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Agri-Tech Week

Agri-Tech Week 2020

Agri-Tech Week 2020: 9th - 13th November 2020

Agri-Tech Week 2020 provides opportunities to meet potential collaborators, customers and partners within the agri-tech ecosystem and includes the REAP conference on Tuesday 10 November 2020.

Monday 9th November,  9:30-11:00 – 2 BASIS points
ADAS hosts: Use of crop sensing in field vegetable and potato crops

This event will showcase the use of crop sensing in field vegetable and potato crops.

  • Welcome and introductions – Lizzie Sagoo, ADAS
  • Theory and practice: How to use Ag-tech in the real world? – Bert Rijk, Aurea Imaging, Netherlands
  • Analysis of field scale crop reflectance data using ADAS Agronomics data analysis methods – Susie Roques, ADAS
  • Crop sensing making sense? – Jacob van den Borne, Van den Borne Farm, Netherlands
  • Validating precision ag tech for vegetables – Julie O’Halloran, Queeensland University, Australia
  • Industry view –short presentations from commercial companies working in this area – Hummingbird, Solvi and Uvue
  • Discussion and questions – All speakers

This event is being delivered as part of the EU Interreg 2 Seas INNO-VEG project (www.inno-veg.org). The INNO-VEG project is developing a new approach for carrying out research on field vegetable and potato crops by using crop sensing data to assess treatment differences.

For more information about this event, please contact Lizzie.Sagoo@adas.co.uk.

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Tuesday 10th November, 9:00-16:00 – 4 BASIS points
Agri-TechE
hosts: REAP Conference 2020: From micro-scape to landscape – innovating at the frontier

Managing complexity is the biggest challenge for agriculture, as every variable – from the microbes in the soil to global weather patterns – can impact productivity, profitability and sustainability.

Agri-TechE is at the heart of a vibrant agri-tech innovation ecosystem, and this year’s REAP conference is taking a farmer-centric view of the emerging approaches and technologies that promise improved decision-making at every level.

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Wednesday 11th November 15.30 – 16.30 – 1 BASIS point
AHDB
hosts: Technologies to enhance soil monitoring and crop management

The Rotations Partnership, is a collaboration between industry partners and four research organisations, looking at the impact of rotations on crop yields. The aim is to gain a better understanding of how fundamental changes in soil characteristics impact crop performance.

The presentations will discuss the challenges being addressed, the tech application or approach, key findings and conclusions so far, practical applications and impact on decision making.

Novel techniques are being used to investigate:

  • Organic matter – FTIR, an infra-red spectroscopic technique to establish the chemical composition and quality of organic matter – Jean Robertson, James Hutton Institute (JHI).
  • Soil porosity – multi spectral imaging to determine the spatial distribution of soil porosity – Tracy Valentine (JHI)
  • Soil compaction – electromagnetic conductance (EMI) scanning to quantify compaction through the soil profile – Andy Binley Lancaster
  • Management Zones: Using yield monitor data and satellite imagery to identify zones  for differential management and support decision making – Alice Milne, Rothamsted Research
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Thursday 12th November, 10:00 – 12:00 – 2 BASIS Points
Norwich Research Park
hosts: Crops and non-chemical pest control – genetics, environment and biodiversity

The aim of this event is to explore the complex interactions between crop, pest and non-chemical controls in a changing climatic and regulatory environment. We will explore the impact of new controls on biodiversity and soil health.

  • Welcome and Introduction to NRP (Agri focus)
  • Microbial functional diversity as an indicator of sustainable farming practices
  • Biocontrol and soil microbes. Old chemistry to control these is no longer approved, and regulation remains unclear
  • Live Q&A with Dr Nasmille Larke-Mejia & Jake Malone
  • B-roll (JIC Field Station) Footage of the JIC Entomology and Insectary Facility
  • Combatting CSFB in a post-neonic era
  • The molecular ecology of sugar beet leaf miners and their parasitoids
  • Aphids and the transmission of virus. Breeding crops that are resistant to aphid
  • Live Q/A with Rachel Wells, Dr Lewis Spurgin and James Canham
  • Close
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Thursday 12th November, 16:30 – 2 BASIS Points
RNAA
hosts: Back to reality? Pushing the boundaries in agri-tech and innovation

Agri-Tech Week 2020 RNAA

The global COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a rapid transformation in communications and connectivity. This has accelerated changes that were already underway in agriculture.

In a timely contribution to this year’s Agri-Tech Week, the RNAA is hosting a webinar that tackles the issues and implications: How have the new conditions affected the industry? How much is here to stay – or is this just a passing phase? Does the ‘new norm’ open up new opportunities and, if so, how can these be exploited to benefit knowledge exchange and innovation in agriculture?

In particular, does digital allow new developments to transcend borders and accelerate the transfer of new learnings and understanding around the world? Bringing together senior leaders from across the world, this webinar will address the role that can be played by all those across the industry, but especially agricultural associations and show societies.

