🌱On Tuesday 30 January, you can join us for an exclusive webinar on 'An introduction to growing vegetable crops in controlled environments for small producers'. 🔗 Sign up now for a knowledge-packed session: ow.ly/YtM650Qlo7G #CEAWebinar

We are excited to announce a new addition to our seminar series: ‘Engineering Crops to Maximise Yield and Uniformity in Controlled Environmental Conditions’ On Thursday 1st Feb, we welcome Matt Jones from the University of Glasgow Get your tickets now: eu1.hubs.ly/H0759h00

Join me for a chat about controlled environment agriculture. CEA Webinar - Growing vegetable crops in controlled environments eventbrite.co.uk/e/cea-webinar-…

Join me for a chat about Controlled Environment Agriculture.

Exciting PhD Opportunity: Machine Learning Crop Breeding in Precision-Controlled Vertical Farming for a Sustainable Future. In collaboration with University of Aberdeen, University of Lincoln, UK, James Hutton Institute and Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS). Please see the link for more details: eu1.hubs.ly/H07GFGg0

Back in December, our Business Development Manager, Ramin Ebrahimnejad travelled to the Middle East, attending several climate focused events. To read the blog post, click on the link: eu1.hubs.ly/H07Xszw0

On Monday, the APGC at James Hutton Institute, in collaboration with Scottish Development International, hosted an event on internationalising sustainable agritech and aquaculture businesses. The session offered insights into the opportunities and challenges faced by businesses looking to expand globally.

We are excited to announce a new addition to our seminar series: ‘Conducting Life Cycle Assessments with Vertical Farms’ On Thursday 28th March, we welcome Michael Martin from the IVL and KTH Royal Institute of Technology Get your tickets now: eu1.hubs.ly/H0872pL0

On Thursday we welcomed Michael Martin, from IVL and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, presenting on 'Conducting Life Cycle Assessments with Vertical Farms'. Don't worry if you missed the presentation, a recording of the session has been uploaded to YouTube! eu1.hubs.ly/H08mb_v0

We are excited to announce a new addition to our seminar series: ‘Learning to count: From plants to people’ On Thursday 11th April, we welcome Valerio Giuffrida from the Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN. Get your tickets now: eu1.hubs.ly/H08q0BC0

We are delighted to join forces with Crocuslabs and The Advanced Plant Growth Centre (APGC) to establish the efficiency of dynamic light spectra on young #plants. The collaboration will target many areas where light is crucial to #crop development, productivity and quality More: bit.ly/4aP3w82

🌱 Join Our APGC Seminar: Optimising Root Traits for Crop Resilience 🌱 Online: Thurs, May 9, from 2:00 to 3:30PM BST. Speaker: Darren Wells, Principal Research Fellow in Plant and Crop Biophysics at the University of Nottingham. 🔗 Registration Link: eu1.hubs.ly/H08PRfg0

🌱 Join Our APGC Seminar: Optimising Root Traits for Crop Resilience 🌱 Online: Thurs, May 9, from 2:00 to 3:30PM BST. Speaker: Darren Wells, Principal Research Fellow in Plant and Crop Biophysics at the University of Nottingham. 🔗 Registration Link: eu1.hubs.ly/H08S8rb0

The Advanced Plant Growth Centre (APGC) is excited to announce our next seminar: Beyond the hype in vertical farming: The colourful life of plants Speaker: Prof Dr Leo Marcelis, Head of the chair group Horticulture and Product Physiology at Wageningen U&R 📅 05 June 2024 🌐 Register: eu1.hubs.ly/H09dj9h0

We’re delighted to announce the opening of our new Crop Storage and Post-harvest Solutions facility, addressing challenges like food waste and #climatechange. Revolutionising how we preserve our crops. Funded by Scottish Government | UK Agri-Tech Centre | Innovate UK More: bit.ly/3WT3SqA

I hope everyone will celebrate the International Day of Potato in the manner they love. For me its going to be fries (chips if you are in the UK). We have a new crop storage research facility The Advanced Plant Growth Centre (APGC) in which potato storage will be a key focus. #InternationalDayofPotato

🌿 Missed our live seminar with Prof. Dr. Leo Marcelis on vertical farming? Watch the recording to discover real challenges and opportunities in this evolving field! 🌱 Watch now! 🔗eu1.hubs.ly/H0b5Ld30 #VerticalFarming #Horticulture #LED #Agritech #Innovation

Join us on 15 August from 2 - 3:30 PM BST for an enlightening seminar. Dr Diego Jarquin of the FLORIDA will explore the transformative impact of genomic selection on plant breeding, enhancing resilience and productivity. Register now! #plants #breeding eu1.hubs.ly/H0bvNwN0

In collaboration with The Advanced Plant Growth Centre (APGC) we will co-lead a £38M centre to develop plant-based and lab-grown alternatives to animal #proteins The National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre (#NAPIC) secured £15M in funding from Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research and Innovate UK More: bit.ly/4cGqVct

🌱 Exciting times at James Hutton Institute We're thrilled to co-lead the new £38m National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre. Aiming for a sustainable future with planet-friendly proteins from plants to lab-grown meat. 🌿🔬 eu1.hubs.ly/H0b-y8m0