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UK Agri-Tech Centre chief executive Phil Bicknell welcomed the positive emphasis DEFRA Secretary Steve Reed placed on innovation and the agri-tech sector at the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC).

Read on to find out about current funding opportunities to get support and help accelerate your business’ agri-tech aspirations

Find out about current international funding opportunities to get support and help accelerate agri-tech aspirations

The festive season is a time to celebrate with loved ones, and one thing that often brings us all together is food. Whether it’s a home-cooked meal for a crowd, a dinner at your neighbour’s house or a hearty Christmas meal at the local pub, your food has been through...

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.

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.

The Cattle Hoof Monitor is a project aimed at improving cattle health and farm productivity through advanced monitoring systems.

The UK Agri-Tech Centre has recently been selected to participate in one of Innovate UK’s Climate-Smart Agriculture Partnership Scoping Projects.

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.

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.

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.

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.