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AGRI-TECHE NEWS UPDATE

Cracking the secret of timing and its potential for agri-tech

15/10/2021

REAP keynote, Professor Webb says we are at a tipping point where “we’ve got the fundamental biological knowledge and we’ve got the means to exploit it – with expensive automation like robots, cheap automation like smart irrigation, with smart data analysis tools and the ultimate: Controlled Environment Agriculture.”

Exciting programme of interactive events launched at REAP

YAGRO joins Frontier Agriculture

05/10/2021

The agri-tech ecosystem is maturing. Data analytics provider YAGRO, which featured as an early-stage company in the REAP Start-up Showcase 2015 and has just announced that it has joined the Frontier group of companies.

“You need to know what the future will look like” – regenerative farmer Tom Pearson to speak at REAP

27/09/2021

Farmer Tom Pearson, who attended REAP2020 with the bursary, says: “It is incredibly helpful, if you’ve got the time, to attend a conference like REAP and get a feel for what’s going on, some things might work for you now and others give an idea of where things are going.”

Times are a-changing

24/09/2021

Harvest is a crucial time in the agricultural calendar, and a successful harvest depends on the timing of many factors – including the weather, immediate availability of equipment and people, hauliers and storage facilities.

What is the value of carbon management and who is prepared to pay?

15/10/2021

“Farmers urgently need a better understanding of how their operations will be expected to decarbonise by supply chains and banks, what carbon assets may be available to sell as an alternative source of revenue,” says Emily Norton, Head of Rural Research at Savills. “It is critical to ensure that farmers lead this conversation, both to take ownership of the problems and to engage with the market opportunities.”