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Welcome to St Louis, gateway to US agriculture

Nearly 50 per cent of US crop and livestock production is located within 500 miles of St Louis so this is a good launch point for companies looking to engage with US food production.

Mark Sutherland, CMO of Missouri Partnership says: “We see many synergies with the membership of Agri-TechE and so are keen to broker one-on-one meetings and create networking opportunities to support innovation and productivity within the two clusters.” The partnership has a stand in the REAP2020 TechHub

05/03/2020

Trust, Traceability, and Terabytes in the Australian Agrifood System

Food Agility CRC is a $150million innovation hub that is creating new digital technologies for the Australian agrifood industry. Many Agri-techE members participated in the summit and wider mission. Talk to Breedr, Outfield, Yagro and Rothamsted at REAP 2020.

18/02/2020

Oxford Farming Conference vs Oxford Real Farming Conference?

The existence of two simultaneous farming conferences in Oxford in January raises eyebrows to those not close to the situation. Why would there be TWO

13/01/2020

What is the value of a network?

We were so proud to be crowned Networking Group of the Year 2019 at the SME Business Awards. Helping our members is at the heart of everything we do. And now we can measure it, we can improve it even more.

06/01/2020

The Future is Agri-tech Everywhere

The increasing interest from across the UK and overseas in engaging with Agri-Tech East, has meant that we have outgrown our name. Although our heart is very much in the east of England, our activities are not restricted by geography. So from January we are becoming Agri-TechE.

06/12/2019

Growing Better – transforming food and land use

The Growing Better report not only sets out the scientific evidence and the economic case for transforming food systems but also highlights the $4.5 trillion a year new business opportunities this will create – this is very timely for the discussions at REAP 2019.

15/10/2019

Farm-led R&D offers more than numbers

Farming businesses that participate in research have ‘first footer’ advantage when it comes to the adoption of new techniques and equipment but it also requires an investment of time and resources and this can be difficult to balance with the demands of the day job. However the benefits are far reaching it was revealed at a recent Pollinator.

30/09/2019

The war on waste

We are on the verge of war…..a war on “waste”, which we expect to see increases in productivity, profitability and sustainability across the agri-food chain, and in which technology will be a major catalyst for change.

31/08/2019

Agriculture in Canada; Mission Reflections

Home to just over 40% of Canada’s cultivated farmland, the scale of production of cereals and oilseeds is simply staggering.
The 2019 HARVEST programme introduced Agri-TechE members Hummingbird Technologies, PBD Biotech and TIMAC Agro to Saskatoon and a chance to visit Ag in Motion – the largest outdoor agricultural expo in Western Canada. Hummingbird is the TechHub at REAP2020

26/07/2019

Focus on fruit – technologies moving into the sector

Some of the best ideas have been pioneered for one use before making a difference elsewhere. Agriculture and horticulture are no exception and right now

28/06/2019

REAP 2019 - Innovating for One Agriculture

One Agriculture at REAP

According to the World Health Organisation, “One Health” is an approach to designing and implementing programmes, policies, legislation and research in which multiple sectors communicate

07/06/2019

Climate change and agriculture – time for an agri-hackathon

The extreme vulnerability of UK agriculture to climate change has been revealed in a report by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology on Climate Change and Agriculture, which brings renewed urgency to the need to have fresh thinking about ways to mitigate the impact.

20/05/2019

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