Some inspirational thinkers share their views of different aspects of agri-tech.
East Anglia is one of five broadband “black spots” across the UK, according to a recent report by the Financial Times. Improving this infrastructure is
Sustainable food production can only be achieved with a clear market-focus and a degree of pragmatism, believes Mark Suthern, National Head of Agriculture at Barclays,
“As an industry, I think we need to focus on things that the market really wants us to provide and where we have a chance
When Dave Hughes started working for Syngenta over 20 years ago his focus was chemistry but his interests and that of the company have developed
Sugar beet is grown in East Anglia and East Midlands and is used as an ingredient in foods, beverages and pharmaceuticals with co-products used for
I don’t think it’s an unfair generalisation to say that the younger generation are more technologically interested and astute, says Thomas Mountain
Earthworms are like the miner’s canary, indicating a problem with the underground world. They are sensitive to pH, water-logging, compaction, rotations, tillage and responsive to
Food fraud could be losing the food and drink industry up to £12bn annually, according to a report by NFU Mutual (2017), and high profile
Matthew Smith was an ecologist before he joined Microsoft to lead the development of new predictive models for environmental systems, he spoke to us a
“We know as arable farmers that we need to do something to improve soil health and structure and the inclusion of livestock in the rotation
As the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs commented at the Oxford Farming Conference last week “…if we want to preserve that
Maria “Pilu” Giraudo is a fifth generation farmer from central Argentina and she was recently awarded the prestigious Kleckner Award, an annual recognition given by Global Farmer Network to a farmer who shows leadership and vision. She spoke at REAP2017