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Unveiling the future: Riseholme’s new glasshouse set to revolutionise British agriculture
Reading Time: 2 minutes In a significant stride for British agricultural innovation, Riseholme Campus is set to unveil a cutting-edge research facility, thanks to a generous grant of £1,333,000
Editor’s View: How AI Could Cultivate the Next Green Revolution in UK Agriculture
Reading Time: 2 minutes The prospect of integrating generative AI into the UK’s fresh produce industry is generating increasing interest among technologists, farmers, and policymakers. While many are still
UK’s Bold Move to Shape the Future of Sustainable Farming
Reading Time: 2 minutes The United Kingdom is making significant strides in advancing sustainable agriculture, with a recent announcement of a £12.5 million investment in nineteen cutting-edge projects. These
Stirling scientists to develop new carbon negative food
Reading Time: 3 minutes A pioneering project led by University of Stirling scientists aims to develop a new carbon negative food source. The £800,000 government-funded initiative will create four new
CHAP helps to make innovative agri-tech ideas a reality
Reading Time: 4 minutes We live in a fast-paced and changing world where the ever-increasing demands on our food production systems and environment have never been greater. Society faces
Plant-powered innovations: UK researchers boost B12 in pea shoots using aeroponics
Reading Time: 4 minutes A team of UK researchers have discovered a way to biofortify pea shoots with Vitamin B12 using aeroponic indoor farming. This breakthrough could contribute to
Eurofins enters new partnership with SRUC
Reading Time: < 1 minute Eurofins Agro Testing is now leading the soil, forage, and plant pathology laboratory at SRUC and will work in partnership with SAC Consulting to strengthen
Up-to-Date Snapshot of the Vertical Farming Sector Globally
Reading Time: < 1 minute The vertical farming sector is a rapidly growing segment within the agriculture and food production industry, projected to reach a market size of USD 8.9
Asparagus gets its own robot thanks to AutoPickr’s picking innovation
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
UK-based FruitCast raises €3.2M to enhance soft fruit farming with AI-backed data analytics
Reading Time: 2 minutes Lincolnshire, UK-based FruitCast, a startup that offers yield forecasting services for soft-fruit growers, announced that it has secured £2.8M (approximately €3.26M) in a fresh round of
Gardin’s High-Tech Sensors Unlock Plant Health Secrets for Maximum Yield
Reading Time: 2 minutes “Everyone is measuring the soil, air, humidity, and temperature except for the product itself; the actual plant. Having worked in tech for a very long
UK vertical farm secures Red Tractor and Global GAP accreditations
Reading Time: < 1 minute A UK vertical farming business has secured the coveted Red Tractor and Global GAP accreditations, enabling it to sell produce to domestic and international markets.
Renewable energy could be game-changer for vertical farming
Reading Time: 3 minutes Increasing the use of renewable energy could power a new generation of vertical farms says a leading expert. Speaking at an event in Angus, Professor
Collaborative prospects with the Netherlands for AI-centered agricultural solutions
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Agriculture & Controlled Environment Agri Global Business Innovation Programme (GBIP) with the Netherlands is a funded offering organized by Innovate
Raspberry-picking robot startup picks up £1.5m funding
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
Power of data being used to help boost farmers’ income in Nigeria
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new project aims to harness the power of data to help farmers to make more money from their produce and save crops from going
Report: Nanotechnology can improve crop yields and fertiliser use
Reading Time: 2 minutes Developments in nanotechnology in agriculture can bring efficiency to water and fertiliser use, according to the findings of a recent report. With this technology, farmers
Artificial Intelligence – The Revolutionary Force in Crop Breeding
Reading Time: 3 minutes Embracing technological change is an imperative for industries aiming to stay afloat
Using AI to breed the crops of the future
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
GrowUp Farms’ Vertical Farming Debuts Ready-to-Eat Salads in Tesco
Reading Time: 3 minutes Pioneering UK vertical farm, GrowUp Farms, has launched Unbeleafable®, the first range of ready-to-eat salads grown in a vertical farm to be sold in a