Press releases, articles and stories from our members in the agri-tech cluster (see guidance) . This information is provided by third parties and published in good faith.
A new leaf wetness sensor has been launched by digital farming and weather start-up Sencrop, which has also been named by tech-tracking index Crunchdex as
The Cambridge Centre for Crop Science (3CS) has elected Giles Oldroyd to the Russel R Geiger Professorship of Crop Science
A vegetable-picking robot that uses machine learning to identify and harvest lettuces has been developed by engineers at the University of Cambridge.
Harpenden-based Rothamsted Enterprises, formally known as the Rothamsted Centre for Research and Enterprise (RoCRE), is this month proudly unveiling its new brand.
The new facility, which can also accommodate goats, is part of Rothamsted’s ‘farm lab’ at its North Wyke site near Okehampton, Devon, where it measures how sustainable different farming methods are
Indoor farming in the UK has its roots in urban centres, but is it time now for virtual farming to move to the countryside?
Lincoln Agri-Robotics will be established as a major new research centre
The Natural Resources Institute (NRI) has gained a £7.5 million award to implement a Food and Nutrition Security Initiative
The results come from a new ‘early warning system’ that has been developed at Rothamsted that aims to identify those weed populations that are close to becoming herbicide resistant.
Plant breeding has changed the size, shape, yield, quality and agronomy of wheat varieties and this will be illustrated by the NIAB heritage plots
Sustainability Challenge that enables early career scientists to discuss their ideas in a corporate environment, has been announced by BASF and Rothamsted Research
Early stage companies or university spinouts with a great business idea that will reduce waste and food surplus are being offered the opportunity to join the Eastern Agri-Tech Innovation Hub.