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Lamb Monitor: How sheep producers can save time and reduce lamb stress
Lamb Monitor is a project that aims to measure and monitor lamb performance, protect the welfare of lambs during the weighing process and reduce farmers’ labour time is underway thanks to an innovative partnership.
UK Agri-Tech Centre welcomes Government’s backing for innovation and technology at the Oxford Farming Conference
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).
The journey of your Christmas dinner – from farm to feast
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: 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?