Mylnefield Research Services success

Scottish Farmer
26 June 2010
Mylnefield Research Services, the commercial subsidiary of Scotland's world-beating crop research centre SCRI, has seen its turnover increase by 25% in the year to March this year.

STV News Tayside
23 June 2010
Perthshire company MRS has announced massive rise in profit. Based at the SCRI it employs just 20 people but supplies specially grown food to well known companies. Dr Nigel Kerby, MRS comments.

Crop research group's commercial arm sees turnover increase
STV News Online
23 June 2010
Mylnefield Research Services Ltd, a subsidiary of the Scottish Crop Research Institute based at Invergowrie, see 25% increase in turnover.

Aberdeen Press and Journal
23 June 2010
The commercial arm of the Scottish Crop Research Institute today reported improved results.

Dundee Courier
23 June 2010
The commercial arm of the renowned Invergowrie-based Scottish Crop Research Institute has enjoyed a bumper financial harvest.

SCRI's commercial arm MRS sees 25% turnover increase
Horticulture Week
23 June 2010
Mylnefield Research Services (MRS) - the commercial subsidiary of Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) - has seen its turnover increase by 25% in the year to March this year.

SCRI blackcurrants

Stating the case for British blackcurrants
Horticulture Week
18 June 2010
The humble blackcurrant saw its popularity rocket during the Second World War, with recognition of its high vitamin C content. Today the message of "superfruit" status for its multitude of health benefits seems to have sunk in with customers, who have a greater understanding of the importance of buying British. It has been estimated that SCRI-bred blackcurrants account for more than 50 per cent of the global crop.

Eating quality meat

Work aims to beef up meat quality
Aberdeen Press and Journal
16 June 2010
Groundbreaking technology is to be pioneered at a Bridge of Allan abattoir to put Scotland at the forefront of global efforts to guarantee beef eating quality. SCRI is part of the consortium.

SOL2010 conference

Major conference coup for Dundee
Farming UK
8 June 2010
Scientists studying some of the world’s most important cash crops are to converge on Dundee this Autumn. They are world-leaders in research work on potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, and aubergines. Dundee beat the rest of the world to host the 7th Annual Solanaceae Conference, SOL2010.

HRH The Princess Royal visit to SCRI

The Farmer
1 July 2010
Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, has officially opened Scotland's National Seed Store held at SCRI, the world-ranking crop research centre at Invergowrie.

Princess Royal supporting farming
www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk
15 June 2010
Scotland’s National Seed Store which was opened by the Princess Royal was described by Peter Gregory, the director of the Scottish Crop Research Institute where it is based as "an important link in helping to feed the world". During her visit, the Princess Royal met some of the 350 staff at SCRI which has a worldwide reputation in crop breeding and science.

Daily Telegraph
8 June 2010
The Princess Royal opened the new glasshouses at the Scottish Crop Research Institute, Errol Road, Invergowrie, Dundee and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross (Brigadier Melville Jameson). Her Royal Highness subsequently visited Balruddery Farm.

The Times
8 June 2010
The Princess Royal opened the new glasshouses at the Scottish Crop Research Institute, Errol Road, Invergowrie, Dundee and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross (Brigadier Melville Jameson). Her Royal Highness subsequently visited Balruddery Farm.

Princess Royal opens Scotland's National Seed Store
The Scotsman
8 June 2010
Scotland’s National Seed Store which was opened yesterday by the Princess Royal was described by Peter Gregory, the director of the Scottish Crop Research Institute where it is based as "an important link in helping to feed the world".

Anne opens national seed store
Aberdeen Press and Journal
8 June 2010
Scotland's National Seed Store was officially opened yesterday by the Princess Royal on a visit to Invergowrie, near Dundee.

Dundee Courier
8 June 2010
The Princess Royal yesterday officially opened Scotland's new National Seed Store at the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) at Invergowrie.

Perthshire Advertiser
8 June 2010
The Princess Royal was in Perthshire yesterday to officially opened a new national initiative.

