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Detecting crop disease in the palm of your hand
Reading Time: 2 minutes Detecting crop disease invisible to the naked eye could soon be a reality for UK farmers, thanks to the development of an innovative handheld imaging
OneFarm unveils plans for its first UK vertical farm installation
Reading Time: 3 minutes Sustainable food producer OneFarm has announced its plans to deliver a 6,400m2 vertical farm in Newmarket, Suffolk, capable of growing up to 415 tonnes of food per annum
Robot chef that has learned to chew, taste and alter seasoning is unveiled
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
John Deere Partners With Innovator of Semi-Autonomous Sprayers
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
New technology: Solar-powered robot for drilling and weeding
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
Robot fruit pickers could be deployed to stop Britons going hungry
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,
British strawberry season could be year round with vertical farming
Reading Time: 2 minutes Berry Gardens, the UK’s largest supplier of berries and cherries, and Jones Food Company, owner of Europe’s largest indoor vertical farm, have agreed terms to
Nottingham Trent University to address global food challenges
Reading Time: 2 minutes A next-generation vertical farming system is being developed in Southwell, which will address global food challenges by using hi-tech growing methods to produce nutritious fresh
Using smart data to maximise fertiliser ROI
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK growers are adopting smart, digital farming at a rapid rate, but as fertiliser prices escalate and new environmental regulations roll out, their use can
Using AI in agriculture could boost global food security
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
Innovative bee delivery tech helps strawberries fight botrytis
Reading Time: 2 minutes An innovative bee delivery system that builds up the natural immunity of plants to various fungal diseases, including Botrytis, a global threat to fresh fruit and
Is Agriculture Ready for Autonomous Tractors?
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
Can augmented reality actually benefit the food industry?
Reading Time: 3 minutes While augmented reality (AR) has been around for some time, the adoption of the technology has been slow. Part of the reason for this for
World’s largest vertical farm to deliver leafy greens to UK supermarkets
Reading Time: 2 minutes Four acre site set to produce as much veg as 1,000 acres of traditional British farmland, after Fischer Farms secures latest funding round Six-an-a-half tonnes
Agritech to strengthen UK-Brazil trade ties
Reading Time: 3 minutes Trade is a two-way street and the UK agricultural sector will benefit from increased trade with Brazil, according to a Brazilian official. In February, a
How machine vision helps automate lettuce harvesting
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
Discolls and Plenty to develop exclusive strawberry indoor vertical farm
Reading Time: 2 minutes One year after announcing their joint research and development work to grow strawberries indoors, Driscoll’s, the leading consumer brand in fresh premium berries, and Plenty Unlimited Inc. are
One of the UK’s largest vertical farms to be created in Suffolk warehouse
Reading Time: 2 minutes OneFarm plans to create one of the largest vertical farms in the UK at Newmarket Business Park. The first phase of the project would involve
Programme Aimed At Boosting Agritech And Agri-Food Start-Ups Set To Return This Spring
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
‘Sugar dots’ technology to supercharge crop growth
Reading Time: 2 minutes A Bristol startup behind carbon-based technology to supercharge crop growth and reduce farming’s climate footprint has raised £1 million. Glaia was founded in 2019 by