UK agricultural scientists donate 8,000kg of potatoes to food charity

The James Hutton Institute has donated nearly 8,000kg of potatoes - worth an astonishing 932 bags - to a food charity helping communities in need.

The institute, which is home to the UK’s leading potato research centre, donated the locally grown potatoes ahead of the festive season.

The potatoes were grown as part of a large-scale field trial, undertaken earlier this year at James Hutton’s Balruddery Farm, near Dundee.

The field trial included a range of well-known varieties, which when harvested were bagged separately and donated to the charity FareShare.