Dundee Evening Telegraph
7 June 2010
Princess Anne visited lnvergowrie's Scottish Crop Research Institute today to officially open a new multi-million pound National Seed Store.

STV News Tayside
7 June 2010
The Princess Royal has praised the work of scientists at the Scottish Crop Research Institute. She visited the centre to officially open Scotland's National Seed Store. Interview with Professor Peter Gregory SCRI director.

Tay FM News
7 June 2010
Her Royal Highness Princess Royal has officially opened Scotland's national seed store near Dundee. The SCRI store houses a seed collection of worldwide importance. Director at the Centre, Professor Peter Gregory, comments.

HRH The Princess Royal opens National Seed Store at SCRI
Horticulture Week
7 June 2010
Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, has officially opened Scotland's National Seed Store at the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI).

Princess Royal officially opens Scotland's National Seed Store
STV News Online
7 June 2010
The Princess Royal officially opened Scotland's National Seed Store held at SCRI, the world-ranking crop research centre at Invergowrie in Perth and Kinross. Professor Peter Gregory said: “This is a great honour for SCRI and a real boost to the scientists and staff here.”

May weather

Dundee Courier
2 June 2010
May was a month of weather highs and lows, according to experts at the Scottish Crop Research Institute.

Biofuels

Mixed messages on biofuel stunting renewable growth
The Scotsman
29 May 2010
Speaking at the annual meeting of the Scottish Society for Crop Research in Dundee, Professor Martin Tangney said that other countries were far more positive about the benefits that biofuel could bring and were already reaping the rewards.

Massalski prize

The Farmer
1 July 2010
A 36-year-old scientist at SCRI, Scotland's leading centre for crop research and plant breeding, has been awarded the Peter Massalski Prize for meritorious research.

Glasgow Evening Times
27 May 2010
Csaba Hornyik, 36, of the Scottish Crop Research Institute in Dundee, has been awarded the Peter Massalski Prize for meritorious research.

SCRI research scientist is honoured
Aberdeen Press and Journal
26 May 2010
A scientist at the Scottish Crop Research Institute is to be honoured today.

Dundee Courier
26 May 2010
A 36-year-old scientist at the Scottish Crop Research Institute in Invergowrie, the leadning centre for crop research and plant breeding north of the border, has been awarded the Peter Massalski Prize for meritorious research.

Biodiversity Week

BBC Radio Scotland - Good Morning Scotland
24 May 2010
Scientists from Scottish Crop Research Institute at Blairgowrie looking at ways of more sustainable farming. David Miller reports. Ewan Caldwell, Farm Manager for SCRI comments. Most farmers care very much about the land and air but need to make an income. Geoff Squire, SCRI comments. Intensity in farming is caused by demand. Must look to see how this can continue. Biological and environmental science has a great opportunity here.

Bere barley

Scotland - New strains of barley
www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk
28 May 2010
Scottish cereal plant breeders are checking up on some of the country's oldest strains of barley to see if they have any useful genes that can be used in more modern cultivars.

The Scotsman
21 May 2010
Scottish cereal plant breeders are checking up on some of the country's oldest strains of barley to see if they have any useful genes that can be used in more modern cultivars.

Green energy

BBC Radio Scotland - Newsdrive
14 May 2010
One man is set to become entirely energy efficient on Unst in Shetland. Michael Rea interviewed. He has constructed a house which uses hardly any energy. He is working with the Scottish Crop Research Institute on LED lighting for the use of growing crops.

Stable isotopes

Dundee Courier
13 May 2010
A Dundee academic has told how a new forensic tool can be used in applications from human identification to people trafficking.

Spring cereals

Scottish Farmer
8 May 2010
Work at SAC and SCRI has consistently shown that early application of herbicide to spring cereals allows for reduction in dose and best control of difficult weeds such as the polygonums, fumitory species and annual meadow grass.

April weather records

Dundee Courier
4 May 2010
City's warmest April for 30 years. Dundee experienced its lowest April temperature in almost 30 years last month, according to figures released by the Scottish Crop Research Institute in Invergowrie.

