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  • Climate Change Mitigation
  • Insights

Biochar – A key tool in the journey to net zero 

This carbon-rich material, produced from biomass through pyrolysis, offers vast potential to improve soil health, sequester carbon and support the transition towards more sustainable agricultural...
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  • Aquaculture, Reports
  • Insights

Charting the future of sustainable aquaculture 

Aquaculture is an extremely diverse sector, involving the breeding, rearing and harvesting of fish, shellfish, aquatic plants and algae and can serve as an alternative...
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  • Alternative Proteins
  • Insights

Diverse crops for a sustainable alternative protein sector 

Rising awareness of the need to move towards net zero and environmental sustainability has triggered growing consumer demand for sustainable foods and healthier diets. Eating...
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Taking a system-wide approach for impact in agri research

James Clarke, Research Director at ADAS, has extensive expertise in all aspects of farming, from sustainable agriculture to environmental impacts. James has been commended for...
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  • News

Investors should keep agri-tech in their sights

The UK Agri-Tech Centre has called on investors to keep agri-tech in their sights when considering areas in which to invest, following the UK Government's...
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  • Team
  • Insights

Meet Nikki Dalby, Head of One Health 

Meet the Team profiles the individuals who make up the UK Agri-Tech Centre offering a glimpse of their sector stories and ambitions. Next up is...
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UK Agri-Tech Centre welcomes the launch of the Regulatory Innovation Office 

UK Agri-Tech Centre welcomes the launch of the Regulatory Innovation Office 

The UK Agri-Tech Centre has welcomed the UK Government's recent launch of the Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO), which has been established to help bring the...
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Dairy Innovation
  • Innovation & Technology, Livestock
  • Insights

Smart sensor technology for dairy farms

The challenge The dairy sector faces significant challenges in maintaining and improving productivity while ensuring animal health. Issues like lameness, poor body condition and prolonged...

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The Healthy Heifer project: Two years later 

The Healthy Heifer project took calf-monitoring technology to the next level, introducing new modules designed to track the fertility and overall health of older animals...
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World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit 2024: Agri-tech organisations driving innovation and economic growth
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  • News

Agri-tech organisations driving innovation and economic growth

UK agri-tech firms were playing a crucial role in the transformation of farming and were an important driver of economic growth, the World Agri-Tech Innovation...

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World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit 2024: Agri-tech organisations driving innovation and economic growth
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World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit 2024: Agri-tech organisations driving innovation and economic growth

UK agri-tech firms were playing a crucial role in the transformation of farming and were an important driver of economic growth, the World Agri-Tech Innovation...
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  • Livestock
  • Insights

Improving nutrient utilisation in grasslands with NUE-Leg

he UK Agri-Tech Centre is collaborating with LEAF on the NUE-Leg project, a DEFRA on-farm and research trial looking to eliminate the dependence of UK...
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  • Arable, Projects
  • Insights

Automated broccoli harvester could help farmers with labour shortages with SusProt

‘SusProt: Sustainable Plant Protein from Vegetable Crop Sidestreams’, aims to solve two of the world’s food related challenges; where sustainable alternatives to animal derived protein...

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