Reading Time: 2 minutes A robotic system tested in a pumpkin field has demonstrated how artificial intelligence could help reduce the physical demands of handling heavy crops — while
Reading Time: < 1 minute An agricultural robot that tackles crop disease with ultraviolet light has earned a place on TIME’s Best Inventions of 2026 list, putting a spotlight on
Reading Time: 4 minutes By Oskar Szymanski, Head of Innovation & Commercial Growth at FPC. Technology is evolving at remarkable speed, but the future of the fresh produce industry
Reading Time: 2 minutes Robotic harvesting, biological pest control and animal health research illustrate the opportunities as a new funding round opens for agricultural innovation. Agritech businesses and researchers
Reading Time: 5 minutes In a sector that has spent years discussing climate change in the future tense, this summer has rather firmly, moved the conversation into the present.
Reading Time: 3 minutes A multi-year logistics agreement with Balco Australia puts more than 10,000 TEUs a year under DP World’s control. For UK fresh produce importers, the more
Reading Time: 2 minutes Britain’s technology community has reacted with alarm to reported plans by incoming prime minister Andy Burnham to abolish the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Reading Time: 3 minutes High-tech answers to some of farming’s toughest challenges will take centre stage at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show, with the launch of a new hydrogen-powered
Reading Time: 3 minutes Innovation is no longer sitting politely at the edge of the food system. It is moving straight onto the plate. As global resources tighten and
Reading Time: 5 minutes Anyone who has spent time around fresh produce, flowers or plants knows that visual inspection is not as straightforward as it sounds. On paper, it
Reading Time: 3 minutes Sensor technology and artificial intelligence are beginning to reshape the way goods move across the UK, offering fresh opportunities to improve efficiency, resilience, safety and
Reading Time: 3 minutes Artificial intelligence is moving deeper into the soft fruit sector, with a new forecasting platform promising to help berry growers plan crops, labour and supply
Reading Time: 2 minutes Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving from the back office to the beating heart of the UK grocery market, reshaping how retailers predict demand, manage fresh
Reading Time: 2 minutes An Aberdeenshire farming couple behind one of Scotland’s emerging livestock technology businesses are preparing to take their agritech innovation to one of the most high-profile
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
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
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
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;
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
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,
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