Dundee Evening Telegraph
4 May 2010
Dundee had the lowest recorded temperature for April in almost 30 years, according to the Scottish Crop Research Institute, in Invergowrie.

Fight against potato blight

Potatoes: Understanding blight
Farmers Weekly
29 April 2010
To control late blight effectively, you now need a thorough understanding of the pathogen you’re dealing with. David Cooke of SCRI and Ruaridh Bain of SAC summarise recent research and changes to best practice.

£4.9m QUOATS project

Holyrood magazine
28 June 2010
Crop scientists at SCRI in Invergowrie are to take part in a study to develop new varieties of oats that will provide significant economic and environmental benefits for growers, millers, and the dairy, beef and poultry industries.

Sunday Post
13 June 2010
You can't beat a bowl of porridge for breakfast. Oats as the new super food and scientists at SCRI are part of a project to develop new varieties and uses.

The Farmer
1 May 2010
Crop scientists at SCRI in Invergowrie, near Dundee, are to take part in a major study to develop new varieties of oats that will provide significant economic and environmental benefits for growers, millers, and the dairy, beef and poultry industries.

Orkney Today
29 April 2010
Crop scientists at the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) in Invergowrie are to take part in a major study to develop new varieties of oats that will provide significant economic and environmental benefits for growers, millers, and the dairy, beef and poultry industries.

Scientists lead major oats study
BBC News Online
28 April 2010
Scientists at Aberystwyth are leading a multi-million pound study to develop improved varieties of oats. Quality Oats (QUOATS) is a five-year project that is also expected to enhance health benefits as more and more people turn to oats as part of a healthier diet.

UK - Investment in corn planting
www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk
28 April 2010
A £4.9 million plant breeding programme to produce better varieties of oats was announced yesterday. Crop scientists at the Scottish Crop Research Institute at Invergowrie will play a major role in the research, which aims to develop new varieties to provide significant economic and environmental benefits for growers, millers and the animal-feed industry.

Scottish Farmer
24 April 2010
Once the foundation crop of Scottish agriculture, but now regarded as something of a marginal interest, oats could be set to make a comeback, courtesy of the Scottish Government and quango funding.

Scottish Government Funding £4.9 Million for Research into Developing New Varieties of Oat
eGovMonitor.com
21 April 2010
Crop scientists at SCRI in Invergowrie are to take part in a major study to develop new varieties of oats that will provide significant economic and environmental benefits for growers, millers, and the dairy, beef and poultry industries.

Glasgow Herald
21 April 2010
Crop scientists are to take part in a multi-million pound Government-backed study to develop new varieties of oats that will provide significant economic and environmental benefits for growers, millers and the dairy, beef and poultry industries.

Scientists will go wild with £4.9m plan to sow a better class of oats
The Scotsman
21 April 2010
A £4.9 million plant breeding programme to produce better varieties of oats was announced yesterday.

Aberdeen Press and Journal
21 April 2010
A £4.9 million plant breeding programme to bring forward better varieties of oats was announced yesterday with crop scientists at the Scottish Crop Research Institute at Invergowrie playing a major role in the research.

Dundee Courier
21 April 2010
A £4.9 million project designed to boost the popularity of the oat crop was announced yesterday.

Princess Royal to visit SCRI

Scottish Farmer
24 April 2010
HRH The Princess Royal is to visit the Scottish Crop Research Institute.

Princess Anne to visit Scottish Crop Research Institute
Horticulture Week
26 April 2010
Princess Anne is to learn the latest on high-yield crops on a visit to the Scottish Crop Research Institute. The royal visit in June will involve the official opening of a new glasshouse block for the Scottish Crop Research Institute, one of the world's leading research complexes.

Scottish Farmer
24 April 2010
HRH THE Princess Royal is to visit the Scottish Crop Research Institute.

Aberdeen Press and Journal
17 April 2010
The Princess Royal will open a new glasshouse block at the Invergowrie headquarters of the world-renowned Scottish Crop Research Institute.

