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AGRI-TECHE NEWS UPDATE

On-farm fertiliser production comes out of a box

26/02/2021

Would it be possible to produce nitrogen fertiliser on-farm and reduce the agricultural sector’s greenhouse gas emissions? Early-stage agri-tech companies Atmonia and N2 Applied say it is. They have developed alternative approaches to generating fertiliser in a shipping container using renewable energy sources; offering the potential for carbon neutral production.

Agri-TechE members named in global FoodTech 500 finalists

17/02/2021

Breedr, Small Robot Company and Cellular Agriculture were among the top global agri-tech companies listed in the FoodTech 500 report by Forward Fooding.

From glasshouse to vertical farm – what’s next for Controlled Environment Agriculture?

05/02/2021

Controlled Environment Agriculture is a vibrant sector that is attracting significant investment. Our event on 25th February is an opportunity to explore its feasibility for different sectors, review the latest technology and be inspired by some of the pioneers. To get you up to speed we have created an overview of CEA with comments from across the ecosystem.

REAP 2020 report launched

01/02/2021

A new era of decision support tools is making it possible to understand the complexity of food production for the first time and to begin to see how the system can be improved at every level. Latest developments in the vibrant agri-tech ecosystem are captured in the new REAP report.

ADAS: Strategic Farm Business Consultant

04/03/2021

Salary: £25,000 – £45,000
CD: Friday 2nd April
ADAS are looking for people who want to embrace all of the exciting skillsets and research that are present within ADAS and make a difference to their farmer clients by providing them with the business knowledge to enable success and prosperity.

Granttree Farming Innovations Pathway: Industrial Research Projects and Feasibility Studies

03/03/2021

Funding calls focusing on feasibility studies to address the farming challenges of productivity, sustainability & net zero emissions, while the other is for businesses and research organizations for industrial research to address the same farming challenges.

Biocleave: Research Scientist – Protein Purification

03/03/2021

Salary: £25,000 – £30,000
CD: Friday 26th March 2021
Biocleave are growing and have an opening for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our protein expression and purification team.