In this blog Professor Lorna Dawson, Gateway knowledge broker for Environment and Soil, shares some insights after visiting RBGE as […]
117th Visit Report -Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh
Report of the 116th Scotia Visit
Regenerative Agriculture – 24th June 2025 An introduction to the visit with informative links was included in the invitation notice […]
115th Visit, June 2025
The James Hutton Institute in Invergowrie has been carrying out research on soft fruit production since the 1930’s as the […]
Dumfries House Visit 2024
Dumfries House was saved from sale and the dissolution of its contents in 2007 by the dramatic intervention of HRH Prince Charles. His particular concern was the priceless collection of Chippindale furniture and other items in the house but the entire 2000 acres estate was also purchased and became a property of the Prince’s Foundation, thus opening many opportunities for development and innovation.
Glensaugh and Castleton Visit August 2024
Glensaugh, now part of the James Hutton Institute, has been an upland research farm since 1943, one of three then […]
Tarras Valley visit June 2024
The Tarras Valley largely lies to the east and north of Langholm in Dumfries and Galloway; the Tarras Water flows into the River Esk just south of Langholm.
Visits 2024
A number of visits by Scotia Agricultural Club are planned for this year.
Scotia Agricultural Club 52nd AGM
Scotia Agricultural Club 52nd AGM was hosted by SRUC Edinburgh on 18th November 2023. The talk accompanying the AGM was titled “Solutions to rural poverty in Scotland?” and was given by Polly Chapman, CEO, Impact Hub Inverness
2022 Visits Update
The programme of visits for 2022 is now complete. As planned, we had 3 visits days over the early summer [...]
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Genome (gene) editing in plants
As part of this year’s AGM (2022), we were delighted to have a presentation by Professor Lesley Torrance FRSE, Executive Director of Science, The James Hutton Institute.