Project to develop robotic harvest system matching human speed
2 minute read A new project aims to tackle the lack of seasonal labour in the UK horticulture industry as researchers look to accelerate the delivery of robotic…
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2 minute read A new project aims to tackle the lack of seasonal labour in the UK horticulture industry as researchers look to accelerate the delivery of robotic…
3 minute read Churning out alternatives to animal proteins can often be an expensive and lengthy process, but new software by British firm New Wave Biotech aims to…
5 minute read For generations, enormous tractors with ruddy-cheeked farmers at the wheel have been a familiar symbol of countryside and farming life. Soon, however, the sight of…
2 minute read The integration of aeroponics into large-scale CEA spaces is a step closer to commercialization, following the first stage of a …
3 minute read Avocados can be tricky. Their ripeness window is so narrow that a slew of memes poke fun at the fine …
4 minute read Despite there being a desire to increase the sustainability of farms across the world, sometimes the tools are simply not …
3 minute read A Northern English biodiversity tech start-up company, AgriSound, has won European funding for a research and development project set to …
8 minute read The issue of how to feed a growing population, and do it sustainably, is a crucial issue for the 21st …
< 1 minute read Researchers from the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) and Cornell University have completed the first study that provides a comprehensive picture …
4 minute read These are just some of the inventions created by the talented men and women under 30-years of age who have …
2 minute read Together with aeroponic technology experts LettUs Grow (UK), Wageningen University and Research (NL) are conducting side-by-side trials to evaluate ultrasonic aeroponic and …
3 minute read Vertical Future has successfully completed research to develop a new way to deliver sustainable fresh produce with zero agrichemical inputs. …
2 minute read A Scottish vertical farming pioneer has unveiled plans to further expand into the US, creating more than 100 jobs. Intelligent …
2 minute read Clarifruit, a company developing a software platform for automated quality control for fruit and vegetable supply chains, has announced that …
2 minute read A new agritech partnership is launching in Gloucestershire to encourage growth and innovation in the sector. The Gloucestershire Agri-Tech Partnership …
5 minute read One of the most frequently asked questions is whether vertical farming is profitable. The simple answer is that it depends …
3 minute read New data and robotics projects could bring much needed time, cost and labour savings to UK vineyard producers, according to …
2 minute read Construction work has been completed on the world’s largest “vertical farm” outside Norwich – a £25m agri-science project which is bringing 27 …
4 minute read According to Anne Dingstad, CEO of Saga Robotics, the time for ag robots is now. “The technology delivers, the numbers …
< 1 minute read California produces about 90% of the nation’s strawberries, but severe drought and worker shortages are threatening the fruit. One company is hoping …
6 minute read Next-gen solar parks that enable energy and food production as well as water conservation to work in synergy on the same plot can help to solve solar‘s …