N.Ireland
Agri finalists sowing seeds of innovation at Invent Awards
Two innovative agri-science companies have been named as finalists in this year’s Invent Awards, a prestigious competition recognising Northern Ireland’s...
Agri-Tech
Agri-Business
Agri-tech start-up named among UK's top 'ones to watch'
Digital farming and weather start-up Sencrop has been named by tech-tracking index Crunchdex as ‘one to watch’ amongst European technology...
Agri-Business
Hands Free Hectare team to create industry guide for autonomous vehicles
The Hands Free Hectare (HFHa) team has hosted a discussion consider what a good practice guide for agricultural robotics should include. The...
Agri-Business
Second £15 million Countryside Productivity fund opens in England
The next funding round for the popular Countryside Productivity Small Grants scheme has opened for applications today (Tuesday, July 9)....
Dairy
Arla UK 360 farmers to trial new 3D imagery systems with automated intelligence
3D imagery systems will be trialled by Arla UK 360 farmers to help them identify changes in each cow’s physical...
Agri-Business
UK Government to boost British agri-tech by £22 million
Projects supported by £22 million of Government funding are set to help UK farmers cut down on pollution, minimise waste and...
Agri-Business
£6.4 million awarded to set up UK's first Global Centre of Excellence in Agri-robotics
The UK’s first global centre of excellence in agri-robotics research has received a major kickstart with the announcement of £6.4...
Agri-Business
Agri-tech start-up LettUs Grow strikes new partnership
An agri-tech start-up specialising in developing vertical and indoor farming has announced plans to partner with a renewable energy company...
Agri-Business
Hands Free Hectare to expand to 35ha site
The UK’s award-winning Hands Free Hectare project has received funding from Innovate UK to create a whole hands-free farm. The...
Agri-Business
DAERA to launch ‘technology demonstration farm’ network in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced plans to establish a ‘technology demonstration farm’ network...
Agri-Business
New generation of farm robots to have the 'power and precision to replace tractors'
Engineers working on the next generation of farm robots say they will soon have the power and precision to be...
Agri-Business
Edinburgh agri-tech firm hopes to transform international farm research
An Edinburgh-based cow behaviour specialist has launched a new application which, for the first time, offers the agri-research market the...
Agri-Business
Researchers analyse viability of Hands Free Hectare...but does it stack up?
An economic analysis of Hands Free Hectare is set to provide the first concrete evidence that crop robots will help...
Agri-Business
UK-based breeding app raises £2.2 million to digitise global livestock industry
A UK-based app which seeks to revolutionise livestock breeding practices has managed to raise more than £2 million through a...
Agri-Business
Checking and moving stock on the farm…with drones that bark
Farmers are increasingly using technology to try and take the hardship out of farming, with drones now taking on the...
Agri-Business
New course to focus on adopting precision technology in agriculture
A new course developed and run at Harper Adams University, hopes to encourage farmers to adopt precision technology in their...
Agri-Business
Survey to gauge public opinion on gene-edited meat
Researchers in Scotland have launched a survey to gauge the public’s views on the use of gene editing in animals....
Agri-Business
Is lab-grown meat really better for the environment?
Growing meat in the laboratory may do more damage to the climate in the long run than meat from cattle,...