16.30     Introduction – Greg Smith, RNAA and Emily Norton, Savills

16.40     National Perspective: Royal Welsh Agricultural Society –Steve Hughson, CEO, RWAS

16.55     International Perspective: Science and Farming – Agritechnica, Germany – Dr Reinhard Grandke, CEO, DLG

17.10     International Perspective: Fieldays 2020 – New Zealand – Peter Nation, CEO, New Zealand National Fieldays Society

17.30     Question and Answer Session

18.00     Close

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Friday 13th November, 10:00am – 12:30 pm – 2 BASIS points
NIAB
hosts: Soil health and the circular economy; A sustainable future for agriculture

The use of farm waste to improve soil structure, health and performance are key themes for this practical, evidence-based seminar.  The outputs of a number of strategic projects will be discussed. The programme will be as follows:

Session One 10:00 – 11:30

  • Use of farm waste, valorising for farm, soil inputs – Lydia Smith, NIAB
  • Benchmarking your farm – where are the pinch points? – Adie Collins, Hydrologist, North Wyke
  • Effects of organic soil amendments on crop and pest diseases – Ralph Noble, Microbiotech Ltd
  • Herbal leys for structural health and productivity – monitoring the results – Patrick McKenna, NIAB
  • Working with a complex variable soil – how to mix up treatments and amendments – Craig Livingstone, Lockerley Estate Manager

Session Two 11:40 – 12:30

  • Cover crops to optimise the use of digestate – Laura Bouvet, Agri-TechE
  • Hy4Dense technology – understanding soil monitoring – Graham Taylor, NIAB
  • Bacterial consortium mixes – inoculum to use on farm – Natalia Gulbis, Plantworks
  • Recycling waste minerals – providing sustainable crop nutrition – David Harrod, Payne Crop Nutrition
  • Salad and soil – challenges and resolutions – Adam Lockwood, Lockwood Salads Ltd.
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What happened last year? 

Click the links for details of Agri-Tech Week 2019.

Collaborating to drive Agri-Tech Innovation on the NRP – Norwich Research Park

Getting Value from AI in agriculture –
Institute for Agricultural Management / University of Lincoln

Developing to Inspire – Rothamsted Research / University of Hertfordshire

REAP conference – Innovating towards One Agriculture – Agri-Tech East

Irrigation and Evaporation – The Latest in Best Practice and Agri-Tech – AHDB

Agri-Tech in Action –
Easton and Otley College / RNAA

Baby leaf – a growing resource from field to tunnel – NIAB

Agri-Tech Week is a partnership initiative founded in 2014 by Agri-TechE (formerly Agri-Tech East) with the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association. 

