The disconnect between the Scottish Parliament and the realities of the rural economy is alive and well, if the reaction to the Scottish Government's land reform proposals is anything to go by.

Agenda suspects that the latest round of laird-bashing reinforces a stereotype of Scotland's landowners hogging their riches while a legion of potential community owners is crying out to take it over.

The realities of rural ownership in Scotland are very different, as ministers such as John Swinney privately know very well - which is why he is consistently complimentary about the very rich, very posh and well-managed Atholl Estate, for example. There are also large areas of Scotland where community appetite for assuming the duties of land ownership is almost entirely lacking.

Given a chance to create a new private-public approach, which acknowledges the investment and creativity that goes into managing huge areas of often poor-quality land, Nicola Sturgeon's administration has gone for the cheap headlines of least resistance - not a great sign for the economic growth agenda in general.

Congratulations to the FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility at Edinburgh University which scooped the best innovation prize at this year's Scottish Renewables Green Energy Awards.

Agenda can attest that it resembles Hell's Jacuzzi - a 25-metre circular pool capable of transforming itself into the North Sea during a raging storm at the flick of the switch, simulating multi-directional waves, currents and even strange conical spouts, before restoring itself instantly to eerie calm. In other words, you can give your new kit a work-out without ever leaving the capital's southern suburbs.