A willingness to ‘innovate in order to increase competitiveness’ was the key message from the Farmers Breakfast at REAP.
Chalante has developed a parasiticide with a novel mode of action that promises a new approach to tackle the nematode problem which impacts productivity.
Changing customer tastes mean that almost half of prime beef now fails to meet ideal market specifications*. Breedr has developed an easy-to-use app that will help farmers finish cattle to retailers’ specifications with greater precision, underpinned by the data to evidence this.
It might be considered a nuisance by pond owners, but ‘duckweed’ offers a high protein alternative to soy that can be grown in arid countries with very little water. Start-up company DryGro is set to disrupt a huge global market, with a growing system for Lemnoideae that promises to revolutionise animal production in sub-Saharan countries.
Improving consistence of products in alignment with customer specifications was one of the themes at REAP this year. Increasing accuracy in managing and predicting quality
The prototype of the world’s first digital drilling robot for combinable crops is being officially unveiled by the Small Robot Company at Agri-Tech East’s REAP
By delivering a ‘triple-helix’ model for innovation – which brings together industry, research and government – Agri-Tech East is helping to facilitate the rapid growth
The new tech is available for flower, herb and food producers to rent, providing producers with affordable and consistent technology to extract flavours or fragrances in-field.
A decade-long trial involving 21 million Chinese smallholders has shown it is possible to significantly improve crop yields while cutting use of nitrogen fertiliser by
Smaller vegetable, fruit and flower producers still using paper-based systems are struggling to meet the ever-increasing requirements of retailers for quality assurance and traceability, says
From creating novel foods to tackling Type 2 diabetes, new agri-tech and increasing genomic knowledge is unlocking the potential of the humble pea seed, explains
Algae can provide a valuable source of high quality nutrition for humans and animals, according to Andrew Spicer, CEO of Algenuity, leaders in algal biology