Dundee Courier
17 April 2010
The Princess Royal will visit the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) in Invergowrie this summer.

Search for New Institute Chief Executive

Farmers Guardian
9 April 2010
The search has begun for a world-leading scientist to fill the role of chief executive at the new scientific research institute to be formed from the Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, and the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute. 

Dundee Courier
27 March 2010
The hunt is on for a world-leading scientist to fill the role of chief executive at the new combined scientific research institute to be formed from the Scottish Crop Research Institute at Invergowrie, Dundee, and the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute in Aberdeen.

New institute chairman appointed

Ray Perman appointed chairman of scientific research institute in Scotland
Horticulture Week
1 April 2010
Former WWF Scotland chairman Ray Perman has been appointed chairman of the new scientific institute to be formed when the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) and Macaulay Land Use Research Institute combine in April 2011.

Scottish Farmer
27 March 2010
Ray Perman has been appointed as the chairman of the new scientific research institute which will be created when the Macaulay Land Use and the Scottish Crop Research Institute are brought together in April 2011.

Farmers Guardian
26 March 2010
The first chairman of the new scientific research institute, which will be created by bringing together the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen, and the lnvergowriebased Scottish Crop Research Institute in April 2011, will be former chairman of WWF Scotland, Ray Perman.

The Herald
24 March 2010
A chairman has been announced for the research facility created by bringing together the Macaulay Land Use Institute in Aberdeen and the Scottish Crop Research Institute in Invergowrie.

Former WWF trustee to chair new institute
The Scotsman
24 March 2010
The man charged with chairing the proposed research institute formed from the Macaulay Land Use and the Scottish Crop Research Institutes (SCRI) is Ray Perman, a former chair of WWF Scotland and a trustee of WWF UK.

Institutes a step closer to merger
Aberdeen Press and Journal
24 March 2010
Merger plans for two of Scotland's best known agricultural research institutes took a significant step forward yesterday with the appointment of a chairman to oversee the process.

New leader for merging units
Dundee Courier
24 March 2010
The appointment of a new chairman marks the first stage in the forthcoming and much heralded merger of the Scottish Crop Research Institute and the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute.

New Scientific Research Institute: Chairman Announced
Scotland Food and Drink
24 March 2010
The chairmen of the Governing Boards of the Macaulay Land Use and Scottish Crop Research Institutes have announced the appointment of Ray Perman as chair of the new scientific research institute.

Former WWF man to take helm at new research institute
Farmers Guardian
23 March 2010
The first chairman of the new scientific research institute, which will be created by bringing together the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen, and the Invergowrie-based Scottish Crop Research Institute in April 2011, will be former chairman of WWF Scotland, Ray Perman.

Legume Futures project

The Farmer
1 April 2010
Researchers from the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) have joined with their counterparts in 12 other EU countries in a consortium seeking better ways to use legume crops.

Institute joins Legume Futures programme
Horticulture Week
26 March 2010
The Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) has joined a consortium of experts from a dozen other EU countries to help find better ways of using legume crops, including peas and beans.

Freshinfo.com
17 March 2010
Legume research sees Scottish debut. Researchers from the SAC and the Scottish Crop Research Institute will represent the UK commitment to the project funded under the EU framework.

The Scotsman
16 March 2010
The acreage of peas, beans and other leguminous crops grown in Europe has declined significantly over the past ten years.

Aberdeen Press and Journal
16 March 2010
Scientists from 13 countries will gather in Edinburgh today to launch a three-year, £3.64million research project that aims to make better use of legumes such as clover, peas and beans.

Dundee Courier
16 March 2010
The ability of legume plants to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere makes them uniquely valuable as farm crops.

SCRI chief joins advisory panel

Top scientists to advise Scottish Government
eGovMonitor.com
11 March 2010
Twelve leading scientists, including Professor Lord Winston, an expert on science and society matters, and Professor James Hough, an international leader in the search for gravitational waves, have joined the specialist panel that advises the Scottish Government on science issues.

