Agri-TechE’s March Newsletter
Farmers are at the heart of everything this month. We look at agri-tech for environmental measurement, monitoring and measuring, and hear from landowners and managers who are responding to the opportunities created by ELMs. The YIF conference goes to Morley Farms to investigate “Innovating for the Extremes”. “On-Farm Research 101” a new programme being held at NIAB provides essential insights for farmers looking to host and manage trials.
In this edition:
- Learn about the innovation enablers for ELMs
- Hosting successful on-farm trials – collaborating, collecting (data) and culture
- How to grow crops and raise stock under challenging conditions
- Monthly Musings on measuring the environment – we discuss sustainability metrics
- Research Digest – new hope for anti-microbial resistance in livestock
Don't miss out!
Carbon trading, water quality, and a dating service for plants and microbes:
Agri-Tech Enablers – Innovating for ELMs
22nd March 2021 – Rothamsted Research
10am – 4pm, in person
Join us as we explore the tech poised to help farmers deliver on the ELMs agenda, discover case studies and hear from farmers piloting the new trials. We’ll hear about carbon markets from Hummingbird Technologies, why water quality is top priority for Norfolk farmers, and how plants and microbes can meet and make magic with Myconourish.
YIF Innovating for the Extremes
10th March 2022 – Morley Farms, Norfolk
in person
After Dudley, Eunice and Franklin, we’re going to be talking about innovating at environmental extremes at the Young Innovators’ Forum, annual conference kindly sponsored by Morley Farms. Learn about new tech designed to enable production under challenging conditions of weather, soil type etc, and learn how global agriculture is responding to climate change. Places are free but limited.
Top News and Events
On-Farm Research 101
28th April 28th 2022 – NIAB
in person
As farmers are increasingly being placed in the “driving seat of R&D”, our new programme is designed to help make on-farm trials a success for everyone. From agreeing what data to collect and how to do it, to managing expectations and briefing farm workers, we lift the lid on how to design and host successful trials.
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE:
“Farm Net-walk” with members in Suffolk
4th March 2021 – Upton Suffolk Farms
10am – noon, in person
Zoning out on zoom? Tired of Teams? Walking meetings are our new favourite habit – come and learn and network and get that step count up while learning from one of the UK’s leading farmers about their approach to new technology.
Back to In-Person Events
A huge thank you to all our delegates, speakers and exhibitors at the recent “Let There Be Light” event. It was our first in-person meeting for two years, and thanks to the EPIC Centre at the University of Essex for hosting. Re-live, or experience it yourself via our Twitter moment and see the members we caught up with: Albotherm, Delta-T Devices, Light Science Technologies, Pro-Lite Technology, Vitabeam and Kroptek.
Meet Our Members!
New and Renewing Members
New Member Pages: DripUK | Farmer Charlie | Altered Carbon | Upton Suffolk Farms
Renewing Members: Climate Edge | Collison and Associates | Farmable | fieldmargin | Prodata Weather Systems | University of Cambridge
Meet our members
Each month we will be showcasing 6 of our members. Click on their logo to find out more about them through their member pages.
Innovative software and hardware solutions that combine efficient aeroponic technology with data collection, automation and operational insights for the indoor farming sector.
A leading provider of scientific instruments specialising in Molecular Spectroscopy, Spectral Imaging, Remote Sensing, and more.
Sentry are proud to have 20,000 hectares of land under cultivation for clients throughout the country, annually growing over 400,000 tonnes of local produce.
An independent agronomy service, providing growing advice to some of the leading potato and vegetable producers in East Anglia.
A specialist research, development and education organisation of the University of Greenwich, UK, with a focus on food, agriculture, environment, and sustainable livelihoods.
A full service finance boutique providing state-of-the-art financial services to our clients in the agri-tech, life sciences and technology sector.
Other News and Events
Measure to Manage
As the UK industry grapples with the challenge of how to measure impact of interventions to increase natural capital and ecosystem services, we ask how close we are to those elusive sustainability metrics? And how meaningful they would be…our Monthly Musing explores more!
Congrats to the Food Tech 500!
The global 2021 FoodTech 500 has just been released and we’re excited for the 9 members from the Agri-TechE membership who have made the cut! Plus 2 companies we’ve featured in the Start-Up Showcase at previous REAP conferences – to meet them, click here.
Moth offers new hope to overcome anti-microbial resistance in livestock
This month’s Research Digest features a discovery from the John Innes Centre offering fresh insights into how resistance to antibiotics is acquired. To learn more, click here.
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