The global uncertainty may look set to continue, but we are looking ahead with some thought-provoking agri-tech and revving up for REAP.
We’re excited to announce a special member’s briefing about opportunities in the Middle East, give a taste of Agri-Tech Week 2020 and welcome you to attend online discussions.
We hope harvest is going well for those of you out in the field, and that everyone is staying well. This month we’ve been thinking about the role of hybrids and twins in agriculture in our blog – and we’re having a quieter August while we plan 2021’s activities, so “see” you in September.
It’s that time when industry networking is usually at its peak, with on-farm demos, trade events and agricultural shows all featuring the latest new tech, varieties and research. Technology has enabled some exciting new formats for remote delivery of our activities, so log on and join in!
Alternative thinking is our theme for this month, as we look beyond the challenges to the opportunities they create.
Business carries on here at Agri-TechE as we send our second newsletter whilst in social distancing. “Response to challenge” is our theme for this month.
Life at the moment seems to be about expecting the unexpected. So we’re planning events and activities to help and inspire.
Provocative questions are being posed at the Agri-TechE Controlled Environment Agriculture conference, which is exploring emerging technologies for vertical farming and for growing crops in a secure indoor spaces.
We’ve gone international this month, with trips to Australia and an agri-tech visit currently underway in St Louis, Missouri.
Change provides an opportunity for innovation. This month we explore how the rapid growth of Controlled Environment Agriculture is driving change in food production and stimulating the emergence of platform technologies. Also how the increasing popularity of English wines is boosting interest in this alternative crop.
This is the first newsletter under our new name Agri-TechE and 2020 already looks as though it will be the beginning of many changes. The Oxford Farming Conference was first opportunity to hear from spokespeople from the new Government, which makes our January members only event very timely with speakers from Defra and Innovate UK.