SCRI professor one of top scientists set to advise Scottish Government
Scotland Food and Drink
11 March 2010
Twelve leading scientists, including Professor Lord Winston, an expert on science and society matters, and SCRI's Professor Peter Gregory, have joined the specialist panel that advises the Scottish Government on science issues.

February weather

Spring set to blossom in spite of cold
Dundee Courier
2 March 2010
The bitter cold has not had a major effect on the coming of spring, according to a Dundee horticulturalist.

Dundee Evening Telegraph
1 March 2010
Dundee saw one of its most bitter Februarys in over 20 years last month, with the mercury plunging as low as -7.5c.

Aphid genome decoded

Grocer
27 February 2010
New research reveals DNA of pea aphid

Scientists come step closer to tackling aphids
Horticulture Week
26 February 2010
A breakthrough in the study of aphid reproduction has moved scientists one step closer to stamping out pest problems.

STV News Tayside
23 February 2010
Numbers of greenfly could be drastically reduced, after scientists in Dundee helped unravel the insect's DNA.

Dundee Courier
23 February 2010
Scientists at the Scottish Crop Research Institute at Invergowrie are a key part of a team that has established the complete genome-genetic material-of the pea aphid.

Aberdeen Press and Journal
23 February 2010
Researchers in Dundee have helped unravel the DNA of the humble greenfly and now intend to delve deeper into the insects' mating habits in an attempt to stop them from wreaking havoc on food supplies around the world.

Flowering time breakthrough

Dundee Courier
24 February 2010
Dundee scientists studying how plants control the time at which they flower have uncovered an unusual form of gene control that could have implications for plant and medical science.

Flowering genes offer human clue
www.physorg.com
23 February 2010
Dundee scientists studying how plants control the time at which they flower have uncovered an unusual form of gene control that could have implications for both plant and medical science.

ClimaFruit consortium

The Farmer
1 March 2010
Scottish scientists have joined a consortium including Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Germany with the goal of securing the long term future of the soft fruit industry.

Horticulture Week
26 February 2010
Scientists join European soft fruit project.

Grocer
26 February 2010
Scottish scientists in EU fruit collaboration.

Fresh Produce Journal
19 February 2010
SCRI teams up with northern Europe in berry boost.

Dundee Evening Telegraph
17 February 2010
Invergowrie-based scientists have joined a multi-national effort to help protect Tayside and Fife's soft fruit crops from the effects of climate change.

SCRI takes major role in ClimaFruit group aiming to boost berry industry
The Scotsman
17 February 2010
Commercial soft fruit growing has long been associated with Scotland and yesterday an international link up was announced between Scottish scientists involved in raspberry, blackcurrant and blueberry research and colleagues in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Germany.

Aberdeen Press and Journal
17 February 2010
Scientists from across Europe have joined forces in a new initiative to make soft fruit production more environmentally friendly.

BBC Radio Scotland - Good Morning Scotland
17 February 2010
Soft fruit is worth millions each year to Scottish growers. Action to be taken against climate change and the effects it could have on the industry. Scottish Crop Research Institute to get involved in research to protect the industry.

Tay FM News
17 February 2010
Scientists are to protect the soft fruit industry, in an initiative lead by the Scottish Crop Research Institute.

BBC1 Scotland - Reporting Scotland
17 February 2010
Scientists in Scotland join international consortium working to safeguard the future of the soft fruit industry. Dr Derek Stewart, Scottish Crop Research Institute comments.

BBC Radio Scotland - Good Morning Scotland
17 February 2010
Scottish scientists working to save production of soft fruit. Dr Derek Stewart, Scottish Crop Institute comments.

Climate change threat to berries
BBC News Online
17 February 2010
Scientists in Scotland have joined an international forum working to safeguard the future of the multi-million pound soft fruit industry.

Scottish Crop Research Institute scientists join North Sea coalition to boost berry industry
Horticulture Week
17 February 2010
Scientists at the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) have joined Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Germany with the goal of securing the long-term future of the soft fruit industry.

