Agri-tech is rapidly changing with new developments all the time. Below are original stories generated by Agri-TechE.
Soil health is the theme of the 2022 HARVEST program, which connects emerging technology solutions to the Saskatchewan, Canada, agriculture industry. Organisations are invited to apply for the program which provides financial support and includes travel and attendance at the Ag in Motion Outdoor Farm Expo.
A record £1.3bn value in UK agri-tech deals was reached in 2021. Behind the headlines is a strong pipeline of early-stage companies considering the best strategy for investment and the growing number of options for accessing and structuring funding.
Rising input costs are a big concern for Nick Sheppard, farm manager at Upton Suffolk Farms near Bury St Edmunds. He recently led the first Agri-TechE farm walk to show agri-tech in action and to discuss why innovation at a time of crisis is vital.
LAMMA is celebrating its 40th birthday at the Birmingham NEC. One of the most interesting trends in machinery has been the integration of other technologies – GPS navigation, AI-enabled analysis of data collected, the introduction of aerial imaging and sensing – and this is evidenced by a number of Agri-TechE members exhibiting.
To help even more organisations with exciting technologies explore the opportunities that the sector offers, Agri-TechE is expanding its team and has appointed Diego Durantini in a new role as Interdisciplinary Manager.
An innovative bee delivery system that builds up the natural immunity of plants to various fungal diseases, including botrytis, a global threat to fresh fruit and vegetables, is to be introduced to the UK at Agri-TechE’s online event ‘Feel the Buzz’ on 26th April 2022.
Agriculture is a $94 billion industry in Missouri. The Governor Mike L Parson, a third-generation cattle farmer, came with First Lady Teresa and Chris Chinn, Director of the Missouri Dept of Agriculture, to see for himself UK agri-tech innovation. “Agri-TechE sits at the very centre of our shared ambitions for further growth,” commented Alan Gogbashian, British Consul General to the Midwest based in Chicago.
Trinity AgTech enables farmers to measure, optimise and report all aspects of natural capital across their farming enterprises, including carbon, biodiversity and water protection. One of the technologies to be discussed at the ELMs event on 22nd March.
Farmers, technologists and researchers all want to achieve different things with trials, but there are some basic principles. But as Defra states its intent to help “put farmers in the driving seat” of R&D with funding. Agri-TechE considers now is a good time to look at the challenges and benefits of on-farm trials.
Should the agri-tech industry take the lead and develop a set of environmental standards to support the transition to net zero agriculture? This would create an evidence-base of good practice for retailers and consumers and underpin a movement towards food production with lower environmental impacts, argues Agri-TechE.
It would also help to remove the limbo for farmers during the transition to the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme.
Through its agreement with Kacific Broadband Satellites, Farmer Charlie will be able to bring digital agriculture advice, localised weather information, and agribusiness information to farmers in remote areas across South East Asia and the Pacific.
FoodTech 500, selects international AgriFoodTech startup and scaleup companies using its unique methodology which ranks them based on their business size, digital footprint, and sustainability practices. A number of Agri-TechE members and Start-Up Showcase companies are featured.