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 found via the links.
“I came here with a specific goal – to meet farmers to recruit into a new soils project – and I’ve achieved it,” a delegate
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