BBC1 Scotland - Reporting Scotland
17 February 2010
Scientists in Scotland have joined an international consortium working to safeguard the future of the valuable soft fruit industry.

STV News Tayside
17 February 2010
The climate change threat to Scotland's multi-million pound soft fruit industry is being tackled by an international group of scientists.

Wave 102 News
17 February 2010
Dundee is to take a leading role in securing the long term future of the soft fruit industry.

BBC1 Scotland - Reporting Scotland
17 February 2010
Scientists in Scotland have joined an international consortium working to safeguard the future of the valuable soft fruit industry.

BBC Radio Scotland News
17 February 2010
Scientists in Scotland have joined an international forum working to safeguard the future of the multi-million pound soft fruit industry.

Wave 102 News
17 February 2010
The Scottish Crop Research Institute are attempting to protect Scotland's soft fruits from the effects of climate change.

Scots scientists join international berry consortium
STV News Online
17 February 2010
Scots scientists have joined a consortium from across Europe who aim to secure the long-term future of the important soft fruit industry. The project, called ClimaFruit, has a budget of six million euros - around £5.2million.

Baked rhubarb could help fight cancer

Horticulture Week
19 Febuary 2010
Scottish Crop Research Institute claims chemicals in rhubarb can fight cancer.

Crumble – the new cancer cure?
www.labnews.co.uk
19 Febuary 2010
Researchers have found that baking garden rhubarb for 20 minutes dramatically increases its levels of polyphenols – an anti-cancerous chemical.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle
15 February 2010
Eating baked rhubarb could help fight cancer, new research has shown.

Sheffield Star
15 February 2010
Eating baked rhubarb could help fight cancer, new research by Sheffield Hallam University and SCRI has revealed.

Doncaster Star
15 February 2010
Rhubarb could help cancer fight.

Baked rhubarb may fight cancer
BootsWebMD
15 February 2010
The humble rhubarb crumble could be a secret weapon in the fight against cancer.

Study: Baked rhubarb can potentially help develop new cancer treatments
topnews.net.nz
14 February 2010
According to a new study by the researchers of Sheffield Hallam University and the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI), eating baked British garden rhubarb, a South Yorkshire variety, can bring about a dramatic increase in the levels of anti-cancerous chemicals called ‘polyphenols.’

Baked rhubarb may aid cancer battle
The Press Association
12 February 2010
Eating baked rhubarb could help fight cancer, new research shows.

Rhubarb crumble could kill cancer
STV News Online
12 February 2010
Eating rhubarb baked in a crumble may also be the best way to take advantage of its health benefits, and could lead to the development of new cancer treatments.

Daily Telegraph
12 February 2010
Rhubarb crumble can help fight cancer, claim scientists.

The Independent
12 February 2010
Researchers at Sheffield Hallam University and SCRI have found that baking British garden rhubarb for 20 minutes dramatically increases its levels of anticancerous chemicals.

Could baked Yorkshire rhubarb help beat cancer?
Daily Mail
12 February 2010
Eating baked rhubarb could help fight cancer, research suggests. Scientists found baking British garden rhubarb for 20 minutes dramatically increased its levels of anti-cancerous chemicals.

Scottish Daily Mail
12 February 2010
So could rhubarb help cure cancer?

Daily Express
12 February 2010
The humble rhubarb could hold the key to battling cancer and is to be tested as a potential treatment for the disease, scientists say.

Scottish Daily Express
12 February 2010
Now rhubarb is secret weapon in cancer fight.

Belfast Telegraph
12 February 2010
Rhubarb can fight cancer.

The Sun
12 February 2010
Eating baked rhubarb could help fight cancer, a new study reveals.

Glasgow Herald
12 February 2010
Rhubarb in a stew as baking it might help in the fight to beat cancer.

The Scotsman
12 February 2010
Rhubarb boost.

Aberdeen Press and Journal
12 February 2010
Eating baked rhubarb could help fight cancer, according to new research.

