Here we profile some of the interesting companies and new technologies being developed in the agri-tech cluster.
Vitabeam CEO James Millichap-Merrick discusses an innovative lighting system that promotes plant growth whilst improving product shelf life by disinfecting the product during growth and before packaging, ahead of the Agri-TechE event ‘Let there be Light’ on 22 February.
Insect pheromones used in nature for communication are to be engineered synthetically to produce powerful crop protection tools.
Biocleave uses a benign soil bacterium, Clostridium, as a micro-factory to create recombinant proteins such as enzymes, for use in the production of biopesticides.
Antobot raises £1.2m for development of its fruit scouting robot, the company presented in the Start-Up Showcase REAP 2020
It was after near miss at the family farm in Arthurton, South Australia, that the idea behind Safe Ag Systems came about. The software is currently used by over a 1000 agribusinesses to remove the paperwork associated with compliance, and make it easier to embed a safe working culture into the business.
The sudden removal of sprout suppressant CIPC, created a big issue for the industry, but LiveTrace was quick to respond. By sharing knowledge and best practice the industry managed to adopt new approaches to storage.
Our technology can cut the carbon footprint of a dairy farm by 27% – N2 Applied
Jack Farmer LettUsGrow explains how aeroponic Drop & Grow container farms can revolutionise the way we feed urban populations.
The Willand Intelligent Livestock System offers the potential for methane and carbon capture.
Improving bee health, BeeSecure translates vibrations to provide early alerts.
“Forestry and Land Scotland has strong ambitions to grow millions more trees, but they simply don’t have enough trees to meet demand,” says Phillip Ayres of Elsoms Seeds, speaking about recent experiments ahead of October’s Agroforestry webinar.
“There’s a skills shortage for protected cropping,” Jock explains. “We’re looking to create a vibrant protected cropping industry in the UK by licensing our large-scale vertical hydroponics facilities… and our customers will also require skilled operators to manage these facilities.”