MoA Technologies, which featured in the REAP 2019 Start-up Showcase, offers a rapid screening technology to identify potential herbicides with novel modes of action.
Pheromones, used by insects for communication, can be used to lure and trap pests. PheroSyn, a spin-out from Rothamsted Research, has been awarded an Innovate UK grant (£200k) to develop the supply chain for a new set of insect pheromones to tackle midges and weevils. It is working with PGRO on these major pests of beans.
The theme of REAP 2021 is time, a key limiting factor in agricultural production.The conference will examine many dimensions of time and technologies that are emerging to manipulate or overcome this major obstacle.
What aspect of time is most limiting for agriculture? Agri-TechE will ask this at Groundswell in a poll to gather insights ahead of REAP 2021
Emerging innovations and technology offer the potential for agricultural industry to grab hold of time
A new era of decision support tools is making it possible to understand the complexity of food production for the first time and to begin to see how the system can be improved at every level. Latest developments in the vibrant agri-tech ecosystem are captured in the new REAP report.
By tapping into vibrations in the hive, agri-tech start-up BeeSecure is able to listen into conversations ensuring that the bees are happy, healthy and performing well.
PheroSyn has developed a cost-effective Smart Monitoring system using the orange midge’s own communication channel: Pheromones.
The Willand Intelligent Livestock System offers the potential for methane and carbon capture.
A number of international players announced initiatives at Agri-TechE’s REAP 2020 conference.
“Never has the health of our soils, its environmental and monetary value been higher on the agenda,” says Alex Bragg, Director of Food & Farming for Savills.
“With Agri-TechE, we saw the potential to create a viable relationship that would accelerate the development of solutions, and ultimately, solve the issues our growers are facing,” Western Growers