Dundee Courier
12 February 2010
Rhubarb may fight disease - study. Rhubarb is the most unglamorous of plants, even though many of us grow it in our gardens and it is much used to make puddings, jam, chutney and wine.

Eastern Daily Press
12 February 2010
Eating baked rhubarb could help fight cancer, new research has showed.

Northern Echo
12 February 2010
Eating baked rhubarb could help fight cancer, research showed yesterday.

Yorkshire Post
12 February 2010
Eating baked rhubarb could help fight cancer, scientists said today.

GMTV News Scotland Central
12 February 2010
Scientists in Tayside have found rhubarb contains components that could help protect against the disease. Gordon McDougall, Scottish Crop Research Institute comments.

Moray Firth Radio News
12 February 2010
New statistics have shown that eating baked rhubarb could help fight cancer. Comment by Dr Gordon McDougall of the Scottish Crop Research Institute.

Tay FM News
12 February 2010
Scientists at the Scottish Crop Research Institute say rhubarb crumble could help prevent the growth of cancer cells. Rhubarb's anti cancer chemicals multiple hugely after baking in an oven for 20 minutes. Dr Gordon McDougall from the institute comments.

GMTV News Scotland Central
12 February 2010
Scientists in Tayside have found rhubarb can help prevent cancer. Gordon McDougall, Scottish Crop Research Institute comments.

Rhubarb may have anti-cancer properties, finds study
www.themedguru.com
12 February 2010
In what could herald some hope for the cancer afflicted, researchers have found that eating the garden rhubarb, rich in bioactive components could stem the growth of cancer cells.

Baking Rhubarb Increases Polyphenols
www.foodproductdesign.com
12 February 2010
Researchers from Sheffield Hallam University, together with the Scottish Crop Research Institute, found that baking British garden rhubarb for 20 minutes dramatically increased its polyphenol levels. These polyphenolic components have been shown to have a range of anti-cancer bioactivities.

Daily Record
12 February 2010
Eating baked rhubarb plucked from the garden could help fight cancer, research has showed.

Glasgow Evening Times
12 February 2010
Eating baked rhubarb could help fight cancer, research showed today.

Claims over rhubarb cure crumble
www.nhs.uk
12 February 2010
This news story was based on research to determine how cooking rhubarb would affect the amount of antioxidant chemicals it contains.

Wigan Evening Post
12 February 2010
Baked Tyke rhubarb aids cancer fight.

Metro Scotland
12 February 2010
Rhubarb may hold key to cancer drugs.

Lancashire Evening Post
12 February 2010
Baked Tyke rhubarb helps fight cancer.

Express & Star Wolverhampton
12 February 2010
Stick of hope in rhubarb.

STV News Tayside
12 February 2010
The rhubarb plant may have the potential to develop drugs to fight cancer. Experts at the Scottish Crop Research Institute near Dundee have discovered that baking rhubarbs increases its levels of anti-cancer chemicals which prevent the development and growth of cancer. Dr Gordon McDougall SCRI comments.

Wave 102 News
12 February 2010
Rhubarb could lead us to new cancer treatments. Scientists at the Scottish Crop Research Institute have discovered the fruit's health benefits dramatically increase when it is cooked. Gordon McDougall, SCRI, comments.

SSCR potato winter meeting

Potato producers to learn about GM
The Scotsman
11 February 2010
Potato producers from all over the country will meet in Dundee later today to learn what might be possible if genetic modification is ever allowed in the breeding of varieties with resistance to disease and pests.

Dundee Courier
11 February 2010
Potato breeding is entering a brave new world, according to Dr Finlay Dale of the Scottish Crop Research Institute.

January weather records

Dundee Courier
2 Febuary 2010
The New Year cold snap brought the bitterest January temperatures in Dundee for more than 50 years, according to experts at the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI).

Dundee Evening Telegraph
1 February 2010
The New Year cold snap brought Dundee's bitterest January temperatures for more than 50 years, according to experts at the Scottish Crop Research Institute.

SSCR fruit winter meeting

Aberdeen Press and Journal
18 February 2010
Researchers are to use genetic markers in their ongoing quest to identify resistance to raspberry root rot virus - a disease that causes considerable crop losses annually.

