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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.
Ceres Agri-Tech Launches First Three Spin-outs including Mushroom Harvesting Robot
Reading Time: 3 minutes The first three spin-out companies have been launched from a government-backed knowledge exchange partnership designed to revolutionise the creation and uptake of early-stage agricultural technology
Meet the Mushroom Producer Turned Vertical Farmer
Reading Time: 3 minutes A former mushroom farmer, now said to be Ireland’s first commercial vertical farmer, has signed a contract with foodservice provider, Compass Group Ireland. The foodservice
LettUs Grow partner with La Serra to conduct tomato aeroponic trials.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Commercial greenhouse growers La Serra and indoor farming technology provider LettUs Grow have partnered to conduct tomato propagation trials. The first aeroponic trials were conducted
A new future for fruit farming: Innovative Cambridge start up raises £750000
Reading Time: 2 minutes A Cambridge company that helps fruit growers produce more fruit, be more efficient and increase sustainability by using drone technology and artificial intelligence has successfully
World’s largest vertical farm to be built near Bristol
Reading Time: 2 minutes A food firm is planning what it says will be the world’s largest ‘vertical farm’ near Bristol as it seeks to supply some of the
“Now’s the time the industry must come together for change,” says Jenney
Reading Time: 3 minutes Two new dynamic and highly relevant events have been developed by the UK’s Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) to educate and arm the industry in terms
New vertical farms will tackle global food challenges, and are set to be used by retailers, caterers and schools
Reading Time: 3 minutes A next generation “vertical farming” system is being developed which will address global food challenges by using hi-tech growing methods to produce high quantities of
The 20-year-old CEO changing the face of farming
Reading Time: 3 minutes Sean Lee, co-founder of E-farm, explains how he is changing people’s perceptions of farming by growing organic vegetables in the city using innovative methods. Lee got
FPC gears up for inaugural UK events to drive agritech innovation and recruitment
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC), in conjunction with the University of Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology (LIAT), will present two exciting, new events for the
Harper Adams University embarks on vertical farming trials
Reading Time: 1 minute Harper Adams University partnered with horticulture lighting firm Vertically Urban, to work on vertical farming technology. As part of a Defra funded project, the institution
New Agritech Project to Improve Detection of Potato Diseases
Reading Time: < 1 minute A new project has received a substantial grant to detect potato diseases and defects before they hit supermarket shelves. Agritech firm B-Hive Innovations’ project has
The Catalyst Fund Announces First Investment
Reading Time: 3 minutes Sustainable Thinking Scotland becomes the first social enterprise to secure investment from the Catalyst fund. Sustainable Thinking Scotland (STS) has become the first social enterprise in
FarmVent Unveils Autonomous In-Home Micro-Farming Solution
Reading Time: < 1 minute A Dutch vertical farming start-up, FarmVent, has developed an in-door micro-farming solution. It is an autonomous farm vending machine, created to make food production easier
How Agritech is Creating an Urban Farming Ecosytem
Reading Time: 3 minutes Modern farming relies heavily on agritech. From using technologies like blockchain to measure the food supply chain, to having IoT sensors placed in the ground to test
Why Indian agritech Start-ups are Surviving and Growing during the Pandemic
Reading Time: 3 minutes Last week, a report by Bain & Co. said the Indian e-commerce market grew by 25% to reach USD 38 billion in the financial year
Will Soft Robotics Bring Human-Like Robots to the Farm?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Robots have come to populate factories, warehouses, war zones, and even our homes. From the Terminator films to Steven Spielberg’s A.I. or the TV series Westworld, science fiction is full of
Vertical farming on the rise in the UK
Reading Time: 4 minutes What is vertical farming and does it have a role in the future of UK agriculture? With the pandemic having increased the focus on the