Kicking off the year with two major events in our soft fruit calendar - International Soft Fruit Conference in January and Fruit Logistica in February.

2019 has been a truly whirlwind year for James Hutton Limited.

James Hutton Limited is delighted to share the news that Ribes breeder, Dr Dorota Jarret, has been appointed chair of the International Society for Horticultural Science’s (ISHS), Rubus and Ribes Species and Management working group, a position Dr Jarret is, “privileged and honoured,” to accept. Dr Jarret is the first female to chair the Rubus and Ribes working group and also the youngest to take up the position.  

The James Hutton Limited team looks forward to meeting with our potato industry customers and project collaborators at BP2019 in Harrogate next week. A BASIS point will be available on our stand and we’ll be talking a lot about our Molecular Diagnostic capabilities and services.

An amazing opportunity for a full-time, 12 month contract in the James Hutton Limited Molecular Diagnostic lab!

Dr Louise Gamble, a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Associate based at the James Hutton Institute, will speak at the 3rd International Haskap Conference in Jachranka, Poland, this week, presenting her research as to the likeability and usability of honeyberries by a potential Scottish market. 

The Water Test Network is seeking SME’s with innovations that can detect and/or remove pharmaceuticals from wastewater.

Video content: Contract research project, Cherry Berry, is a study of the environmental factors that disrupt growth in both cherry and blueberry.