Agri-tech is rapidly changing with new developments all the time. Below are original stories generated by Agri-TechE. For older articles click here
Gene editing offers the potential for rapidly introducing beneficial traits within a crop plant. It is also controversial and needs a strong regulatory framework, DEFRA has announced its intention to hold a consultation.
Activated air, electrolysed water, free radicals – are among the innovations for food processing and for cleaning fresh produce and seeds to be revealed at the event 19th Jan.
Pioneers in robotics and automation will have an unprecedented opportunity to engage with the US fruit and vegetable producers as part of an initiative between Agri-TechE and Western Growers Association (WGA).
Growing the agri-tech innovation ecosystem – see what is new for 2021
The government has announced (30th November 2020) the launch of a Farming Investment Fund. This will be in the form of grants for farmers to invest in equipment, technology and infrastructure with the potential to transform business performance. Agri-TechE director Dr Belinda Clarke welcomes support for farmers that will encourage adoption of new technologies.
A number of international players announced initiatives at Agri-TechE’s REAP 2020 conference.
What can a Rubik’s cube, PVA glue, Deep Heat, 3D printing, a bomb…. and more, tell us about emerging agri-tech? Join us at REAP 2020 to find out!
“Working closely with farmers can provide mutual benefit, but relationship management is an under-appreciated skill. This Farmer Tech session will provide some interesting insights into how this can be achieved” says Belinda. “There is still a distance to go, but by sharing experiences we will learn how to do it better.”
The need for more automation, improved methods of forecasting and prediction that can cope with extreme conditions, and new methods of seeing the whole picture and managing the fine details beneath have all become more clearly articulated in this challenging period. Managing at different scales is the theme of our REAP 2020 conference.
We want to do business, Oost NL is bringing a delegation to REAP to meet UK producers & agri-tech innovators and introduce the Wageningen UR-Foodvalley Region of the Netherlands. Opportunity to ‘Meet the Dutch’ ahead of REAP2020.
The benefits for farmers of growing trees within crops are not widely known, according to Dr Belinda Clarke, Director of Agri-TechE, ahead of an Agri-TechE online event “Seeing the Wood for the Trees”.
Agri-TechE together with Agrimetrics has defined one of the challenges for the Gravity Challenge 02. The finalists Oxford-based Deep Planet and Cambridge Super-Sharp Space Systems will compete to identify new ways that satellite, positioning and communication technologies can enable farmers to measure and verify sustainability metrics such as carbon and habitat change.