Insights and overviews of emerging trends from Agri-TechE Director Belinda Clarke.
As 2016 draws to a close, it’s clear that challenging current orthodoxies is going to be the new norm. Inspired by discussions, debates and reflections
The first step for innovation is to understand the problem. The issues faced by agriculture are common to other markets, so it is reasonable to
The time taken to bring in the harvest may be decreasing but the data it produces is increasing and becoming more meaningful. With more combine harvesters than ever
As the biggest consultation in a generation kicks off about the future of farming and in particular the new British Agricultural Policy, there is a
As this year’s harvest ramps up the early signs are that this is going to be a challenging year, with indications that barley has suffered
Necessity is the mother of invention, they say, and these challenging times are driving innovation. As Agri-Tech East celebrates its second birthday we are seeing
Technology – literally the “science of craft” is the collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used in the production of goods or the accomplishment
We’ve been talking a lot about data this month – Open, Closed, Public, Shared, Big, Quality, Standards….all words associated with data, and all likely to
“How are you going to scale-up?” is a question we often ask those coming to us with new ideas or concepts. Applicable in a number
When is a cluster not a cluster? That’s the question being posed by the UK Government with the European Commission, to try and help regions
Entrepreneurship is the topic on everyone’s lips at the moment, as the 2016 Oxford Farming Conference launches its report titled: “Entrepreneurship: A kiss of life for
2015 might have been a good harvest for some UK crops, but it has been another challenging year with market volatility, risk and low prices.