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A lack of agritech knowledge is ‘holding farmers back’
Reading Time: 2 minutes Technology is set to revolutionise farming, increase productivity and help move UK agriculture towards its goal of being carbon neutral by 2040 but a new survey
How Your Farm Can Benefit from Digitalization
Reading Time: 3 minutes Digital technologies are transforming modern agriculture and making production more sustainable. The precision farming concept enables farmers to be more informed about all the fields
Why AppHarvest Is the Future of Traditional Farming
Reading Time: 4 minutes With the global food problem lingering, AppHarvest founder and CEO Jonathan Webb is not only willing to tackle it, but he’s also prepared to devote
New generation of on-farm experiments can transform agriculture
Reading Time: 2 minutes Research carried out with farmers in the driving seat is crucial to finding practical answers to the urgent problems facing agriculture, such as climate change,
2021: A blazing year for Agritech
Reading Time: 3 minutes Over the past 12 months, the potential promised by Agritech has finally established itself, reflects Simon Deacon, CEO and founder of Light Science Technologies. We’re
An app to map every tree in the world is coming
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mapping every tree in the world and creating the most accurate tree database is a bold ambition. However, one technology company, Tremap, aims to achieve
New NFU survey seeks farmers’ connectivity experiences
Reading Time: 2 minutes The NFU has launched a farmer-focused broadband and mobile phone survey in a bid to inform its work on getting an efficient service rolled out
New Plant Scientist joins Light Science Technologies
Reading Time: 2 minutes Agritech firm Light Science Technologies (LST) has announced a new addition to its rapidly expanding team of scientists, as the business experiences an accelerated period
Low-cost intelligent soil sensors could help farmers curb fertiliser use
Reading Time: 4 minutes Smart sensing technology to help farmers use fertiliser more effectively and reduce environmental damage has been created by Imperial bioengineers. The technology, which is described
Agriculture 4.0 breaks the surface at LAMMA
Reading Time: 2 minutes Agriculture 4.0 is the term now being given to the wave of digital technology which, we are informed, is going to revolutionise the way that
Why we’re closing down 3G to boost Open RAN
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s been announced in the UK that 2G and 3G mobile networks will be shut down by 2033 to help new telecoms suppliers build 5G
If the UK is to escape cheap labour using automation, it’ll need more than just Ocado robots
Reading Time: 8 minutes According to research from analytics firm GlobalData, the robotics industry was worth $45.3bn in 2020. Researchers forecast a compound annual growth rate of 29% and
Microsoft partner with Bayer to advance digital capabilities for industry
Reading Time: 3 minutes Bayer have announced their commitment to a strategic partnership formed with Microsoft to build a new cloud-based set of digital tools and data science solutions
Morrisons ‘feeds’ into agritech
Reading Time: 3 minutes In two positive sustainability moves in the UK’s farming sector, KP Snacks has outlined plans to scale regenerative potato farming and Morrisons will begin decreasing
Programme to fund cream of the crop in agritech charities
Reading Time: 2 minutes A programme seeking the next generation of leaders working in the global food supply chain has launched, with the chance to gain access to £3,000
LST and Zenith Nurseries to develop ‘industry first’ lighting and sensor solution
Reading Time: 2 minutes AgriTech firm Light Science Technologies Ltd (LST) has announced the start of a project to develop a cloche lighting and sensor technology system for the
Growing Agritech in the Fields of North Yorkshire
Reading Time: 3 minutes A unique proposal, combining the modern farming technique of hydroponics with a bespoke holiday chalet development, could see farmers from around the world attending courses to
Why we must embrace technology to save our food supply
Reading Time: 2 minutes A ‘perfect storm’ of COVID, Brexit, a dearth of lorry drivers, and the carbon dioxide shortage have brought food shortages in the UK which one
Hoofcount uses Siemens’ technology to ensure healthy herds have happy feet
Reading Time: 3 minutes Siemens has been selected by Lancashire based Hoofcount Ltd., the revolutionary manufacturer of market-leading footbaths for cows, to provide critical data-gathering capabilities that will have
UK’s Largest Vertical Farm that Uses Only Sunlight Begins First Harvest
Reading Time: 2 minutes While hydroponic farms, also known as “vertical farms,” swap land use for electricity use one project is trying to achieve the best of both worlds.