New thinking was in abundance at REAP 2016 and we’ve captured the key points in our post-conference report, launched today. It is clear that for
A new crop disease warning system being developed by Bayer CropScience can detect disease at the point of infection up to three weeks before the
Agri-Tech Week featured strongly on the BBC’s Farming Today programme and we were delighted that presenter Anna Hill managed to come to several events. Their report
Here is a flavour of REAP 2016, Cambridge TV produced a video report featuring some of the technology being demonstrated at the conference. It includes an
In a continuation of our preview of the REAP Technology Exhibition (click here: To spray or not?), other demonstrations will include:- ‘Green Pallets’ – Cambond
Innovation starts with understanding the problem. By creating opportunities to get farmers involved earlier in agri-tech developments – in both the lab and the workshop
A new early warning device for Septoria, yellow rust and brown rust that gives farmers a three week window for deciding whether to spray or
“The notion that British agriculture – having not managed to export all that successfully in the free market – is suddenly going to do better
“Having your own personal weather station provides multiple benefits if you are a farmer,” says Peter Palmer, Sales and Development at Prodata Weather Systems. “Knowledge
Robotics, big data, precision engineering, smart water management and plant science are some of the areas where the Agri-Tech East business cluster has significant competitive
Yield and quality can be improved, within the existing fertilizer budget, by a move to Biological Farming. Soil and tissue testing are essential to assess
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