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).
Strength in collaboration: 12 agricultural organisations partner to host Agri-Tech Week 2019 events
Sustainable food systems require a collaborative response and this is a theme for Agri-Tech Week 2019. The week will include seven events hosted by members of Agri-Tech East. Each is aimed at showcasing different ways that agri-tech is providing an innovative response to the challenges of food production in a time of environmental change and population expansion.
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’.
One Agriculture is the theme for 2019 REAP Conference
According to the World Health Organisation, “One Health” is an approach to designing and implementing programmes, policies, legislation and research in which multiple sectors communicate and work together to achieve better public health outcomes.
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.
Green energy is moving beyond incentives as on-farm production increases
The role of renewable energy within the farming mix is to be discussed at an Agri-Tech East meeting, ‘We’ve Got the Power; On-Farm Solutions to Energy Demands’ on 23 May, which is comparing experiences and considering new developments.
Agri-Tech East welcomes Fiona Rust to the team
Agri-Tech East has welcomed Fiona Rust to its team to help the organisation develop its events portfolio and work with its rapidly expanding membership.
'Harvest' offers international springboard for UK agri-tech
A new trans-Atlantic agreement, opening up international opportunities for agri-businesses and start-ups, has been launched by UK membership body Agri-Tech East and Canada’s Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority.
Robot swarms to offer truly precise agriculture at a plant level
Experts to debate applications, progress and ethics of swarm robotics at Agri-Tech East event on 25 April 2019 in Cambridge.
Vertical farming: pick-your-own fruit and veg at retail parks?
Advances in technology, from more energy efficient LEDs to better sensors and advances in soilless cultivation, are enabling the expansion of novel farming methods, but how might controlled environment agriculture disrupt the value-chain? Agri-Tech East's 'Bringing the outside in' investigates.
Revolution in diagnostics promises early disease warning for farmers
With advances in biotechnology, imaging and organic chemistry changing the way farmers are able to tend their crops and livestock, the UK’s latest diagnostic tests are to be discussed - many for the first time - at Agri-Tech East's Pollinator event in Cambridge on 13 February.
Event focuses on using natural products in conventional farming
Would working with nature relieve some of the evolutionary pressure on arable weeds and plant pests and stop them from becoming so aggressive? This is one of the areas of discussion for the Agri-Tech East Pollinator event 'Mimic, Harness or Borrow; Applying Nature’s Solutions to Agriculture' being held in Norwich next week (15th January 2019).