Reading Time: < 1 minute California produces about 90% of the nation’s strawberries, but severe drought and worker shortages are threatening the fruit. One company is hoping to change that with the
Reading Time: 2 minutes Muddy Machines, an AgTech and robotics company that helps automate crop harvesting, has received £1.5M in seed funding. Regenerate Ventures led the latest round of
Reading Time: 2 minutes The ‘pollination management’ company as developed ways to measure insect activity to benefit farmers. A innovative firm that uses acoustic technology and environmental sensors to
Reading Time: 2 minutes Defra has published the results of a review exploring how the horticulture sector can make use of innovative tech such as packhouse automation, AI enabled
Reading Time: 3 minutes The major funding boost will be used to create a state-of-the-art indoor crop growth facility to explore how to future-proof crop production for an increasing
Reading Time: 4 minutes From commonsense sustainable practices to idiocentric genome-specific personalisations, to robotic kitchens, to cellular agriculture, food systems in the future will make you jump out of
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Small Robot Company (SRC) plans to roll out Britain’s first fully autonomous crop-scanning service across 50 farms next season, which has the potential to
Reading Time: 3 minutes Root crop R&D agri-tech firm B-hive Innovations has developed Root Extracts Ltd. The venture will extract plant-based protein from outgrade potatoes and peeling waste, as part of a
Reading Time: 4 minutes Modern “smart” farm machinery is vulnerable to malicious hackers, leaving global supply chains exposed to risk, experts are warning. It is feared hackers could exploit
Reading Time: 3 minutes The ‘chef’ can already cook omelettes – and could one day help out in busy homes and assisted living complexes. Researchers at the University of
Reading Time: 2 minutes Deere & Co. has formed a joint venture with GUSS Automation, a pioneer in semi-autonomous orchard and vineyard sprayers. Many GUSS (Global Unmanned Spray System) sprayers can be
Reading Time: 2 minutes A fully autonomous, solar-powered robot capable of precision drilling and weeding has been launched by Opico. Offering pesticide-free weed control with zero fuel bills, the
Reading Time: 2 minutes Robots could be used to pick fruit under plans to stop Britain from suffering food shortages. Ministers have ordered a review into new measures to prevent empty supermarket shelves,
Reading Time: 4 minutes As the global population has expanded over time, agricultural modernisation has been humanity’s prevailing approach to staving off famine. A variety of mechanical and chemical
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new white paper from Agri-EPI Centre, the Agricultural Innovation Centre for Precision and Engineering Technology, offers recommendations related to future developments of autonomous agricultural
Reading Time: 2 minutes Lettuce is an incredibly valuable crop, but labour shortages make it difficult to harvest, as sourcing sufficient seasonal labour to meet harvesting commitments is one
Reading Time: 2 minutes A successful ‘pre-accelerator’ programme aimed at boosting sapling agritech and agri-food start-ups is set to return this Spring. Cultivate 2.0, run by Harper Adams University
Reading Time: 4 minutes Robot Highways’ is a project which aims to ensure industry sustainability by addressing labour shortages, the need for global food production and reduce the environmental
Reading Time: 2 minutes Vertical farming is forecast to grow by 20% per year through to 2030, with Credit Suisse pinpointing UK’s Ocado as the most engaged company. Vertical
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,
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