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  • Arable, Climate Change Mitigation, Data & Sensing, Horticulture, Innovation & Technology, Projects
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SprayBot: Precision pesticide application for arable crops

In the UK fungicides, a type of pesticide, are the principal tool used to prevent or treat early infection from principally air-borne spores....
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  • Animal Health and Welfare, Farmers & Agri-business, Innovation & Technology, Livestock
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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’...
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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...
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  • Aquaculture, Arable, Horticulture, Livestock
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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...

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  • Arable, Climate Change Mitigation, Controlled Environment Agriculture
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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...
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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...
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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....
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  • Climate Change Mitigation, International
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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....
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  • Biodiversity and Natural Capital, Projects
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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...
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  • Biodiversity and Natural Capital, BioSolutions, Climate Change Mitigation, Soil Health
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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...
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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...
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Harnessing the potential of microbes for hydroponic greenhouses

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...
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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...

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