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The agri-tech strand “Wellies and Wireless’ is designed to show how companies with digital technologies have penetrated the market
About 50 per cent of AF Group farmers have invested in or have access to green energy, and renewables are becoming more core to the business as the benefits become more valuable than government incentives.
Swarm robots – small, simple and inexpensive – are poised to reverse the trend in agriculture towards ever bigger machines.
Agri-Tech East announces trans-Atlantic agreement with Canada’s SREDA to promote collaboration and trade opportunities for agri-tech businesses.
Agri-Tech East provides other support for members behind the scenes through introductions and through input to policy meetings. Having Fiona onboard will help extend the events programme and these other valuable activities.
A number of Agri-Tech East members will be showcasing their technologies – from remote sensing to smart storage – to international delegates at the Post-Harvest Section Meeting of the European Association of Potato Research in Norwich.
The start of the year was an opportunity to discuss how the anaerobic digestate (AD) trials are progressing, particularly how to balance the day job with an effective trial.
Within the first few weeks of 2019 we have welcomed 12 new members to Agri-Tech East, including several from overseas. The influence of the cluster
Growing the Future is a new report by The Royal Society of Biology about opportunities arising in plant sciences.
“The big challenge of Controlled Environment Production (CEP) is to demonstrate to retailers that it can bring tangible benefits to their supply chain and their customers,” comments Kate Hofman, co-founder of GrowUp Farms.
“There is the potential for indoor farming to be commercially viable and there are some immediate gains for growing crops such as leafy salads in high hygiene environments,” comments Lindsay Hargreaves, MD of Frederick Hiam.
Speed is vital in effective disease management; if farmers and growers have access to cost-effective tools that are simple to use on-farm then they can take a range of preventative measures to preempt problems – promising solutions to be discussed at event.