Reading Time: 2 minutes Berry Gardens, the UK’s largest supplier of berries and cherries, and Jones Food Company, owner of Europe’s largest indoor vertical farm, have agreed terms to
Reading Time: 2 minutes An innovative bee delivery system that builds up the natural immunity of plants to various fungal diseases, including Botrytis, a global threat to fresh fruit and
Reading Time: 3 minutes Trade is a two-way street and the UK agricultural sector will benefit from increased trade with Brazil, according to a Brazilian official. In February, a
Reading Time: 2 minutes A Derbyshire firm which makes technology to improve indoor crop yields has received £500,000 to develop a new type of lighting and sensor system. Light
Reading Time: 2 minutes The availability of net land and water for agriculture is quickly decreasing, resulting in massive losses in agricultural productivity. What’s more, the rising concentrations of herbicides,
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sixteen UK universities have come together to agree research and innovation priorities for agriculture. The aim is to help farmers meet net-zero and environment targets,
Reading Time: 2 minutes Technology is set to revolutionise farming, increase productivity and help move UK agriculture towards its goal of being carbon neutral by 2040 but a new survey
Reading Time: 2 minutes Research carried out with farmers in the driving seat is crucial to finding practical answers to the urgent problems facing agriculture, such as climate change,
Reading Time: 2 minutes Agritech firm Light Science Technologies (LST) has announced a new addition to its rapidly expanding team of scientists, as the business experiences an accelerated period
Reading Time: 3 minutes In two positive sustainability moves in the UK’s farming sector, KP Snacks has outlined plans to scale regenerative potato farming and Morrisons will begin decreasing
Reading Time: 2 minutes A programme seeking the next generation of leaders working in the global food supply chain has launched, with the chance to gain access to £3,000
Reading Time: 2 minutes AgriTech firm Light Science Technologies Ltd (LST) has announced the start of a project to develop a cloche lighting and sensor technology system for the
Reading Time: 3 minutes A unique proposal, combining the modern farming technique of hydroponics with a bespoke holiday chalet development, could see farmers from around the world attending courses to
Reading Time: 2 minutes While hydroponic farms, also known as “vertical farms,” swap land use for electricity use one project is trying to achieve the best of both worlds.
Reading Time: 3 minutes A former mushroom farmer, now said to be Ireland’s first commercial vertical farmer, has signed a contract with foodservice provider, Compass Group Ireland. The foodservice
Reading Time: 2 minutes Commercial greenhouse growers La Serra and indoor farming technology provider LettUs Grow have partnered to conduct tomato propagation trials. The first aeroponic trials were conducted
Reading Time: 3 minutes Two new dynamic and highly relevant events have been developed by the UK’s Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) to educate and arm the industry in terms
Reading Time: 3 minutes Sean Lee, co-founder of E-farm, explains how he is changing people’s perceptions of farming by growing organic vegetables in the city using innovative methods. Lee got
Reading Time: 3 minutes FPC Future, taking place on 4 November at the Lincolnshire Showground, is proud to announce one of its special features, the Dutch Pavilion, is filling
Reading Time: 5 minutes The world faces a growing food systems crisis. The number of people who go to sleep hungry around the world grew by over 100 million
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