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    The prototype of the world's first digital drilling robot for combinable crops is being officially unveiled by the Small Robot Company at Agri-Tech East’s REAP 2018 Conference in Cambridge today (7 November). Belinda Clarke of...
  • Belinda Clarke of Agri-Tech East and Sam Watson Jones from Small Robot Company reveal Harry at REAP 2018
    Triple helix approach to agri-tech innovation underpins UK farming future
    Belinda Clarke of Agri-Tech East and Sam Watson Jones from Small Robot Company reveal Harry at REAP 2018 By delivering a ‘triple-helix’ model for innovation – which brings together industry, research and government – Agri-Tech...
  • Professor John Senior, Pro Vice-Chancellor of Research and Enterprise, introduces the event
    Agri-Tech Week 2018: Solving the challenges of crop protection
    Professor John Senior, Pro Vice-Chancellor of Research and Enterprise, introduces the event This event at the University of Hertfordshire explored the innovative and cutting edge solutions being developed to improve crop protection in the face...
  • Easton Otley Agri-Tech Week 2018 Event feat
    Agri-Tech Week 2018: Big data and the supply chain
    Helping producers benefit from objective consumer insights was one of the subjects discussed at 'Big Data and the Supply Chain',  the Norfolk-based Agri-Tech Week event hosted by the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association in partnership...
  • Nova Extraction launches world’s first industrial off-grid essence extractor
    Nova Extraction launches world’s first industrial off-grid essence extractor
    The new tech is available for flower, herb and food producers to rent, providing producers with affordable and consistent technology to extract flavours or fragrances in-field.
  • Above, Below and Around at Essex University for Agri-Tech Week 2018
    Agri-Tech Week 2018: Above, Below and Around at Essex Uni
    University of Essex  launched its new Plant Science Innovation Centre at its Agri-Tech Week event and showcased its £11.8 million STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) building in this Agri-Tech Week event. The delegates enjoyed a...
  • Agri-Tech Week 2018: AHDB discusses precision spraying now and in the future
    Investigating best practice in spray application was the topic of the AHDB event in Agri-Tech Week. The hands on event looked at the current technology, emerging themes and a peep into what is on...
  • Agri-Tech Week: Scientific Advances in Agriculture
    Agri-Tech Week 2018: Scientific Advances in Agriculture
    As part of Agri-Tech Week 2018 Earlham Institute presented a three-part workshop featuring Carousel Activities of live demonstrations, laboratory tours and finished with transforming food workshop discussions. The aim of the event ‘Scientific Advances in...
  • Increase yield by 10%, cut nitrogen by a fifth, make £9bn - find out how at REAP 2018
    A decade-long trial involving 21 million Chinese smallholders has shown it is possible to significantly improve crop yields while cutting use of nitrogen fertiliser by almost a fifth. Community involvement was a big part of...
  • Consus technology improves productivity for producers
    Burden of traceability eased with Consus
    Smaller vegetable, fruit and flower producers still using paper-based systems are struggling to meet the ever-increasing requirements of retailers for quality assurance and traceability, says Derek Thompson, co-founder of Consus Fresh Solutions, Bourne, Lincs....
  • Peas
    Pea protein market valued at £26.7m
    From creating novel foods to tackling Type 2 diabetes, new agri-tech and increasing genomic knowledge is unlocking the potential of the humble pea seed, explains Professor Claire Domoney, Head of Metabolic Biology at the...
  • Algenuity algae
    Algae - the future of sustainable food and feed production?
    Algae can provide a valuable source of high quality nutrition for humans and animals, according to Andrew Spicer, CEO of Algenuity, leaders in algal biology and industrial biotechnology. “There is considerable demand for nutritious,...
  • HackathonAGRO 2018
    Hackathons are international phenomenon
    The winning team from the Uruguay HackathonAGRO are to join us at REAP and we are looking forward to comparing learning points. HackathonAGRO is co-organised by the British Embassy Montevideo and took place in September at...
  • Offering smarter decisions at REAP
    Offering smarter decisions at REAP 2018
    The REAP technology exhibition showcase new innovations, technologies and equipment that will transform the industry. Here is an overview of some of our exhibitors this year 30MHz - Smart sensing for agriculture 30MHz offers a wireless...
  • Russell Sharp, Plater Bio's founder and Technical Director
    Considering no-till? Plater Bio is a natural choice
    Concerns over soil degradation have increased interest in no-till cultivation, which, by eliminating ploughing, minimises soil disturbance. Although widely used in the US, concerns over black grass management have restricted its adoption in the...
  • AI and robotics urgently needed to meet labour issues - but not yet magic bullet
    Although the Bank of England’s chief economist has predicted that up to 50% of all jobs could be lost to robots and artificial intelligence (AI) in the next four decades, current technology needs considerable...
  • REAP exhibition - Do you have a new agri-tech product or service?
    Chance to showcase your new agri-tech product or service at REAP
    From strawberry picking robots, to bee mimics and portable weather stations - we have had a wide variety of agri-tech demonstrated in the REAP Technical Exhibition.  The companies that have seized this opportunity to...
  • sudo grow hackathon gnome
    Three things not to do when running a hackathon
    We ran our first Agri-Tech Hackathon early this year in partnership with Allia Serious Impact.  It was an intensive weekend that resulted in some very exciting ideas emerging.
  • REAP 2018 - how Chinese farmers used science to inform best practice
    Increased productivity with reduced environmental impacts may sound like the holy grail of farming, but our keynote speaker at REAP, Dr Zhenling Cui of the China Agricultural University, Beijing, will present the findings of...
