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Robot Highways will develop the world’s first fully robotic soft fruit farm. A fleet of robots will perform a multitude of on-farm functions as one operation, powered by renewable energy.
Blossom Genetics, is developing medical grade cannabis genetics and products. The company has been listed as one of the top 10 EU start-ups in cannatech
Aerial and terrestrial swarm robots are set to transform Latin American Agriculture following an agreement between the Small Robot Company and SpaceTime Labs, to collaborate on delivery of a ‘per plant’ approach to farming.
Map of Agriculture Group (Map of Ag) has added New Zealand-based Rezare Systems, a specialist agri-software development house, to its portfolio in a deal which completed on 30th June.
Glaia Ltd’s use of nanotechnology-based solutions for sustainable agriculture is one of three companies to have been awarded £140,000 from the SHAKE Climate Change Programme, to help agriculture go carbon neutral.
Consus Fresh Solutions, developers of intelligent audit systems for packhouses, has announced it is to merge with the Affinitus GroupConsus
Producers have dedicated QA staff to check daily for quality, temperature, labelling, and packaging. In addition they need to respond within hours to unannounced audits, and these create a huge overhead for producers. The Consus system reduces the burden of audits and improves productivity.
Remarkable new chemistry allows eco-fertiliser application by improving plant spread to increase plant uptake and reduce runoff. Find out how SILILO EVO can lower costs whilst preventing detrimental environmental impacts…
“Our analysis shows there is considerable scope for increasing saleable yield through better control and understanding of tuber populations. If the crop is performing differently to that intended then understanding optimum yield potentials and crop value increases is key to making the greatest financial return…
Learn how ADAS will help farmers keep on top of new nutrient management guidelines with their YEN service analysing grain nutrition to prevent P and N deficiency whilst minimising input costs…
After helping farmers save their sugar beet from aphids last year, BBRO is sponsoring the Virtual Innovation Hub and sees this as an opportunity to discuss how the innovations it has pioneered can help the wider industry.
A reusable coffee cup made from spent coffee grounds is just one of the products created using Cambond’s bioadhesive. The Cambridge-based company is explaining how agricultural waste such as straw, fruit and vegetables could provide a replacement for plastics in the Virtual Innovation Hub.
Johnathan Ransom of Square Mile Farms started with the concept of ‘flat pack farms’ for urban areas and now, through its Office Farming model, is bringing vertical, urban farms to the workplaces of big businesses to help them achieve their sustainability and employee wellbeing goals. The company is opening a crowdfunding round.
Vertical farming and controlled environment farming will feature in a forthcoming Agri-TechE event