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Artificial Intelligence – The Revolutionary Force in Crop Breeding
Reading Time: 3 minutes Embracing technological change is an imperative for industries aiming to stay afloat
Using AI to breed the crops of the future
Reading Time: 2 minutes The agriculture sector can combine current genetic mapping techniques with AI’s generative and decision-making capabilities. While agricultural companies and farmers have a host of ways
GrowUp Farms’ Vertical Farming Debuts Ready-to-Eat Salads in Tesco
Reading Time: 3 minutes Pioneering UK vertical farm, GrowUp Farms, has launched Unbeleafable®, the first range of ready-to-eat salads grown in a vertical farm to be sold in a
Scotland’s Renewable Energy Boosts Vertical Farming’s Green Credentials!
Reading Time: 2 minutes Researchers at The James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen have found that Scotland’s growing utilisation of renewable energy has the potential to enhance the environmental sustainability
Revolutionary Anglesey vertical farming project extended after reaching great heights
Reading Time: 2 minutes Growers across Wales reached great heights thanks to a revolutionary vertical farming project on Anglesey. Following a successful two-year programme, the Tech Tyfu initiative –
How vertical farming could future-proof Scotland’s food supply
Reading Time: 2 minutes A farm in north east Scotland is pioneering research into new ways of growing crops which it says could future-proof Scottish farming. Intelligent Growth Solutions
£5m funding to accelerate agricultural innovation
Reading Time: 2 minutes Small and medium-sized farm businesses will be able to apply for a share of £5 million to fund innovative ideas aimed at boosting sustainable food
New root crop disease technology enters final stage of testing
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new root crop disease technology has entered its final stage of testing ahead of being brought to market. Researchers behind the TuberSense project say
Growing Kent & Medway and Canterbury Christ Church University Join Forces to Cultivate Agritech Innovation
Reading Time: 2 minutes A fresh collaboration has been announced between Growing Kent & Medway and Canterbury Christ Church University to establish connections between horticultural and food and drink
£800k government grant for new UK agritech consortium transforming broccoli waste into sustainable protein
Reading Time: 3 minutes UPP, the company specializing in harvesting technology and broccoli protein, has led a consortium of AgriFoodTech researchers and engineers, including the James Hutton Institute and
New study aims to boost carbon capture via cropping
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new research initiative seeks to assist farmers and producers in the UK in achieving Net Zero and enhancing crop resilience. The £5.9 million Centre
Kent vertical farm gets the green light for expansion plans which will see salad production quadruple
Reading Time: 2 minutes A pioneering vertical farm that completed its topping-out ceremony just under a year ago has been granted planning permission by Dover District Council to extend.
UK scientists use molecular priming tech to curb climate impacts on crops
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK researchers have announced they will develop molecular priming technology to counter the effects of climate change on crop growing. Scientists at the James Hutton
Developing VIP Leaf, an alternative plant protein
Reading Time: 3 minutes Vertical Future is leading the Innovate UK-funded Vertical Indoor Protein from Leaf (VIP Leaf) research project within the farming innovation program, aiming to develop a
How to control the microbiome in soilless cultivation?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Although using microbes in traditional soil agriculture is very well established, the same can’t be said for soilless cultivation. “In this space, there’s an understanding
Aberdeenshire farm grows upwards
Reading Time: 3 minutes A farm in the north-east of Scotland is experimenting with growing alternative crops, including nutrient-dense microgreens and vanilla, as part of its diversification to fill
Connectivity issues cost UK economy millions
Reading Time: 3 minutes The pandemic brought a stark reminder to every organisation employing knowledge workers just how fundamental to operations good connectivity is, but European businesses could be
Inside Europe’s largest vertical farm, growing a tenth of Lithuania’s salad
Reading Time: 4 minutes A couple of years ago Valentinas Civinskas was just another investment banker. Today he’s growing baby kale, rocket and coriander in what’s set to become
£100m UK investment in new generation AI Technology
Reading Time: 4 minutes £100 million to kickstart the delivery of the government’s major ambitions for the UK’s capability in safe and reliable foundation models has been announced by
UK government announces nvestment of £12 million in new Cellular Agriculture Manufacturing Hub (CARMA)
Reading Time: 2 minutes Led by the University of Bath, the cell ag hub will help British scientists and companies make cultivated meat at scale. The initiative aims to transform meat production