  • Dave Hughes, Syngenta
    Novel agri-tech best way to produce enough safe, high-quality food whilst reducing environmental impact
    When Dave Hughes started working for Syngenta over 20 years ago his focus was chemistry but his interests and that of the company have developed and it is now a knowledge of biology that...
  • Different Perspectives, Same Goal
    REAP 2017 report: Today’s knowledge meets tomorrow’s technology
    Land is finite, so the big question is how best to manage this precious resource to provide enough nutritious food for our population - not just in this decade, but generation after generation. REAP 2017 approached this...
  • Agri-Tech Week 2018
    Save the date - Agri-Tech Week 2018
    We are planning a great programme for this year, but in the meantime a huge thank you to everyone who hosted, organised or attended events for Agri-Tech Week 2017. Events ranged from water catchments and...
  • Connecting Food uses Blockchain to secure food quality
    Connecting Food is developing an authentication system based on block-chain technology that would allow food operators to get real-time insight into whether a given product meets End Product Specifications (EPS).
  • Start-Up Showcase 2017 sponsored by Innovate UK
    Early stage companies showcased at REAP
    Our popular Start-Up Showcase at REAP highlighted some of the great new ideas and businesses that are bringing new thinking to agri-tech - a summary is below, and more details about each can be...
  • Social, Strategic or Opportunistic - How Do You Network
    Social, Strategic or Opportunistic - How Do You Network?
    “I came here with a specific goal – to meet farmers to recruit into a new soils project – and I’ve achieved it,” a delegate from a major agri-research organisation commented on the REAP...
  • Start-Up Showcase - Small Robot Company feat 2
    Small Robot Company previews its farming as a service model at REAP 2017
    Small Robot Company's prototype robot Rachael “Robots will be more accurate when applying chemicals and fertiliser, treating only the plants that need to be treated. It is the best of both worlds, having an increased...
  • Phytoponics inflatable modules make quality hydroponics affordable
    A new approach to deep water hydroponics that incorporates deep water culture, ebb and flood system, aeration, ventilation and plant support all within one inflatable growing module, has been launched by early-stage company Phytoponics...
  • Start-Up Showcase - Petiole feat 2
    Petiole launches smartphone camera app to measure leaf areas
    Leaves give good insights into the health and vigour of a crop and so the ability to measure leaf area quickly and effectively is important to agricultural scientists, breeders, ecologists and chemists. Early-stage company...
  • Start-Up Showcase - Farm-r feat
    Launch of Farm-r at REAP brings equipment time-share to farming
    Sharing agricultural equipment makes economic sense to farmers as the cost and efficiency of the machinery has increased in recent years. Entrepreneur Dan Robinson is launching the company Farm-r at REAP to offer a...
  • Start-Up Showcase - Agrilytix feat
    Agrilytix making satellite sourced data accessible to farmers
    Agrilytix Ltd is developing an agricultural monitoring system that uses satellite imagery and machine learning to provide enhanced decision support for smaller farmers in challenging environments. Co-Founder Nilesh Mistry developed the idea for the service...
  • POM at REAP 2017
    Olombria flies to the rescue of orchards threatened by lack of pollinators
  • Agrimetrics showcases new developer portal to tackle big questions in agriculture
    Agrimetrics' David Flanders and Simon Davis at REAP The Natural Capital Explorer is a dashboard developed with data from Defra and the Developer Portal. It brings together various indicators of the national ecosystem and applies...
  • Belinda Clarke with Ian Crute at REAP - Agri-Tech East and AHDB feat
    Agri-Tech East and AHDB announce new joint position at REAP to accelerate innovation in the field
    Dr Belinda Clarke and Professor Ian Crute at REAP 2017 Agri-Tech East and AHDB (the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board) have announced a joint initiative to accelerate the adoption of innovation in the field. A...
  • Earlham Institute's CropQuant at REAP 2017
    CropQuant grows with crop to provide robot eye on performance
  • Maria 'Pilu' Giraudo
    No-till in a time of climate change challenges thinking at REAP2017
    Maria “Pilu” Giraudo is a fifth generation farmer from central Argentina and she was recently awarded the prestigious Kleckner Award, an annual recognition given by Global Farmer Network to a farmer who shows leadership...
  • Berwyn Clarke PBD Biotech
    Supporting innovation at REAP new test detects TB in cattle
    A year since he first pitched in the REAP Start-Up Showcase (right), Dr Berwyn Clarke, Co-founder of PBD Biotech, was back to announce the first test kit for TB in cattle would shortly be...
  • Fruit - Saving waste in horticulture
    Saving waste in horticulture: optimising resources - 10 Nov 2017
    Tomatoes, strawberries and other crops grown undercover are a rich source of active plant ingredients such as lycopene, anticyanins and isoflavones that are used in the cosmetic and health industries. A workshop hosted by...
  • Erosion proof farming meets technology (Brian Fischer for www.ashmorewhitesuffolks.com)
    Making agri-tech profitable, productive and sustainable at REAP 2017
    We will be looking beyond maximising yield at this year’s REAP to explore other ways to boost the value of output and to make agriculture profitable, productive and sustainable. Prof Ian Crute, former chief scientist...
  • Biology Meets Agri-Tech
    Biology Meets Agri-Tech
    The theme of REAP 2017 is “Today’s Knowledge Meets Tomorrow’s Technology,” and biology is at the forefront with our keynote speaker focusing on no-till agriculture. But beyond that, soil microbes, insects and plant extracts...
  • Matt O'Hagan, M&S
    Good taste and fresh ideas from M&S at REAP
    Matt O'Hagan, Senior Agronomist at M&S “M&S is looking at ways to increase the nutritional value of food, particularly by increasing levels of the vitamins and minerals found in vegetables, that may be lacking from...
  • Farmneed overview
