COUSIN partners from the James Hutton Institute presented findings from their work in the project on developing novel crosses between CWRs of barley and elite lines at the Royal Highland Show.

The event took place in Edinburgh, UK between June 18th-21st 2026 and we demonstrated that our redomestication approach can unlock diversity for stress resilience and improved value chain sustainability, while selecting against negative traits. The stand including the display was visited by over 2500 people including public, farmers, politicians and industry stakeholders