BSSS Member in the Media
2nd May 2019
BSSS Fellow Professor Lorna Dawson CBE (James Hutton Institute) was interviewed by Edi Stark in "Stark Talk" on BBC Radio Scotland.
The programme can be heard here
News
Here Is A Major Soil Problem That Will Affect Health
1st May 2019
On a recent visit to Japan Professor Rattan Lal was interviewed by Forbes contributor Bruce Y. Lee.
You can read the article here
Excessive rainfall as damaging to corn yield as extreme heat, drought
1st May 2019
Recent flooding in the Midwest has brought attention to the complex agricultural problems associated with too much rain. Data from the past three decades suggest that excessive rainfall can affect crop yield as much as excessive heat and drought. In a new study, an interdisciplinary team from the University of Illinois linked crop insurance, climate, soil and corn yield data from 1981 through 2016.
BSSS 2018 Undergraduate Award for Harper Adams University announced
30th April 2019
The British Society for Soil Science undergraduate prize for the best final year dissertation on a soils related topic, was present to Matthew Carter, 22, from Stansted, Essex by Dr Ed Dickin.
Senior lecturer in Soil and Water Management, Dr Paula Misiewicz, said: "Matt Carter studied BSc (Hons) Agriculture with Mechanisation.
BSSS 2018 Postgraduate Award for Harper Adams University announced
30th April 2019
Luke Briggs, 24, from Chester, receives the British Society of Soil Science postgraduate prize from Dr Ed Dickin.
The prize honours the best postgraduate final year dissertation on a soils related topic.