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  • Controlled Environment Agriculture, Event, Innovation & Technology
  • Insights

Northern CEA Symposium: From Research Insight to Commercial Reality

By Harry Langford, Innovation Director at the UK Agri-Tech Centre, who shares his thoughts on the event. The Northern CEA Symposium brought together growers, researchers,...

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  • Biodiversity and Natural Capital, Climate Change Mitigation
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How the agri-tech industry is helping to build water resilience for the future

The UK Agri-Tech Centre has worked with agri-tech businesses to test and trial their technologies to address the challenges of water quality and management on-farm...

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  • Animal Health and Welfare, Capabilities, Farmers & Agri-business, Innovation & Technology, Livestock
  • Insights

Test and trial your innovations at South West Dairy Development Centre

Mike Jones is the Dairy Technical Manager at the UK Agri-Tech Centre’s South West Dairy Development Centre (SWDDC) in Somerset and he is known for...

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  • AI and Modelling
  • Insights

UK Agri Tech Centre perspectives on AI integration across the protein supply chain

Expert views from Dr Bethan John, Innovation Associate- Animal Health, who attended the event. The UK Agri‑Tech Centre played a key role at this week’s...

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  • Data & Sensing, Farmers & Agri-business, Innovation & Technology
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The tech transforming agriculture: AI & Data – Turning farm data into decisions

Agri‑tech businesses today face a defining moment: the sector is ready for AI‑powered tools, but only the solutions backed by robust field data, end-user trust...

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  • Innovation & Technology, International
  • Insights

How UK agri-tech businesses can scale globally: Lessons from Australasia

Growing an agri-tech business overseas takes more than a strong product. It requires market insight, trusted partnerships and the ability to demonstrate value in unfamiliar...

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  • Collaboration & Partnership, Event, Innovation & Technology
  • Insights

What will help agri-tech innovators accelerate the pathway to a sustainable and resilient agri-food sector?

Agriculture sits at the centre of major climate and economic pressures. Farmers are being asked to produce more with fewer emissions, while innovators race to...

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  • Agri-Supply Industries, Farmers & Agri-business, Innovation & Technology
  • Insights

What does ‘fit for farm’ really mean?

What agri-tech developers need to hear from the farmers who use their tools. Technology succeeds when it works reliably, affordably and without making someone’s job...

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  • Arable, Climate Change Mitigation, Horticulture, Innovation & Technology, International
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Advancing climate‑smart agriculture with Crop Intellect

As climate change intensifies and global food systems face mounting pressure, the need for practical, scalable agricultural innovation has never been greater. For Crop Intellect...

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  • Controlled Environment Agriculture, Horticulture, Projects
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Turning plant data into energy savings: Insights from the ACDC system vertical farm trial

Overview As energy costs and tight margins continue to challenge the financial viability of vertical farming, the UK Agri-Tech Centre has actively been supporting industry...

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  • Agri-Supply Industries, Business Support, Collaboration & Partnership, Controlled Environment Agriculture, Horticulture, Startups & Innovators
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How UK agri-tech businesses can navigate policy barriers while building globally competitive solutions

On day two of our UK Agri-Tech Centre Growth Week, we heard from Charlie Guy, CEO and founder of LettUs Grow, and Charlie Mercer, Policy...

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  • International
  • Insights

Strengthening UK–India collaboration to advance sustainable agriculture

The UK and India share a long‑standing commitment to agricultural innovation. In 2025, this partnership took a major leap forward through the UK–India Agri‑Tech Accelerator...

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  • Agri-Supply Industries, AI and Modelling, Innovation & Technology, Support & Strategy
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Agri-tech in action: A February round up

From industry insights to supporting businesses to develop cutting-edge innovation across AI, robotics and automation and CEA, to thought-provoking conversations at events, we share our...

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