Ditch the plough, increase diversity, grow cover crops - three achievable steps towards 'Net Zero'?
Agri-tech offers ‘soil up’ approach to restoring environmental balance and farm incomes...
Forestry or farming? Agroforestry offers a third way
An Agri-TechE webinar next month discusses options for livestock, cropping and carbon capture.
Unique event highlights opportunities in agriculture
AgriTechE presents Agriculture 101, a unique one-day introduction to provide insights into the agriculture sector, the opportunities it presents and some of the challenges that are still seeking solutions.
Are automated indoor growing facilities the future for fresh produce?
Agri-TechE brings together Controlled Environment Agriculture technologists, producers and investors to discuss the current landscape and promising developments for an online event on 10 September 2020.
Agri-TechE announces winner of GROW agri-tech business plan competition
Following an exciting final, the winner of Agri-TechE’s GROW business plan competition has been announced as SilviBio, which is developing a ‘survival capsule’ that will improve the survival of tree seedlings by 40 per cent in drought conditions.
Alternative proteins and novel crops have great potential – so why aren’t we growing them?
A free Agri-TechE webinar on 17 June will discuss the opportunities, challenges and market demand for alternative proteins and novel crops.
Opportunity to reach global investment community with DIT Agri-Tech Lookbook
An Agri-Tech Lookbook, to feature the sector’s most progressive companies, is being developed by the Department of International Trade (DIT) in association with Agri-TechE.
From farmer to pharma: What is the potential for cannabis?
Agri-TechE webinar featuring George McBride of Hanway Associates on 14th May looks at the opportunities for UK farmers around cannabis.
New AI modelling to mitigate risk for food production
Free Agri-TechE webinar ‘De-risking agriculture through weather-tech’ takes place on Wednesday 29th April 2020.
Can AI help farmers mitigate the impact of weather?
New global land use mapping, jet stream-led forecasting and novel agricultural insurance to off-set price volatility will be discussed at the Agri-TechE event ‘De-risking Agriculture Through Weather-Tech’.
Designed for the future: stimulating debate in Controlled Environment Agriculture
Can we really feed 40,000 people with a ‘SkyFarm’? Or will everyone in London have a ‘Personal Food Computer’ by 2040? These are the sorts of provocative questions being posed ahead of the upcoming Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) conference being held on 18th March at the John Innes Centre.
Agri-TechE offers UK agri-food businesses exciting international opportunity
Innovative agri-tech companies seeking collaborations in the US have been selected for a unique visit to the heartland of American agriculture.
GROW competition offers unique package for the next big agri-tech idea
The UK’s first agri-tech business plan competition, run by leading membership body Agri-TechE, offers an unrivalled network of support.
Controlled Environment Agriculture: scale-up or keep niche?
Indoor farming is expanding at an astounding rate - and with the urban population alone set to soar by almost a third in the next 30 years, viable scale-up is the next big challenge facing the industry. Agri-TechE is bringing together international experts and industry leaders to discuss the progress and pitfalls of Controlled Environment Agriculture at an all-day event at The John…
Climate change creates opportunities and risks for UK viticulture
Agri-tech innovations will be discussed at a forthcoming event featuring viticulture experts.
Award winning Agri-Tech East becomes Agri-TechE
Agri-Tech East is to become Agri-TechE in January 2020 to reflect the expansion of its membership beyond the east of England. It has also increased its award-wining team, with the addition of Alex Dinsdale to support its growth plans.
Agri-Tech East wins 'National Networking Group of the Year' award
Agri-Tech East has been awarded the accolade of 'National Networking Group of the Year' at the SME Business Awards 2019, winning against strong competition from across the UK.
REAP sets out technology roadmap for One Agriculture
A world-first hopping robot that can identify, map and kill weeds, and wearable cow-tech that can neutralise the greenhouse gas from cattle burps were just some of the cutting-edge agri-tech launched at REAP 2019 last week.
New technologies for precision agriculture launch at REAP 2019
Tech-developers, investors, farmers, producers and others with an interest in agri-tech can discover how to get involved in the latest machine vision, AI, robotics and smart equipment at REAP 2019 (6 November).
How to feed the world well? One Agriculture could be the answer
Agri-Tech East's REAP 2019 conference will bring together tech developers from different sectors and millenial farmers to discuss how the changing conversation about food systems can present mutual opportunities.
Could digestate save you £110 per hectare on fertiliser inputs?
Could cover crops be used to stabilise nutrients provided by digestate and improve its use as an alternative to chemical fertiliser for the following crop? An innovative farmers’ digestate project will discuss findings at an Agri-Tech East event next week ( 12 September).
Connecting agri-tech to boost farmers’ productivity
With over 20.5 billion connected devices projected to be in use by 2020, machine-to-machine communication and the “Internet of Things” (IoT) are predicted to transform farming. An Agri-Tech East event on 15 October aims to address some of the challenges and opportunities involved with the ‘Connected Farm’.
Agri-Tech East’s GROW agri-hackathon: 48 hours to save the world!
Agri-Tech East’s second GROW agri-hackathon (Cambridge, 5-7 July 2019) addresses sustainability.
Waste fruit turned into non-toxic bug repellent
Emerging technologies for the circular economy will be discussed at a forthcoming Agri-Tech East event.
Future 20 Programme looks to support entrepreneurs who want to change the world for good
Allia Future Business Centres and Agri-Tech East team up for Future 20 incubator programme.