Here we profile some of the interesting companies and new technologies being developed in the agri-tech cluster.
Would working with nature relieve some of the evolutionary pressure on arable weeds and plant pests and stop them from becoming so aggressive?
Seaweed technology could be the answer to boosting crop yields at a time of declining chemical efficacy, with scientific breakthroughs revealing the multiple benefits of algae.
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
Concerns over soil degradation have increased interest in no-till cultivation, which, by eliminating ploughing, minimises soil disturbance. Although widely used in the US, concerns over
A sustained dry period, changes in water licences and shortage of labour are making smart irrigation systems more attractive to potato farmers, according to Andrew Howseman of Howseman Agriculture.
“Potatoes can now easily be stored until June”, says Chris Lee of PJ Lee & Sons Ely about the new OmniCuro system form Omnivent that
A new ultra lightweight tracking device offers a cost-effective way to monitor animal behaviour. The device, which is also suitable for deployment on alpaca, deer and cattle has been developed by Movetech Telemetry, and featured in the Technology Hub at the 2018 Royal Norfolk Show.
Do you want to know the outcome of the 2018 harvest? Map of Agriculture has already made its predictions across multiple crop types, using numerous
To survive in a complex world humans have evolved the skill to extract information quickly from patterns. This ability is exploited by infographics, and After the flood is now taking this type of data visualisation to a new dimension with artificial intelligence.
Connecting Food is developing an authentication system based on block-chain technology that would allow food operators to get real-time insight into whether a given product meets End Product Specifications (EPS).
Express Weather has developed a decision support system called Farmneed that quantifies weather risk in agriculture. The innovative application is device agnostic and delivers bespoke content on weather and early warning for disease and pest infestation.
“There’s this perception that with the Internet of Things everything has to be very lofty and large scale, but there are so many very basic