboratory for experiments on peatland. We take a look at what's being done h…

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Our changing uplands; climate impacts, citizen science and plant disease risks 17:47

1y ago17:47

17:47

For our third Hutton Highlights podcast, we’re focusing on the Scottish uplands. We recorded this episode on site at the Scottish Game Fair at Scone Palace, where we were sharing our work in everything from preventing the spread of plant pathogens to citizen science soil sampling on Scotland’s Munros. You’ll hear from our guests about how perceptio…

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Finding transformational routes to climate positive farming and food production. 15:02

1y ago15:02

15:02

This podcast was recorded on site at The Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh. We take you on a quick tour of some of the work we shared through conversations with the scientists and researchers behind it. In this episode we’re focusing on the climate and finding transformational ways to make farming more sustainable - we're talking gin, crop diversifi…

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The rise of precision technology to improve the productivity and sustainability of agriculture. 11:32

1y ago11:32

11:32

This podcast was recorded on site at The Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh. We take you on a quick tour of some of the work we shared through conversations with the scientists and researchers behind it. In this episode we’re focusing in on precision agri tech, from vertical farming to the use of robots out in the field. Introduction: Professor Colin…

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Investigating oxalis troubles in Tasmanian potato crops - Ep. 004 16:32

1y ago16:32

16:32

Tim Walker, WalkerAg Consultancy, Tasmania Worldwide there are 570 species of oxalis and approximately 30 species in Australia. Recently, PotatoLink's Tasmanian regional representative Tim Walker, has noticed that one type of Oxalis, (Oxalis latifolia) known as fishtail wood-sorrel, is becoming a problem on more and more properties in Northern Tasm…

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Magnesium demonstration at the Canowindra NSW - Ep. 003 8:09

1+ y ago8:09

8:09

Marc Hinderager, 4 Leaf Ag, Applied Horticultural Research, Cowra NSW Magnesium (Mg) is essential to plants. It is strongly involved in photosynthesis and transporting carbohydrates from leaves to roots, which is particularly important for tuber development. Yet, it may be overlooked within fertiliser programs focused on N, P and K. In this Podcast…

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Chad Hutchinson talks about soil fumigation - Ep. 002 26:42

1+ y ago26:42

26:42

Chad Hutchinson, TriCal, Indiana United States of America In this episode, Applied Horticultural Research's Dr Jenny Ekman discusses soil fumigation with Chad Hutchinson of the TriCal group. This podcast was recorded at the 2023 Ballarat growing better potatoes workshop. You can view recordings from this event here: https://potatolink.com.au/resour…

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Potassium demonstration at Canowindra, NSW - Ep. 001 8:39

1+ y ago8:39

8:39

Marc Hinderager, 4 Leaf Ag, Applied Horticultural Research, Cowra NSW Potassium is essential for many processes in both plants and the human body. If people want potassium they most likely reach for a banana. However, the best source of potassium is actually the potato, with approximately 600 mg per medium-sized tuber. In this Podcast Stephanie Tab…

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Climate change projections and the Cairngorms National Park 31:30

1
Regenerative Potatoes at the 2024 World Potato Congress Ep. 008 28:42

1
Arable Scotland special: discussing “Farming in a new era” with special guests from LEAF and AHDB 33:13

1
Top tips for protecting our pollinators and thinking twice about no mow May 23:03

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The alien truffle, the invasive tree and the Scottish rainforest restoration project 19:56

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Blueberries on steroids: Scotland’s new super fruit – the honeyberry 25:40

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Lachlan Heysen at the 2022 World Potato Congress Dublin Ep. 007 11:04

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Getting the most out of mycorrhizae: 2023 biological product demonstration at Springbank, Vic - Ep. 006 22:09

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Flooding: a costly catchment-scale challenge, but one we can prepare for 18:18

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Clay – the super material that links life of Mars, medicine and cat litter 16:38

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Reversing nature loss in Scotland – a complex challenge with surprisingly global implications 31:50

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Reversing nature loss in Scotland – a complex challenge across how we use land, what we buy and eat 23:01

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Reversing nature loss in Scotland – just how did we get here? 27:02

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Potato genetics at the James Hutton Institute - Ep. 005 16:13

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Turning to soil science to solve equine grass sickness 30:15

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Agent based modelling – what is it and what can it do for us? 29:55

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Measuring and monitoring Scotland's peatlands, 600 m high on the Balmoral Estate 36:48

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Our changing uplands; climate impacts, citizen science and plant disease risks 17:47

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Finding transformational routes to climate positive farming and food production. 15:02

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The rise of precision technology to improve the productivity and sustainability of agriculture. 11:32

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Investigating oxalis troubles in Tasmanian potato crops - Ep. 004 16:32

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Magnesium demonstration at the Canowindra NSW - Ep. 003 8:09

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Chad Hutchinson talks about soil fumigation - Ep. 002 26:42

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Potassium demonstration at Canowindra, NSW - Ep. 001 8:39

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