    Climate smart agriculture
    Express Weather has developed a decision support system called Farmneed that quantifies weather risk in agriculture. The innovative application is device agnostic and delivers bespoke content on weather and early warning for disease and...
  • Maria Beatriz Giraudo
    Latest thinking and first in the field
    The striking thing about Agri-Tech Week is the calibre and diversity of the people taking part and the opportunities to interact with them.  The events are designed to enable a free flow of discussion and ideas...
  • REAP Start-up Showcase is a launchpad for businesses
    “When I pitched Arlabion at the very first REAP conference it was to test the industry reaction and interest; we did not even have a company registered," remembers Ella Kalnina, co-founder of Arlabion. "Since...
  • 30MHz to show smart sensing toolkit at REAP
    30MHz to show "smart sensing toolkit" at REAP
    "There's this perception that with the Internet of Things everything has to be very lofty and large scale, but there are so many very basic challenges or questions in agriculture that can be solved...
  • Agri-Tech East REAP Conference 2017
    Back to the future for sustainable farming
    “We need to go back to how my grandfather farmed, but using modern science,” says Andrew Blenkiron, Estate Director at Euston Estate and speaker at the forthcoming REAP conference. Blenkiron believes that to ensure long-term...
  • A few minutes adjusting tyre pressure can improve a crop
    A few minutes adjusting tyre pressure can improve a crop
    “Soil compaction is probably the most significant challenge to all crop development,” says Bill Basford, Independent Mechanisation Specialist. Bill will be giving advice about matching tyres and pressure to soil conditions in a workshop...
  • Is saline farming an option?
    Farming on the edge: is saline farming an option?
    Although a storm surge on the scale of Hurricane Harvey is unlikely, lowland farmers in the Wash are acutely aware of the risk of salt water encroaching on their land. Dr Iain Gould, Senior...
  • Ozo Innovation's eloclear in use
    Fogging improves packhouse hygiene and controls contamination
  • Dogtooth robot at REAP
    First exhibitors announced for REAP
    Robotics, smart irrigation management, “farm on a chip”, novel purchasing and procurement technologies for farmers, weather predicting and monitoring solutions are among the technologies we have featured at REAP in the Technology Exhibition. We attracted...
  • #AgriTechIsGlobal
    Going global - Africa, Argentina and Asia
    Could crop varieties that cope in extreme environments thrive in the UK? Would "no-till' practices from the altiplano work below sea level on the fens? Would on-farm processing from other geographies work here? At a...
  • Philip Garford, Garford Farm Machinery
    Automation as an alternative to chemicals
    “Weed control has certainly been changing in the past few years,” says Philip Garford, Managing Director of Garford Farm Machinery. He is set to speak at Agri-Tech East’s annual REAP conference in November. We caught up...
  • Reward farmers for Natural Capital, says Andrew Blenkiron ahead of Agri-Tech East's REAP conference 2017
    Reward farmers for building soil fertility, says Andrew Blenkiron
  • Yagro connects farmers and suppliers with ease
    Purchasing farm inputs can be time consuming, as the options are not always clear for securing the best deal. Yagro solves this problem by connecting farms directly with their suppliers through cutting edge technology,...
  • REAP 2016 Innovation for an Agricultural Revolution report
    Innovation For An Agricultural Revolution: REAP 2016 report
    New thinking was in abundance at REAP 2016 and we’ve captured the key points in our post-conference report, launched today. It is clear that for agriculture to realise its full productive, economic and environmental...
  • Revolutionary crop disease forecasting from fungal spore trap
    Image courtesy of Fera-Science Limited A new crop disease warning system being developed by Bayer CropScience can detect disease at the point of infection up to three weeks before the symptoms are seen. This early...
  • Agri-Tech Week on BBC Farming Today
    Agri-Tech Week on BBC Farming Today
    Agri-Tech Week featured strongly on the BBC's Farming Today programme and we were delighted that presenter Anna Hill managed to come to several events. Their report on the Monday event 'Using and reducing waste from fresh...
  • REAP 2016 tech innovations on show
    Here is a flavour of REAP 2016, Cambridge TV produced a video report featuring some of the technology being demonstrated at the conference. It includes an overview from Dr Belinda Clarke, Director of Agri-Tech East, Dogtooth...
  • Dogtooth robot at REAP
    Agri-Tech Week 2016 - inspirational!
    From blue sky thinking to generations-old cider production - Agri-Tech Week this year has had it all.  Seven events across five counties involving a diversity of organisations, companies and individuals across the whole value...
  • Agri-Tech Week: Raising the pulse of the UK pea and bean crop
    11 November 2016 Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ This event has no finished; members can access the report. Peas and beans are rich in protein, gluten free, improve the soil fertility through nitrogen fixing and can...
  • Agri-Tech Week: Shiny kit and smart drivers
    10 November 2016 Easton and Otley College, Easton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR9 5DX Are you getting the benefit from precision farming?  We will be asking the big three questions at this event. What’s the latest thinking in...
  • Agri-Tech Week: Tackling the Agri challenge with genomics
    8 November 2016 Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UG This event has now passed. Find out how next generation sequencing technologies and high performance computing are being applied to answer the biological challenges of our...
  • Agri-Tech Week: Innovation In Practice, Aspall
    8 November 2016 The Cyder House, Aspall Hall, Debenham, Suffolk IP14 6PD This event has now passed. A behind-the-scenes visit to Aspall, a flagship regional company producing ciders, juices and vinegars for the best part of 300 years. The...
  • Agri-Tech Week: Embracing automation to secure competitiveness
