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Editor’s View: Why Big Data is Making Big Waves in UK Farming
Reading Time: 2 minutes Big data has quietly become one of the most powerful forces reshaping British agriculture. We are no longer talking about a future vision of farms
Farming’s Laser Leap: German Veg Producer Deploys AI Robot To Kill Weeds, Not Crops
Reading Time: 2 minutes A leading German organic vegetable producer has co-developed an autonomous laser-weeding robot in response to rising labour costs and growing difficulty sourcing seasonal workers. The
Orbiting Opportunity: Why Agritech Should Sit Up and Take Notice of the UK’s Global Space Collaborations
Reading Time: 2 minutes The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has unveiled a fresh round of 23 international collaborations under its International Bilateral Fund (IBF), injecting £6.5 million into UK-led
Conservatives Plan To Abandon UK’s Net Zero Target In Energy Policy Shake-Up
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Conservative Party has announced plans to abandon the UK’s 2050 net-zero target, signalling a major shift in the nation’s approach to climate policy and
Drones Take Flight: Why Aerial Technology Is Transforming British Farming
Reading Time: 2 minutes Agriculture’s future may well lie in the skies above Shropshire. On a windswept hillside, dairy farmer and drone pilot Frazer Bloor stands with a control
PepsiCo Champions Global Farmers Driving the Future of Sustainable Agriculture
Reading Time: 2 minutes In a bold move to elevate the role of farmers in the food-production value chain, PepsiCo has formally introduced its Global Farmer Initiative, recognising agricultural
Public Awareness Can Drive Greener Agriculture, Study Finds
Reading Time: 3 minutes Cities around the world face two interconnected challenges: feeding growing populations and doing so sustainably. Agriculture is responsible for around one-third of human-induced greenhouse-gas emissions,
AgriScale: The UK’s New Powerhouse Driving the Future of Agritech Manufacturing
Reading Time: 2 minutes The UK’s ambition to become a world leader in agricultural innovation has taken a major leap forward with the launch of AgriScale – a pioneering
Editor’s View: Survival Of The Sweetest: Inside The Quest For Climate-Smart Fruit
Reading Time: 2 minutes In a sun-baked orchard somewhere in southern Europe, a wise old apple tree bends under a dazzling midday heat. Once its red fruit glowed in
UK Sees Surge In Cyberattacks – What It Means For Fresh Produce
Reading Time: 4 minutes The UK is facing a new cyber-storm. In the 12 months up to August 2025, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) handled 429 cyber incidents,
Fruit Farming Gets a Digital Upgrade Thanks to Place UK’s Agritech Drive
Reading Time: 3 minutes In a bid to transform the UK fruit-growing sector, Place UK is spearheading a wave of technological innovation across its farms and processing operations, deploying
Seeds of Stability: Why African Agritech Must Be Central to Global Food Security
Reading Time: 3 minutes (Adapted from Dr Ngonidzashe Chirinda, “Seeds of stability: How African agritech can secure global food futures,” BusinessGreen Opinion, 3 October 2025) If we abandon the
UK Launches New AI Accelerator to Supercharge Agritech Innovation
Reading Time: 2 minutes A fresh push is underway to harness the power of artificial intelligence in the agrifood sector: UK tech accelerator Digital Catapult has inaugurated a tailored
Confidence in Carbon Assessment Tools Gaining Traction Across UK Agritech
Reading Time: < 1 minute A joint study by the UK Agri-Tech Centre and Farm Carbon Toolkit has revealed growing confidence in carbon assessment tools across the UK agri-food sector.
UV Robots Give Scottish Berries A Fighting Chance As Climate Pressures Bite
Reading Time: 2 minutes Scottish berry producer Angus Soft Fruits has turned to UV-powered robots to keep powdery mildew at bay and safeguard yields after one of the hottest—and
Sugar Kelp Research Project Targets Greener Future For UK Farming
Reading Time: 2 minutes The James Hutton Institute has joined a ground-breaking new research project aiming to boost soil health and crop performance through the use of sugar kelp
AI Prosperity Deal: Will US Tech Investment Sow Growth in UK Agritech?
Reading Time: 3 minutes The UK government has unveiled the so-called “tech prosperity deal” to coincide with President Donald Trump’s state visit, describing it as a landmark moment for
From Space To Soil: Messium Secures £3.3m To Transform Fertiliser Use
Reading Time: 2 minutes Messium, the UK agritech innovator harnessing hyperspectral satellites and artificial intelligence to transform nitrogen efficiency in farming, has raised £3.3 million in seed investment to
New UK-Wide Carbon Tracking Platform to Power Climate-Smart Farming
Reading Time: 3 minutes The mobile research platform designed by Lancaster University scientists will track how carbon moves through UK farmland to support more sustainable, climate-smart agriculture as the
Tesco Trials Innovative Avocado Ripeness Scanner
Reading Time: 2 minutes Designed to reduce food waste, the novel tool has been developed in partnership with Westfalia Fruit to help shoppers choose the perfect avocado for their