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Experts from the UK Agri-Tech Centre recently joined an engaging discussion on the Poultry.Network’s podcast, delving into science-led research, sustainability and the challenges facing the poultry industry today. Dr Fiona Short and Paddy Tarbuck, both Innovation Leads at the UK Agri-Tech Centre, sat down with Tom Willings for a special edition of the Sustainability Hub podcast.

Building on the momentum from a successful knowledge scoping and networking initiative in 2023/24, the UK Agri-Tech Centre has recently completed a bilateral programme of knowledge exchange visits between the UK and Spain.2

Following the launch of the UK-India Agri-Tech Accelerator programme, five UK agri-tech companies have been selected to participate in an outward visit to India.

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

Farmer-led approaches to innovation are critical, Phil Bicknell, CEO of the UK Agri-Tech Centre, told the audience at the NFU conference. In a session titled Science and Technology to grow, he described three transformational technologies in which the UK Agri-Tech...

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

Africa – in market visit (February 10-14, 2025)   A delegation from the UK Agri-Tech Centre has completed a successful weeklong visit to Nigeria and Ghana as part of the DATA-BEE scoping project focused on digital farming and precision...

Biodiversity plays a crucial role in maintaining healthy ecosystems and within agricultural landscapes, legumes can be powerful in encouraging this. The inclusion of legumes within cropping systems has a distinct ability to improve the biodiversity of farm ecosystems,...

Fotenix is an agri-tech innovator based in Manchester, UK, specialising in multispectral imaging and AI-driven solutions for crop monitoring

On International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2025, the UK Agri-Tech Centre is celebrating the contributions of women at our company. Dr. Phoebe Sutton, Innovation Sector lead is a plant scientist with a passion for applied research.   Discovering a passion for...

The UK Agri-Tech Centre, supported by the Department for Business and Trade and the UK Science and Innovation Network, led an agri-tech focused delegation visit to Spain.

In the UK fungicides, a type of pesticide, are the principal tool used to prevent or treat early infection from principally air-borne spores.