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Inspiring, partnering, adopting and deploying agricultural innovation and technology. Discover our partners and projects.

Our projects reach across the full span of crop, livestock, aquaculture, land and resource management. We partner with a range of scientists, food producers, farmers and entrepreneurs on ground-breaking innovation to help ensure food security and sustainability, supporting people, animals and our planet.

We’re tackling the complex challenges of providing cost effective, high quality food for our population in a changing climate. Discover who we’re working with, how, where and what impact we’re having.

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  • Agri-Supply Industries, Data & Sensing, Innovation & Technology, Projects, Robotics and automation

Accelerating Agri-Robotics Innovation in the UK (ARRNET)

What is the ARRNET project? This project aims to bring clarity to the UK’s fragmented regulatory environment for agri-robotics, boosting confidence and accelerating innovation, scaling...

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VineMAP_WCO_Hex copy
  • Data & Sensing, Innovation & Technology, Projects, Research & Insight

Smarter Forecasting, Communication and Management of Frost Risk in Vineyards (FROST)

What is the FROST project? Spring frost is a significant threat to UK vineyards from mid-March to May, when freezing temperatures can damage cells in...

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Precision Pollination for Higher Strawberry Productivity and Quality

This project explores the role drone technology can play in improving yield, fruit quality and forecasting in UK strawberry production....
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  • Academic Science & research, Climate Change Mitigation, Collaboration & Partnership, Livestock

UK Dairy Carbon Network

The UK Dairy Carbon Network is an innovative project bringing together dairy farms, supply chains, policy makers and scientists from across the UK to explore...
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PHOTO5
  • Arable, Data & Sensing, Horticulture, Innovation & Technology, Projects, Soil Health

Strategies Leading to Improved Management and Enhanced Resilience against Slugs (SLIMERS)

The SLMERS project aims to significantly impact the UK economy, increase yields, productivity and sustainability and help meet net zero targets through enhanced digital autonomous...
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IMG_8297
  • Farmers & Agri-business, Horticulture, Innovation & Technology

TomatoGuard

‘TomatoGuard: Advanced AI-Driven Pest and Stress Detection for Sustainable Tomato Cultivation’ project aims to revolutionise protected crop production by making it more sustainable and efficient....
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  • Aquaculture, Arable, Horticulture, Soil Health

Assessing Sugar Kelp extracts as a nutrient management tool (SKE-NMT)

This project will investigate biological driven nutrient management strategies by leveraging the natural properties of seaweed biostimulants to improve soil health and crop performance....
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Seaweed
  • Alternative Proteins, Animal Health and Welfare, Aquaculture, Livestock, Projects, Soil Health

Optimising low energy extraction of kelp for soil and livestock nutrition (Low Energy Kelp)

This project aims to optimise the low-energy processing of cultivated kelp, unlocking a sustainable method of kelp extraction across the UK for the production of...
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Poultry1
  • Animal Health and Welfare, Innovation & Technology, Livestock, Projects

FLOCKWISE

What is the FLOCKWISE project? ‘Facilitating Learning Opportunities, Cultivating Knowledge and Welfare through Integrated Sensing and Expertise’, or ‘FLOCKWISE’ project, is a novel technology for...

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GyroPlant-Still-07
  • Agri-Supply Industries, Controlled Environment Agriculture, Horticulture, Innovation & Technology, Projects

GyroPlant

What is the GyroPlant Project? GyroPlant aims to create clean, resilient, and productive indoor growing systems for sustainable, substrate-free cultivation at an industrial scale. This...

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Germinal44 (1)
  • Horticulture, Livestock, Projects

NUE-Leg

What is the NUE-Leg project? NUE-Leg will provide a unique network, scientific innovation, and the new knowledge needed by farmers and commercial partners to effectively...

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IMG_1970
  • Projects

R-Leaf

What is the R-Leaf project? Under the Farming Innovation Programme, Defra has funded a £1m project to investigate the potential to create a foliar photocatalyst-and-endophyte...

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