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York firm wins euro funds for mason bee as commercial pollinator alternative to honeybee
Reading Time: 3 minutes A Northern English biodiversity tech start-up company, AgriSound, has won European funding for a research and development project set to change the pollination of commercial
The future of farming: from eating insects to urban agriculture
Reading Time: 8 minutes The issue of how to feed a growing population, and do it sustainably, is a crucial issue for the 21st century and has been brought
Researchers identify genes to help fruit adapt to droughts
Reading Time: < 1 minute Researchers from the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) and Cornell University have completed the first study that provides a comprehensive picture of changes in gene expression
The twentysomethings changing the future of agriculture
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
Wageningen University partners with LettUs Grow for aeroponic research trials
Reading Time: 2 minutes Together with aeroponic technology experts LettUs Grow (UK), Wageningen University and Research (NL) are conducting side-by-side trials to evaluate ultrasonic aeroponic and hydroponic irrigation systems. The trials’
Vertical Future successfully completes Innovate UK funded research aimed at cutting agrichemical use
Reading Time: 3 minutes Vertical Future has successfully completed research to develop a new way to deliver sustainable fresh produce with zero agrichemical inputs. Vertical Future – the fastest-growing
Scottish vertical farming pioneer to create 114 jobs in US expansion
Reading Time: 2 minutes A Scottish vertical farming pioneer has unveiled plans to further expand into the US, creating more than 100 jobs. Intelligent Growth Solutions said it is
Clarifruit raises $12 million for first AI-powered quality control technology for fresh produce
Reading Time: 2 minutes Clarifruit, a company developing a software platform for automated quality control for fruit and vegetable supply chains, has announced that it has completed a $12
New Gloucestershire agritech partnership aims to encourage sector collaboration
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
Is vertical farming profitable?
Reading Time: 5 minutes One of the most frequently asked questions is whether vertical farming is profitable. The simple answer is that it depends on whether you follow expert
Agritech projects ‘essential’ for UK viticulture, experts say
Reading Time: 3 minutes New data and robotics projects could bring much needed time, cost and labour savings to UK vineyard producers, according to ag-tech experts. Vineyard owner Ian
£25m project to build world’s biggest ‘vertical farm’ nears completion
Reading Time: 2 minutes Construction work has been completed on the world’s largest “vertical farm” outside Norwich – a £25m agri-science project which is bringing 27 new jobs to Norfolk. The
Anne Dingstad, CEO Saga Robotics: Increasing adoption of ag robots as more growers ‘get it’
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
“The robot is doing the job”: Robots help pick strawberries in California amid drought, labour shortage
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
Agrivoltaic solar farms offer “shocking” benefits beyond producing energy
Reading Time: 6 minutes Next-gen solar parks that enable energy and food production as well as water conservation to work in synergy on the same plot can help to solve solar‘s growing land-use issue, according to
Carbon accounting platform acquired by Sage as climate tech heats up
Reading Time: 3 minutes Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Spherics,
‘A growing machine’: Scotland looks to vertical farming to boost tree stocks
Reading Time: 4 minutes Hydroponics unit can produce saplings six times faster than it takes to grow them naturally outdoors. It is a long way from the romance of
£11.4m innovation centre hailed as ‘game-changer’ for food industry
Reading Time: 4 minutes An £11.4m new business hub has opened outside Norwich with ambitions to fulfil East Anglia’s potential as a powerhouse food and drink producer. The Broadland Food Innovation Centre
Alan Forrester recognised for lifetime achievement at FPC Fresh Awards 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes The entrepreneur, innovator and former Managing Director of Greenyard UK has dedicated his entire working career to the fresh produce industry; leading numerous companies to
How can IoT mitigate the impact of droughts on harvests?
Reading Time: 3 minutes The UK 2022 summer has been the driest summer since 1995, and this dry period is expected to ravage farmers’ 2022 harvest with losses predicted