New technology: Solar-powered robot for drilling and weeding
2 minute read A fully autonomous, solar-powered robot capable of precision drilling and weeding has been launched by Opico. Offering pesticide-free weed control …
Robotics & Automation
Robot fruit pickers could be deployed to stop Britons going hungry
2 minute read Robots could be used to pick fruit under plans to stop Britain from suffering food shortages. Ministers have ordered a review into new …
Using AI in agriculture could boost global food security
4 minute read As the global population has expanded over time, agricultural modernisation has been humanity’s prevailing approach to staving off famine. A …
Is Agriculture Ready for Autonomous Tractors?
2 minute read A new white paper from Agri-EPI Centre, the Agricultural Innovation Centre for Precision and Engineering Technology, offers recommendations related to …
How machine vision helps automate lettuce harvesting
2 minute read Lettuce is an incredibly valuable crop, but labour shortages make it difficult to harvest, as sourcing sufficient seasonal labour to …
Programme Aimed At Boosting Agritech And Agri-Food Start-Ups Set To Return This Spring
2 minute read A successful ‘pre-accelerator’ programme aimed at boosting sapling agritech and agri-food start-ups is set to return this Spring. Cultivate 2.0, …
Funding of £2.5m for what is widely considered to be the world’s first robotic farm
4 minute read Robot Highways’ is a project which aims to ensure industry sustainability by addressing labour shortages, the need for global food …
Ocado at forefront of vertical farming revolution
2 minute read Vertical farming is forecast to grow by 20% per year through to 2030, with Credit Suisse pinpointing UK’s Ocado as …
Universities unite to improve farm research and innovation
2 minute read Sixteen UK universities have come together to agree research and innovation priorities for agriculture. The aim is to help farmers …
A lack of agritech knowledge is ‘holding farmers back’
2 minute read Technology is set to revolutionise farming, increase productivity and help move UK agriculture towards its goal of being carbon neutral by …
Why AppHarvest Is the Future of Traditional Farming
4 minute read With the global food problem lingering, AppHarvest founder and CEO Jonathan Webb is not only willing to tackle it, but …
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 …
Programme to fund cream of the crop in agritech charities
2 minute read A programme seeking the next generation of leaders working in the global food supply chain has launched, with the chance …
LST and Zenith Nurseries to develop ‘industry first’ lighting and sensor solution
2 minute read AgriTech firm Light Science Technologies Ltd (LST) has announced the start of a project to develop a cloche lighting and …
Why we must embrace technology to save our food supply
2 minute read A ‘perfect storm’ of COVID, Brexit, a dearth of lorry drivers, and the carbon dioxide shortage have brought food shortages …
Ceres Agri-Tech Launches First Three Spin-outs including Mushroom Harvesting Robot
3 minute read The first three spin-out companies have been launched from a government-backed knowledge exchange partnership designed to revolutionise the creation and …
“Now’s the time the industry must come together for change,” says Jenney
3 minute read Two new dynamic and highly relevant events have been developed by the UK’s Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) to educate and …
FPC gears up for inaugural UK events to drive agritech innovation and recruitment
4 minute read The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC), in conjunction with the University of Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology (LIAT), will present two …