Dundee Courier
18 February 2010
Fresh efforts on raspberry root rot resistance. Raspberry root rot has been the curse of the UK raspberry industry for more than 20 years, dramatically shortening the life of plantations and contaminating productive land.

Soft fruit winter meeting to cover raspberry threat
Horticulture Week
22 January 2010
The threat posed by Phytophthora idaei to the raspberry industry is just one of the topics being discussed at this year's soft fruit winter meeting. The meeting, will take place at the Scottish Crop Research Institute on Wednesday 17 February.

Potato Conference

GM technology 'may provide way to defeat potato pests'
The Scotsman
30 January 2010
With recent drastic reductions in pesticides that are allowed to be used in the control of pests and diseases in the potato crop, a claim was made this week that the potato industry in this country now faces real and serious issues that can best be tackled using genetic technology.

GM hailed as new weapon in potato disease battle
Aberdeen Press and Journal
30 January 2010
Genetic modification could solve the problems facing potato producers who are about to lose many of the chemical weapons used to control pests and diseases in a crop that is a staple of the British diet.

Dundee Courier
30 January 2010
As a result of recent drastic reductions in the number of pesticides permitted for control of pests and diseases in the potato crop, a claim was made this week that the industry faces serious problems that can best be tackled using genetic technology.

This year's Association of Potato Producers conference to discuss latest industry challenges
Horticulture Week
20 January 2010
Growers will hear from some of the country's top experts and get a chance to have their say during the workshop sessions. Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) researchers Finlay Dale and Gavin Ramsay will debate the pros and cons of genetic modification (GM).

SAC Association of Potato Producers Annual Conference 2010
Stackyard.com
12 January 2010
Potato production is always a challenge, but just now growers are facing a whole series of new issues. Scottish Crop Research Institute researchers, Finlay Dale and Gavin Ramsay, will be speaking.

Mylnefield Research Services

Sunday PostPlus Magazine
10 January 2010
Nigel Kerby is Managing Director of Myinefield Research Services (MRS), the commercial subsidiary of the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI), based in Invergowrie, just outside Dundee.

Farming Scotland Conference

Dundee Courier
18 January 2010
Supermarket competition and 'green energy' farming are among the hot topics being debated at this year's annual Farming Scotland Conference.

Brechin Advertiser
7 January 2010
Supermarket competition and 'green energy' farming are among the hot topics being debated at this year's annual Farming Scotland Conference.

Forfar Dispatch
7 January 2010
Supermarket competition and 'green energy' farming are among the hot topics being debated at this year's annual Farming Scotland Conference.

Grocery market inquiry to the fore
Aberdeen Press and Journal
5 January 2010
The Competition Commission's investigation into the grocery market is to be the focus for debate at next month's Farming Scotland Conference. Derek Stewart, the head of the Plant Products and Food Quality programme at the Scottish Crop Research Institute will be speaking.

December weather records

Dundee Courier
7 January 2010
The wave of cold weather broke records last month going back more than 50 years, according to experts at the Scottish Crop Research Institute in Invergowrie.

Scotland’s new food research strategy

Scotland Unveils New Food Research Strategy
theGovMonitor.com
6 January 2010
A new food research strategy that will help deliver Scotland’s ambitious National Food and Drink policy has been unveiled. New institute formed with the merger of SCRI and the Macaulay means Scotland will continue to continue to be a world leader in research.

Scotland's National Food and Drink Policy revealed
EatOutMagazine.co.uk
6 January 2010
It is the first research strategy that draws together the wide range of interests in food related matters and research funders. The agreement of the Boards of the Macaulay Land Use and Scottish Crop Research Institutes to come together to create a new institute with even greater international reach - augurs well for Scotland to continue to be a world leader.

Programme 1 Stakeholder Day

Scottish Farmer
2 January 2010
The crucial research that plays a 'fundamental' role in security of food supply was highlighted at a conference in Edinburgh, last week.