Marwa Mahmoud, Department of Computer Science, University of Cambridge, talks about applying her expertise in computer vision and machine learning to livestock, in particular to provide early warning of contagious disease in sheep.
REAP is today – as our keynote Jan-Erik Petersen says: “We already know what we have to do, we don’t need to wait for the perfect data. It’s a question of making changes to policy, of consumers making choices, and of farmers being supported for environment-friendly agriculture.
“It’s really important that we don’t give the impression that adopting robotics and automation means that human labour isn’t still of critical important to the industry.” Coral Clark of the British Growers Association predicted that while some additional roles will be filled by the robots, soft fruit production is likely to be via a mix of human and automation in the longer term.
The event highlighted mechanisms and initiatives which support business growth and make the east of England such a great place to innovate and do business.
Farmers are benchmarking NfUE in order to determine the optimum fertiliser rate of application.“This approach resulted in £53/ha of savings, representing a 20% improvement compared to standard on-farm practice,” said Clive Blacker, Map of Ag
As a Technical Agronomist at Dyson Farming, Ed is charged with evaluating and implementing new technologies on-farm, and managing data collected across the farm. This includes carbon reporting.
Weed mapping and disease prediction is achieved using data gained from multiple sources and is layered into Omega Crop’s proprietary crop model resulting in either a yield loss event prediction or diagnosis; the findings are delivered to the agronomist or farmer as actionable intelligence.
Agri-Tech Week 2021 offers insights into agri-tech developments through a programme of events hosted by different partners
Professor Antony Dodd, Research Group Leader at the John Innes Centre, leads a team conducting fundamental research to understand the processes that allow plants to measure the time of day; an area of study known as chronobiology.
Prepare for the business trip of your life, taking in some of most exciting agri-tech clusters across the globe. Meet in the departure lounge of the REAP International Café to gain your boarding pass and join your guides.
Time, agriculture and the climate are themes of the REAP21, presenting emerging agri-tech solutions for Net Zero.
Verdesian’s biostimulant reduces the timeline for winter wheat establishment by 3 days, giving it a head start in areas plagued by blackgrass, Martin Brown explains.