Ag robot startup from the UK raises £1.5M to fix farming
2 minute read Muddy Machines, an AgTech and robotics company that helps automate crop harvesting, has received £1.5M in seed funding. Regenerate Ventures led the latest round of…
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2021: A blazing year for Agritech
3 minute read Over the past 12 months, the potential promised by Agritech has finally established itself, reflects Simon Deacon, CEO and founder …
Ag robot startup from the UK raises £1.5M to fix farming
2 minute read Muddy Machines, an AgTech and robotics company that helps automate crop harvesting, has received £1.5M in seed funding. Regenerate Ventures …
AgriSound secures £75k funding to pilot insect listening tech
2 minute read The ‘pollination management’ company as developed ways to measure insect activity to benefit farmers. A innovative firm that uses acoustic …
Field scale data proving to be an important aspect in decision making
4 minute read The Hutchinsons Helix project allows growers to trial and adapt new technology developments and innovations at whole-farm scale. When asked …
Can food crops grow in the dark? Scientists are working out how
6 minute read Experiments suggest that it might become possible to nourish plants without photosynthesis—a tool that could one day help feed a …
Defra publishes review into on-farm automation amid labour shortages
2 minute read Defra has published the results of a review exploring how the horticulture sector can make use of innovative tech such …
Taste of the future? Vertical farming is finally growing up in the UK
3 minute read Vertical farms promise to boost food security, reduce emissions and do away with fertilisers – and they are springing up …
Exploiting soil microbes to fight potato late blight
2 minute read Natural organisms found in soil and their use as novel fungicides, is being explored in a new project to help …
Innovation Agri-Tech Group & University of Essex Secure Funding to Create £3.5 million Facility
3 minute read The major funding boost will be used to create a state-of-the-art indoor crop growth facility to explore how to future-proof …
Leeds University and ASDA Announce Data Partnership
3 minute read Asda and the University have joined forces to better understand pressing societal challenges such as nutrition, environmental and health issues …
Innovation Agri-Tech Group Appoints Global Sales Team To Transition Business To Revenue
2 minute read Agricultural technology company, Innovation Agri-Tech Group (‘IAG’), has appointed an experienced sales team as the business heads out of R&D phase and …
Yorkshire farm generates first carbon credits in pioneering new Net Zero approach from agriculture
3 minute read Cover crops on a Yorkshire farm have become the first in the world to generate arable carbon credits – in …
Smart Farming Almond Pioneers Poised for International Growth
< 1 minute read The smart farming pioneers at Veracruz Almonds are poised for international growth, as they seek to expand exports into the …
How were 50,000 meals worth of fruit prevented from going to waste?
2 minute read The B2B Fresh Produce Marketplace FruPro celebrates a huge fresh produce donation made possible through their platform and are calling …
Robotics, artificial intelligence and advanced agriculture are changing the way we produce food!
4 minute read From commonsense sustainable practices to idiocentric genome-specific personalisations, to robotic kitchens, to cellular agriculture, food systems in the future will …
Growing plants with sound: LettUs Grow develops ultrasonic technology to boost sustainable production in horticulture
4 minute read How can you grow plants with sound? Indoor farming specialists at LettUs Grow have developed a method of growing plants …
Produce Packaging Ripe for Innovation
3 minute read From European plastic bans to consumers pushing for what they perceive to be more sustainable packaging, produce companies are finding …
Small robot company launches robot services to 50 farms
4 minute read The Small Robot Company (SRC) plans to roll out Britain’s first fully autonomous crop-scanning service across 50 farms next season, …
Could vertical farms be the answer to ending soft fruit and herb imports to UK?
3 minute read ‘It won’t be long in the future that it will become unacceptable to air-freight fresh herbs into the country,’ said …