Reading Time: < 1 minute Robotics company AutoPickr has recently secured £710,000 in an early funding round to support the development of its farm-based robot, Gus. The robot, designed to
Reading Time: < 1 minute Climate investor Elbow Beach Capital is supplying £1.5m to raspberry-picking robot creator Fieldwork Robotics. It marks the third food-picking startup the venture capital firm has
Reading Time: 3 minutes Embracing technological change is an imperative for industries aiming to stay afloat
Reading Time: 2 minutes The agriculture sector can combine current genetic mapping techniques with AI’s generative and decision-making capabilities. While agricultural companies and farmers have a host of ways
Reading Time: 2 minutes Small and medium-sized farm businesses will be able to apply for a share of £5 million to fund innovative ideas aimed at boosting sustainable food
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new project aims to tackle the lack of seasonal labour in the UK horticulture industry as researchers look to accelerate the delivery of robotic
Reading Time: 5 minutes For generations, enormous tractors with ruddy-cheeked farmers at the wheel have been a familiar symbol of countryside and farming life. Soon, however, the sight of
Reading Time: < 1 minute France has moved to support its agri-food sector, which is suffering from high costs and struggling to compete on world markets, including by launching a
Reading Time: 4 minutes Our food system is at a major turning point. Now, more than ever before, we need to embrace innovation and creativity to be able to
Reading Time: < 1 minute A miniscule robot that flies by wind and is controlled by light could help to pollinate crops. Researchers at Tampere University in Finland have developed the Flying
Reading Time: 5 minutes The agritech industry is turning to industrial IoT and other technologies as firms aim to solve the challenges of feeding a growing global population. The
Reading Time: 4 minutes Feeding the world is getting trickier. The sharp rises in the cost of living that followed the Covid-19 crisis have only been exacerbated by the
Reading Time: 2 minutes The integration of aeroponics into large-scale CEA spaces is a step closer to commercialization, following the first stage of a feasibility study funded by Defra
Reading Time: 4 minutes These are just some of the inventions created by the talented men and women under 30-years of age who have made this year’s Forbes magazine’s
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new agritech partnership is launching in Gloucestershire to encourage growth and innovation in the sector. The Gloucestershire Agri-Tech Partnership is a collaboration between the
Reading Time: 4 minutes According to Anne Dingstad, CEO of Saga Robotics, the time for ag robots is now. “The technology delivers, the numbers stack up.” In 2021, Saga
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
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