    7 November 2016 National Centre for Food Manufacturing (NCFM), University of Lincoln, Park Road, Holbeach, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 7PT This event has now passed. Responding to the drive for efficiency in labour and machinery is essential for...
  • Agri-Tech Week: Using and reducing waste from fresh produce
    7 November 2016 Hasse, Hasse Road, Nr Soham, Cambridgeshire This event has now passed. How to create value from materials that would otherwise be wasted is the theme of the 'Talking Shop' event that was hosted by...
  • Strengthening the UK's leadership in CleanTech
    In a continuation of our preview of the REAP Technology Exhibition (click here: To spray or not?), other demonstrations will include:- ‘Green Pallets’ - Cambond Cambridge start-up Cambond has produced the world’s first moulded straw pallet....
  • Agri-Tech East wins Knowledge Catalyst award at EDP Business Awards
    Impact of Agri-Tech East recognised with Knowledge Catalyst Award
    Innovation starts with understanding the problem. By creating opportunities to get farmers involved earlier in agri-tech developments – in both the lab and the workshop – Agri-Tech East has stimulated a range of exciting...
  • Bayer spore trap
    To spray or not? Spore trap provides three weeks' notice
    Image courtesy Fera-Science Limited A new early warning device for Septoria, yellow rust and brown rust that gives farmers a three week window for deciding whether to spray or not is one of the demonstrations...
  • We don't understand enough how other markets work
    “The notion that British agriculture - having not managed to export all that successfully in the free market - is suddenly going to do better when that safety net is removed is deluded,"  Christoph...
  • Sunny outlook for Prodata Weather Systems
    Sunny outlook for Prodata Weather Systems
    “Having your own personal weather station provides multiple benefits if you are a farmer,” says Peter Palmer, Sales and Development at Prodata Weather Systems. “Knowledge of wind speed and direction is vital for maintaining...
  • Carlos Lopez-Gomez
    Agri-Tech East cluster best place to start a business
    Robotics, big data, precision engineering, smart water management and plant science are some of the areas where the Agri-Tech East business cluster has significant competitive advantage according to an independent report, “Making ‘smart specialisation’...
  • “Feed the soil and it will feed you,” Gary Zimmer says at REAP 2016
    Yield and quality can be improved, within the existing fertilizer budget, by a move to Biological Farming.  Soil and tissue testing are essential to assess the available nutrition in the soil and allow the...
  • Bringing inspiration from the corners of the earth
    Bringing inspiration from the corners of the earth
    The first step for innovation is to understand the problem. The issues faced by agriculture are common to other markets, so it is reasonable to think that solutions proven to work elsewhere could also...
  • Is your fertiliser reaching the plant?
    Cover crops have a valuable role as a 'soil corrective' according to Gary Zimmer of Midwestern Bio-Ag. Zimmer is a pioneer of biological farming, which places great emphasis on the role of microorganisms and balanced...
  • Realising our Potential
    The time taken to bring in the harvest may be decreasing but the data it produces is increasing and becoming more meaningful.  With more combine harvesters than ever measuring yield it is becoming possible to accurately compare...
  • Nanotechnology to boost drone capabilities and increase spray coverage
    A new aerial applicator for agrochemicals will extend the flight times for unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), allowing them to cover a greater crop area more cost-effectively and with greater precision. Norfolk-based Crop Angel is at...
  • Seizing the systems integration opportunity - Lockheed Martin at REAP
    “We are talking to large growers and agricultural businesses to find out how we can work together,” says George Hooper, Business Development Manager at Lockheed Martin in the UK. He is scheduled to speak...
  • Celbius
    Agri-Tech Week: Sonic boom for waste
    Lab scale sonic fermentation - Celbius As food and other organic waste decomposes the bacteria and fungi feeding on it convert the material to another form. This process can be used to create secondary metabolites...
  • Raising the pulse of peas and beans
    Agri-Tech Week: Raising the pulse with peas and beans
    The Japanese see huge potential for UK pea flour as a protein rich alternative for wheat. Pulses are gluten-free, nutritious and do wonders for the soil, so why are peas and beans still an...
  • Pulsepod from Arable Labs
    Technology demonstration at REAP
    Image from arable.com Look out for the impressive array of agri-tech on display at next month's REAP conference 2016, from working robots to infield spore traps, to virtual advisers. The annual agri-tech REAP conference has a...
  • John Deere hands-on
    Agri-Tech Week: Shiny kit and smart drivers
    This event has now passed. Are you getting the benefit from precision farming?  We were asking the big three questions at this event. What’s the latest thinking in crop production and protection technologies and where can...
  • HackathonAGRO
    REAP ticket prize in Uruguay hackathon!
    We are looking forward to welcoming the winner of Uruguay's first HackathonAGRO to our agri-tech conference REAP. The event is being organised by the British Embassy Montevideo to stimulate interest in agri-tech. Alex Ongay and Pia Delisante...
  • Anglia Farmers is providing bursaries for REAP 2016
    REAP bursary for farmers and growers
    To encourage as many farmers and growers as possible to attend REAP, there is a bursary this year to offer a number of discounted places. The bursary has been made possible by sponsorship from Anglia...
  • William Martin will be speaking at REAP 2016
    How does this agri-tech revolution affect me in the Fens?
    “I’m not a great mover in those kinds of circles,” says William Martin, referring to his fellow presenters at the upcoming Agri-Tech East REAP Conference on 9 November, with the theme ‘Innovation for an...
  • $1 million funding for agri-tech start-up KisanHub
