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Editor’s View: Why Europe’s Foodtech Sector is Finally Growing Up
Reading Time: 4 minutes For a while, Europe’s foodtech sector felt unstoppable. Money flooded into vertical farming, alternative proteins, rapid grocery delivery platforms and futuristic food concepts that promised
AgriSound Secures Innovate UK Backing For Strawberry Pollination Project
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK bioacoustic crop monitoring specialist AgriSound has been awarded funding as part of the Innovate UK Full Adopt Grant Round 3, to support its project aimed
Tesco Launches Global Agritech Hunt To Help Safeguard The Future Of British Farming
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tesco has launched applications for its 2026 Agri-tech Challenge, inviting innovators from around the world to develop technologies capable of strengthening the resilience, sustainability and
Editor’s View: AI, GLP-1s And The Agritech Revolution Reshaping What We Eat
Reading Time: 3 minutes The food industry absolutely loves a trend. One minute everybody is drinking charcoal smoothies and eating activated almonds, the next they’ve vanished without a trace;
Berry-Picking Robots Edge Closer To Commercial Reality Following £3m Fieldwork Robotics Boost
Reading Time: 2 minutes Autonomous harvesting could soon become a far more familiar sight across British soft fruit farms after Cambridge-based agritech company Fieldwork Robotics secured £3m in fresh
Agritech Must Prove Itself in the Real World Before Farmers Will Buy In
Reading Time: 3 minutes There is no shortage of innovation flowing into modern agriculture. From robotics and autonomous machinery to livestock monitoring systems, AI-driven analytics and precision application tools,
Freeman Calls For Urgent Policy Shift To Unlock UK Agri-Tech Investment
Reading Time: 2 minutes Former science minister and Mid-Norfolk MP George Freeman has called for a renewed government focus on agri-tech investment, warning that the UK risks undermining one
£50m Agri-Tech Drive Set To Fast-Track ‘Real-World’ Innovation On UK Farms
Reading Time: 2 minutes A £50 million agri-tech investment package has been unveiled by the UK government to accelerate the rollout of cutting-edge technologies onto farms, with a clear
Interko Accelerates Ripening Digitalisation
Reading Time: 2 minutes Interko, the global leader for the design, manufacture, and installation of state-of-the-art fresh fruit ripening rooms, is pushing ahead with digital transformation by integrating advanced data processing and
AI-Powered Optical Sorting Drives New Era of Precision Grading
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dutch agritech specialist Flikweert Vision is accelerating the shift towards intelligent automation in post-harvest handling, with its flagship QualityGrader platform bringing AI-driven precision to one
From Sky To Soil: Drone Innovation Reshapes UK Agriculture
Reading Time: 2 minutes A Cornwall-based agri-tech business is harnessing drone technology to transform on-farm operations, offering a faster, more precise and cost-effective approach to a range of agricultural
Iran Crisis Sparks Urgent Call For UK Agritech Investment
Reading Time: 2 minutes The escalating conflict involving Iran has sparked renewed calls for the UK to accelerate investment in agritech, as policymakers warn that global instability is once
Award-Winning Robots Set To Revolutionise UK Harvesting
Reading Time: 2 minutes The University of Essex has secured national recognition for its pioneering agricultural robotics, with its Sustainable smArt Robotic Agriculture initiative winning Best Research Project (Industry
Editor’s View: Vertical Farming Is Growing Up — And The UK Is Ready
Reading Time: 2 minutes There was a moment, not that long ago, when vertical farming seemed unstoppable. Venture capital was flowing, futuristic indoor farms were appearing in city warehouses,
From Insects To Cultivated Meat: Report Maps The Future Of Food Innovation
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new forward-looking report has highlighted edible insects, cell-cultivated foods and vertical farming among the innovations most likely to shape what ends up on UK
Innovation Must Fit The Farm: Key Steps To Accelerate Agritech Adoption
Reading Time: 2 minutes Agritech innovators must design technologies that integrate seamlessly with real-world farm operations and emerging digital standards if they are to accelerate the transition towards a
Major Vertical Farming Deal Set To Transform UK Salad Supply
Reading Time: 2 minutes Fischer Farms, the firm behind one of the world’s largest vertical farms, has announced a strategic partnership with Dawndew Salad to deliver a new benchmark
From Landfill To Lettuce: Growing Dome Uses Methane To Power Fresh Produce Cultivation
Reading Time: 2 minutes A pioneering project by Sustain Wiltshire aims to turn landfill sites into low‑carbon, affordable fresh produce production hubs, using inflatable growing domes powered and enriched
Red Tape Chokes £6bn UK Seaweed Boom
Reading Time: 3 minutes The UK risks losing its stake in the fast-growing £6bn global seaweed market as bureaucracy and sluggish decision-making stall progress. A new policy brief from
UK’s New Farm Incentives Could Supercharge Precision Agriculture Uptake
Reading Time: 2 minutes The UK’s flagship farm support scheme has had a makeover — and it could be the catalyst British precision agriculture has been waiting for. At