For a long time, one of the criticisms being levelled at agricultural innovation was that too much of it happened without farmers. While that description still holds true in some cases, there are changes afoot, moving away from a linear pipeline in favour of a more collaborative ‘circle’.

With 81 start-ups featuring in the REAP Start-Up Showcase over the past 12 years, what happens after the pitch? REAP 2026 takes place next week and while the line-up remains under wraps, this year we go 'Beyond the Showcase' to ask Where Are They Now?

HARVEST is one of only eight Robotics Adoption Hubs announced this month. Led by Lincoln University and funded by Innovate UK, Agri-TechE will lead a programme of Knowledge Exchange to bring together robotics companies with farms and food manufacturers.

An "unconventional" recruitment agency for those in regen ag, agri-tech and natural capital. Anthology uses rigorous search methodology and evidence-backed hiring, systematically to map out the entire talent landscape and assess candidates against behaviour and value alignment.

farmdrive is a livestock management and supply chain software platform serving farmers, processors and retail-aligned schemes across the UK & Ireland. Built by farmers, farmdrive helps livestock producers track animal performance, weights, health treatments, compliance and true profit margins in real time.

Harper Adams is the UK's leading university specialising in agriculture, food science, ag engineering, bio veterinary science and nursing, rural land management and environmental science. With a student community of over 4000, 100% of its research is recognised as internationally significant.

Innovate UK is one of the nine research councils within UK Research and Innovation investing over £8bn a year working with Government and academia with a focus on industry led innovation. Innovate UK drives economic growth by supporting businesses to develop and realise the potential of new ideas.

Molyneux Kale are innovative growers based in south west Lancashire producing the UK's only year-round range of specialist kales and brassicas. The Molyneux family have been farmers in the same locale for longer than formal records have existed - 150 years and counting.

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) develops and proves innovative manufacturing processes and technologies in an agile, low risk environment, in partnership with industry, academia and other institutions, operating some of the most advanced manufacturing equipment in the world.

‘I love the REAP Conference, it provides what no other conference does: a splendid mix of big picture futures thinking alongside detailed, near-to-market innovation’ – Harley Stoddart, Head of Climate Mitigation Science at Defra. Join researchers, innovators, government officials, and farmers.

Can farmers make better use of the data they’re collecting on farm and is AI the shortcut to helping manage and interrogate it? Our Farm Demo day explores what types of solutions are already being worked on by tech developers and hear from farmers what would be useful to their businesses.

The role of biologicals in agriculture is expanding. From development to manufacturing at scale, timely application and the role of regulation, we’ll be unpacking what this means for farmers and innovators looking to advance the state-of-the-art and bring practical, bio-based solutions into agriculture.

The role of digital transformation in understanding the threat landscape for agriculture due to climate change and cyber risks. With real-life examples of ag businesses being hit by cyber criminals, this topic is very timely -  we've moved a long way from ensuring passwords are not written on post-its!

We’re looking for a highly organised, energetic and proactive Team Support Administrator to join Agri-TechE. As an important part of a small team, you’ll help create a collaborative, positive environment, providing practical support across our busy programme of events, comms and membership.

Spot-spraying technology has improved in precision over the years and at our next FFIG we'll be exploring the latest solutions available to waste less and save on input costs. FFIG is free to attend and open to farmers, growers and agronomists who are current members of Agri-TechE with a valid SBI.

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