    $1 million funding for agri-tech start-up KisanHub
    We are delighted that KisanHub, an early stage company that presented at our first Pollinator meeting, has raised $1 million. The company already has a vibrant user base with over a thousand farmers and...
  • Will digital agriculture deliver the next revolution?
    Will digital agriculture deliver the next revolution?
    "Innovative new thinking is integral to the future of agriculture and we see the digital overtaking the physical," says David Hickie, Technology Lead for FMCG at PA Consulting and a speaker at the REAP Conference 2016 in...
  • Game Changing Technologies in Agriculture
    Game Changing Technologies in Agriculture
    3D printing for custom chemicals, aquaponics, sentinel plants, remote sensing, Internet of Things, prescription farming - were all identified as Game Changing Technologies in Agriculture in a think piece by Riaz Bhunnoo, Head of...
  • David Baulcombe
    Compromise would offer a third way
    Sometimes it is time to step back from a problem and look at the wider picture.  Prof Sir David Baulcombe, Head of the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge and the Regius...
  • Agri-Tech East REAP Conference 2016
    REAP: time to change ... and benefit from others' experience
    Technology - literally the "science of craft" is the collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used in the production of goods or the accomplishment of objectives. Just as the Green Revolution of the 1970's used...
  • Talkin' about a revolution
    Difficult to get a better example of why the current business model for agriculture is not working! Arthur Marshall, analyst for AHDB Potatoes, comments this week that average British ex-farm prices for potatoes are currently at...
  • Abby Schlageter from tech.vidacycle at REAP 2015
    Meeting at REAP 2015 leads to business opp
    Andrew Francis, Senior Farms Manager at Elveden Farms, was looking for a way to track produce from field to store electronically to replace paper records. When he heard Abby Schlageter of tech.vidacycle pitch in the...
  • REAP 2015 Resilience Through Innovation report
    Resilience Through Innovation: REAP 2015 report
    What does resilience mean to you? It stimulated many inspiring discussions at the REAP conference and our hope is that this will translate into new collaborations and innovation. To get a flavour of the...
  • AgriGate 'open for business' says Minister for Life Sciences
    Emma Garfield of G's with George Freeman MP Minister for Life Sciences, George Freeman MP, came to Cambridgeshire during Agri-Tech Week to officially open the new Eastern AgriGate Research Hub, at Hasse Fen near Soham. The...
  • Belinda Clarke and George Freeman
    AgriGate collaborative research to improve resource use efficiency
    Eastern AgriGate Research Hub, a new research centre dedicated to reducing crop and food waste and improving resource use efficiency in the horticultural and fresh produce supply chains has been opened by George Freeman...
  • Muntons sustainability in action
    As part of Agri-Tech Week, Muntons, a global maltster based in Suffolk, opened its doors to the agri-tech community to demonstrate the business case for innovation. In 2007, as the global markets crashed and businesses tightened...
  • REAP: R&D from blue-sky to shop floor
    Sue Lockhart, Head of Agriculture for Sainsbury's, described how the company is working closely with its suppliers across the east of England and the importance it attaches to R&D. The finding are then shared...
  • Agrimetrics - what's in it for farmers
      Agri-Tech Week started at Rothamsted on Monday with an introduction to the new Agrimetrics Centre. The centre is creating a portal to give access to relevant reference data-sets from across the food chain and it...
  • REAP: Preparing for the Producers' Panel
    Savills' Agribusiness team hosted a breakfast before the REAP conference to help the speakers on the Producers' Panel  - Tim Whitehead, Brian Barker and Andrew Francis - prepare.  The input from around the table...
  • REAP: Inclusive approach needed says Meurig Raymond NFU Chairman
    The best agricultural knowledge and technologies must be available to every farmer to increase productivity potential – that was the message emphasised by the NFU President speaking at the Agri-Tech East REAP Conference. In his keynote...
  • Business Weekly
    Farming £103 billion contribution to UK economy
    The value of the agri-tech sector was highlighted within a special supplement in Business Weekly.  The industry is buoyant with over £16 billion of inputs purchased over the last year. The supplement, supported by Savills, provides...
  • It's a Farming World
    We are delighted to welcome New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership for Norfolk and Suffolk as the latest sponsor for Agri-Tech Week. Chris Starkie, Managing Director of New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) said: “New Anglia LEP...
  • Meeting of minds behind Agri-Tech Week initiative
    A net is stronger than a chain, so in Agri-Tech Week 2015 we are aiming to stimulate interactions between all elements of the agri-food value chain to generate mutual understanding and new thinking. Innovation is...
  • Call for more science input into agri-tech strategy from NFU President ahead of REAP
    Meurig Raymond, President of the National Farmers Union, is giving a keynote speech at REAP. In the NFU manifesto it says that there is a need to plan a  forward-thinking growth strategy for UK science....
  • Muntons' maltichoc muffin
    It's chocs away with Muntons innovation!
    "Most of our innovation is now around we ‘have a new fantastic ingredient, look what it does!’", says Nigel Davies, Manufacturing and Sustainability Director of Muntons explaining the new inclusive strategy. The company, in...
  • Round-up of latest agri-research
      "Improve access to the latest research findings" this is a request that we often hear from the farming community, so along with a fantastic line-up of speakers at this year's REAP conference we are also...
  • Agri-Tech East Member Savills
    Producers' Panel sets agenda for REAP 11 November
    The Producers' Panel, kindly sponsored by Savills, sets the agenda for the REAP conference by articulating the big challenges facing growers. This session helps to define the opportunity space for scientists, technologists and engineers...
