News and Blogs
TomatoGuard: Improving tomato cultivation with AI technology
TomatoGuard, a pioneering research and development project aims to introduce an advanced monitoring system that harnesses AI to enable early detection and management of crop stress.
Accelerating agri-tech: LettUs Grow
The LettUs Grow technology, which suspends plant roots in a nutrient-rich mist generated by ultrasonic sound waves, offers improved yields, reduced water use and minimised fertiliser usage.
Robotics in UK agriculture and the Cattle Hoof Monitor project
The Cattle Hoof Monitor is a project aimed at improving cattle health and farm productivity through advanced monitoring systems.
DATA-BEE – Driving digital agriculture innovation through climate-smart partnership
The UK Agri-Tech Centre has recently been selected to participate in one of Innovate UK’s Climate-Smart Agriculture Partnership Scoping Projects.
Managing biodiversity through birdsong with ChirrupNano
An innovative project which uses birdsong as a key to unlocking the secrets of wildlife has been launched in a collaboration between the UK Agri-Tech Centre and Chirrup.ai.
Building soil-smart agriculture in the UK
Soil is often called the foundation of life, and for good reason: it supports 95% of the world’s food production and stores vast amounts of carbon, making it critical for combatting climate change.
Thriving Roots: Unlocking soil health with the TRUTH project
The TRUTH Project (Thriving Roots Underpinning Total Soil Health), spearheaded by BOFIN and its partners, is reshaping how farmers understand and manage their soil and root health.
Harnessing the potential of microbes for greenhouse growing
The UK Agri-Tech Centre has worked closely with Concert Bio to conduct some high-throughput testing of Concert Bio’s microbial biostimulants within a deep water lettuce production system.
Reflections on COP29: Agri-food on the agenda?
The 29th annual United Nations climate conference, COP29, recently concluded after two weeks of heated debates between global leaders in Baku, Azerbaijan. But what exactly is COP and why does it matter?
Innovating Viticulture: The Vineyard Show 2024
The UK Agri-Tech Centre recently attended the Vineyard & Winery Show at the Kent County Showground, an unmissable event for anyone working in viticulture in the UK and abroad.
Novel laying hen technology looks to further increase efficiency and productivity
A project using innovative, cost-effective technology to improve the health and welfare of laying hens while increasing productivity, efficiency and industry resilience has begun, thanks to grant funding from Innovate UK.
Memorandum of Understanding agreed between the UK Agri-Tech Centre and AgriTechNZ
The UK Agri-Tech Centre is delighted to announce the formal signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with AgriTechNZ, which will help support bi-directional pathways for innovators between New Zealand and the UK in the agricultural industry.