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The Agronomy Institute was opened at Orkney College UHI in 2002 and carries out research into the development and commercialisation of new crops and plant products in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

09/04/2026
Soon be the 2019 cranberry harvest 🦃
09/10/2019

Soon be the 2019 cranberry harvest 🦃

Lovely autumnal colours in the fruit garden.
09/10/2019

Lovely autumnal colours in the fruit garden.

Nice article about some of our work with Bere
26/09/2019

Nice article about some of our work with Bere

Bere barley has been grown in Scotland for at least 1,000 years, and probably much longer. Now this ancient crop is being revived – and whisky is playing its part. Richard Woodard reports.

Looks like a lovely day to get the crop in. Glad the small combine & Billy didn't break down! 😀
19/09/2019

Looks like a lovely day to get the crop in. Glad the small combine & Billy didn't break down! 😀

Busy day in front of the barley trial plots.
27/06/2019

Busy day in front of the barley trial plots.

A great day learning all about heritage grains and intercropping at Lismore!
20/06/2019

A great day learning all about heritage grains and intercropping at Lismore!

18/06/2019

The old wives’ tale might be stuff and nonsense, but it too could yield a harvest in corn and gold, if you stroked it smooth and combed it through.(Marina Warner, From the Beast to the Blonde, p.21)

Tim and Lawrie from the James Hutton Institute testing the chlorophyll fluorescence levels in some of the barley crosses...
05/06/2019

Tim and Lawrie from the James Hutton Institute testing the chlorophyll fluorescence levels in some of the barley crosses in this years trial. Low levels give an indication of Manganese deficiency. Orkney College UHI

29/05/2019

Each year, the undergraduate degree BA (Hons) Culture and Heritage runs the module 'Displaying the Past: Museum Studies.' One of the assessments is to create an online exhibition. You can see their work here.

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