  • Agri-Tech Week showcases innovation across east of England
    The programme of exciting events for Agri-Tech Week, 9-13 November, is shaping up and the range and diversity demonstrates clearly how the cluster has grown over the last year. AgriMetrics The week starts at Rothamsted Research with...
  • Agri-tech Start-up Showcase benefits from RoCRE support
    Supporting innovation is an important element of REAP, and many of the early stage companies who presented in last year's agri-tech Start-Up Showcase benefited from the profile it gave them. We are delighted that Rothamsted Centre for Research...
  • Decision-making in an age of uncertainty
    “In God we trust, all others bring data” is one of the lesser-known quotes of Dr W.Edwards Deming, who is more widely credited with the observation “what you can’t measure, you can’t manage”. This is...
  • Open Innovation in agri-tech at REAP
    "Come to REAP and make it happen" is the message of contributors to our new YouTube video. Julius Joel (MD, Greens of Soham Ltd, part of Spearhead International), Matthew Smith (Microsoft Research) and Andrew Francis (Senior...
  • What is the business case for satellite imaging?
  • REAP 2015: Resilience Through Innovation
    "Resilience Through Innovation" is the theme for the Agri-Tech East REAP conference (Realising our Economic Agricultural Potential), which will be held on Wednesday 11th November at Churchill College, Cambridge during Agri-Tech Week 2015. It will feature some...
  • REAP 2014 report - Agr-Tech - adding value to the food chain
    Agri-tech: Adding value to the food chain
    Agri-Tech East is pleased to release our report “Agri-tech: Adding value to the food chain”, which aims to capture some of the discussions we have been having with farmers and others in the food...
  • Agri-tech water cluster creating a 25 year plan
    Development of a "25 year plan" on water use in agriculture needs input from all stakeholders.  A workshop held during Agri-Tech Week provided a variety of perspectives.  It looked at the challenges, what a...
  • From ideas to on-farm reality Agri-Tech Week 2014
    How do farmers and growers hear about new innovations in agriculture? And who is most trusted to bring news about the "Next Big Thing" that will boost yields, automate an existing tedious process, or...
  • Grassroots input for agri-tech revolution
  • Open Innovation will revitalise agriculture and food production
    Julius Joel (l) and Dr Ed Moorhouse (r) at REAP 2014 We have seen how 'Open Innovation' has worked in the pharmaceutical and high tech sectors now the time is right to see how it...
  • William Kendall launches GROW , the UK's first agri-tech business plan competition
    GROW: how to build a business in agri-tech
    William led a team of entrepreneurs who spent nearly a decade building The New Covent Garden Soup Company into a very profitable brand which was eventually reversed into a listed company. With some of...
  • It's a Farming World
    East Anglia is at the heart of a global industry so it is only fitting that a new publication aimed at farmers in the region is called "Farming World". The pilot edition produced by Archant features...
  • Ian Noble, REAP 2014 speaker
    PepsiCo and Kellogg's join the innovation debate at REAP
    Ian Noble, Senior R&D director, PepsiCo Senior innovators from PepsiCo and Kellogg’s are joining technologists, landowners and growers at the REAP (Realising our Economic and Agricultural Potential) conference on 12th November in Cambridge. Organised by Agri-Tech...
  • Poul Hovesen Farmer of the Year
    Sustainable and profitable Hovesen shows the way
    Yields at Salle Farm are consistently and substantially above the national average, demonstrating how precision farming balanced with respect for the environment can also be profitable. Salle Farm is home of the rotation and its...
  • Agri-Tech Week 2014
    Event: Agri-Tech Week 2014: HGCA Monitor Farms Programme Launch
    November 14, 2014 Lodge Farm, Westhorpe, Suffolk www.hgca.com/get-involved/monitor-farms/stowmarket-monitor-farm.aspx The Monitor Farm programme, run by cereals levy organisation HGCA, is expanding this autumn in order to reach more farmers around the UK, and this launch event aims to...
  • Agri-Tech Week 2014
    Event: Agri-Tech Week 2014: RNAA Thought-leadership Seminar
    November 13, 2014 Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk http://royalnorfolkshow.co.uk/rnaa-charity/agri-tech-week Organised by the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association, a panel of experts will discuss the challenges of bringing science into practice and investigate the traditional role of the show...
  • Agri-Tech Week 2014
    Event: Agri-Tech Week 2014: Realising our Economic and Agricultural Potential (REAP)
    Agri-Tech East hosts this event which will be an opportunity for innovators to road-test their ideas with end-users, investors to learn about new agri-tech products and services seeking finance, and for growers and producers...
  • Agri-Tech Week 2014
    Event: Agri-Tech Week 2014: Innovation for Agriculture East
      Innovation for Agriculture East, 13:00 – 16:40 11 November 2014, Trinity Park, Ipswich, Suffolk With increasingly volatile farm gate prices, the smart use of inputs is one of the ways that farmers can increase the...
  • Poul Hovesen, Agri-Tech East Stakeholder and winner of Farmer's Weekly Farmer of the Year Award 2014
    Norfolk farmer Poul Hovesen wins Farmer of the Year
  • Agri-Tech Week 2014
    Realising our Economic and Agricultural Potential: REAP conference 12th November 2014
    Agri-tech represents a huge market opportunity. The REAP conference - Realising our Economic and Agricultural Potential - provides a unique opportunity for producers and growers to voice their needs and for technologists, entrepreneurs and...
  • Suffolk farmer joins national scheme to improve arable performance
    HGCA event announced for Agri-Tech Week
    Brian Barker Agri-Tech East and HGCA  are delighted to announce a further event for Agri-Tech Week, which will launch the expansion of the HGCA Monitor Farms programme, to take place on Friday 14 November. The Monitor Farm programme, run...

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