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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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Great to have been invited to help develop ideas for this with lots of energy and enthusiasm from all involved. None of it possible without the drive from @EdSciFest !!

Careers Hive is on next week, and we are delighted to have our #Soils and #Crops KE Lead @Enviroken contributing ideas to the #FutureFarming activity! Tune into @EdSciFest socials and website to follow the event and how it inspires young people into exciting careers in STEM 📈



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 @SGRESAS and @scotgov funded research on potatoes from @SEFARIscot organisations

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Second session of the day in the soil tent at @GOFalkland led by @TheAHDB Henny Lowth with Ali Karley from @JamesHuttonInst @IntegratedSoils Joel Williams and David Cunningham from @DodsOf . Looking at cropping for soil health .

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Excellent couple of days @GOFalkland! First time, in my experience, where we’ve had a joint @SEFARIscot presence, worked well! 👍@MoredunComms @JamesHuttonInst @SRUC @rowett_abdn @Soilfit @Enviroken

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Strong representation of @SEFARIscot research at the second workshop of the @eucapnetwork focus group on #cropassociations in France @JamesHuttonInst @SRUC

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New blog on the recent @EU_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 @SEFARIscot Healthy Soils for a #GreenRecovery project. More: bit.ly/3s7yQxL

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We're all set for @ArableScotland 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 @SEFARIscot blog here: sefari.scot/blog/2023/07/0… #arablescotland #crops #farming #SoilHealth

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We invite you to discover our extensive trial site and receive the latest and most pertinent updates for your business. Join us for our summer open day on June 27th at Balgonie Estate in Fife

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Looking forward to being part of the Open Day and looking forward to chatting about soil health and showing how you can assess it yourself whilst demonstrating the importance of good management! #soils #soilhealth

Book now to find out more about the trials and see results to date @TheAHDB's Strategic Cereal Farm in Scotland hosted by @BalbirnieFarm & @DavidAglen . The day will conclude with a BBQ. For info 👉bit.ly/45Z9xxl To register bit.ly/43UvYSM

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The #microbiome horizon scanning workshop is just getting started @JamesHuttonInst #Dundee. We're looking forward to meeting new colleagues from across SEFARI & fruitful discussion across the topics of #foodsecurity, #climatechange & #biodiversity

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Submit your #soil to the long-running Best Soil in Show 2023 #competition! The winner will be presented at the 2023 @ScotlandRHShow #BestSoilinShow2023 @scottishfarmer @SAYFC Deadline for soil sample submission is March 31 2023 More on the competition: bit.ly/BSiS2023

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Follow along as we count down to the COP15 agreement. The stories behind each door feature the projects and work James Hutton Institute contributes to biodiversity research. #COP15 #BiodiversityCalendar #TacklingtheBiodiversityCrisis Open Door 1 here: bit.ly/3OVL6sH

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UPCOMING SPECIAL ISSUE Root architecture & rhizosphere microbe interactions Editors: @giffordlab, Guohua Xu, Lionel Dupuy, @VissenbergL, @rebetzke_0 Deadline: 30th Apr '23 To submit, please contact the office (bit.ly/JXBissues) #plantbio #JXBspecialissues #roots (1/2)

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Looks interesting @BruceCBall and no doubt full of good information 🙂

My book ‘Healing Soil’ amazon.co.uk/dp/1739593103 contains 180 notes, references and web links with separate sections for farmers and growers and young people @OrgResCent @ORFC @rsmithsoil @RTKfarmer @herdyshepherd1 @PastureForLife @Enviroken @WholeHealth_Ag @UNEP #soilhealth



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Ken Loades and Maddy Giles both @HuttonES @JamesHuttonInst give the final talk of #barleyad22 discussing the interaction between barley monoculture and organic amendment impacts soil physical, microbial, and functional characteristics. #compost #nitrogencycling

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Today @SEFARIscot were delighted to be @MoredunComms to host the PlanetA delegation from France with Colin McInnes, @philip_skuce @Enviroken @BestwickC discussing @scotgov strategic and policy facing research & KE funded @SGRESAS

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Healthy soils produce healthy crops, right? Nope. Although it would seem the very definition of soil health, this popular thinking is off. Soil health can help with soilborne diseases, but it is not disease suppression. My latest here...csanr.wsu.edu/fine-tuning-so…

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& science can help do this. 4) Knowledge brokers are essential for linking scientists & policy makers. 5) Ensuring the communication of the science to policy is clear, simple & explains why their work is important


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A few of the key points: 1)Scientists & policymakers should engage with each other at the start of the policy process 2)Researchers & policy makers need to understand the issues & adapt their work 3)Policy needs to be monitored & evaluated in order to understand its impact...


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Sallie Bailey (@SallieBailey20) 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

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