Editor’s View: Agritech Must Become Britain’s Climate Toolkit
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: 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: 2 minutes Agritech businesses are being invited to bid for a share of £20 million to develop the next generation of robots and automated systems for British
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: 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 Cornish farmers are turning to a new generation of agricultural technology as pressure grows to produce more efficiently, improve productivity and manage the daily demands
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 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,
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
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
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
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
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
Reading Time: 3 minutes At a reception at the House of Lords on 3 February 2026, the UK Agri-Tech Centre set out new priorities centred squarely on accelerating the
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