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Scotland’s Renewable Energy Boosts Vertical Farming’s Green Credentials!
Reading Time: 2 minutes Researchers at The James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen have found that Scotland’s growing utilisation of renewable energy has the potential to enhance the environmental sustainability

Revolutionary Anglesey vertical farming project extended after reaching great heights
Reading Time: 2 minutes Growers across Wales reached great heights thanks to a revolutionary vertical farming project on Anglesey. Following a successful two-year programme, the Tech Tyfu initiative –

How vertical farming could future-proof Scotland’s food supply
Reading Time: 2 minutes A farm in north east Scotland is pioneering research into new ways of growing crops which it says could future-proof Scottish farming. Intelligent Growth Solutions

£5m funding to accelerate agricultural innovation
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

New root crop disease technology enters final stage of testing
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new root crop disease technology has entered its final stage of testing ahead of being brought to market. Researchers behind the TuberSense project say

Growing Kent & Medway and Canterbury Christ Church University Join Forces to Cultivate Agritech Innovation
Reading Time: 2 minutes A fresh collaboration has been announced between Growing Kent & Medway and Canterbury Christ Church University to establish connections between horticultural and food and drink

£800k government grant for new UK agritech consortium transforming broccoli waste into sustainable protein
Reading Time: 3 minutes UPP, the company specializing in harvesting technology and broccoli protein, has led a consortium of AgriFoodTech researchers and engineers, including the James Hutton Institute and

New study aims to boost carbon capture via cropping
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new research initiative seeks to assist farmers and producers in the UK in achieving Net Zero and enhancing crop resilience. The £5.9 million Centre

Kent vertical farm gets the green light for expansion plans which will see salad production quadruple
Reading Time: 2 minutes A pioneering vertical farm that completed its topping-out ceremony just under a year ago has been granted planning permission by Dover District Council to extend.

UK scientists use molecular priming tech to curb climate impacts on crops
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK researchers have announced they will develop molecular priming technology to counter the effects of climate change on crop growing. Scientists at the James Hutton

Developing VIP Leaf, an alternative plant protein
Reading Time: 3 minutes Vertical Future is leading the Innovate UK-funded Vertical Indoor Protein from Leaf (VIP Leaf) research project within the farming innovation program, aiming to develop a

How to control the microbiome in soilless cultivation?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Although using microbes in traditional soil agriculture is very well established, the same can’t be said for soilless cultivation. “In this space, there’s an understanding

Aberdeenshire farm grows upwards
Reading Time: 3 minutes A farm in the north-east of Scotland is experimenting with growing alternative crops, including nutrient-dense microgreens and vanilla, as part of its diversification to fill

Connectivity issues cost UK economy millions
Reading Time: 3 minutes The pandemic brought a stark reminder to every organisation employing knowledge workers just how fundamental to operations good connectivity is, but European businesses could be

Inside Europe’s largest vertical farm, growing a tenth of Lithuania’s salad
Reading Time: 4 minutes A couple of years ago Valentinas Civinskas was just another investment banker. Today he’s growing baby kale, rocket and coriander in what’s set to become

£100m UK investment in new generation AI Technology
Reading Time: 4 minutes £100 million to kickstart the delivery of the government’s major ambitions for the UK’s capability in safe and reliable foundation models has been announced by

UK government announces nvestment of £12 million in new Cellular Agriculture Manufacturing Hub (CARMA)
Reading Time: 2 minutes Led by the University of Bath, the cell ag hub will help British scientists and companies make cultivated meat at scale. The initiative aims to transform meat production

Renewably powered aeroponic farms can significantly reduce the environmental impact of fresh produce compared to imports, new study finds
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new research paper titled “The role of aeroponic container farms in sustainable food systems – The environmental credentials” has found that wind or solar

New government funding given to innovative agriculture
Reading Time: 3 minutes Defra has announced that they will be allocating £9.13 million to three innovative projects for research & development on strategies to increase agricultural production, sustainability,

Project to develop robotic harvest system matching human speed
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