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Inspiring, partnering, adopting and deploying agricultural innovation and technology. Discover our partners and projects.

Our projects reach across the full span of crop, livestock, aquaculture, land and resource management. We partner with a range of scientists, food producers, farmers and entrepreneurs on ground-breaking innovation to help ensure food security and sustainability, supporting people, animals and our planet.

We’re tackling the complex challenges of providing cost effective, high quality food for our population in a changing climate. Discover who we’re working with, how, where and what impact we’re having.

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  • Agri-Supply Industries, Controlled Environment Agriculture, Horticulture, Innovation & Technology, Projects

GyroPlant

What is the GyroPlant Project? GyroPlant aims to create clean, resilient, and productive indoor growing systems for sustainable, substrate-free cultivation at an industrial scale. This...

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NUE-Leg

What is the NUE-Leg project? NUE-Leg will provide a unique network, scientific innovation, and the new knowledge needed by farmers and commercial partners to effectively...

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  • Projects

R-Leaf

What is the R-Leaf project? Under the Farming Innovation Programme, Defra has funded a £1m project to investigate the potential to create a foliar photocatalyst-and-endophyte...

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  • Projects

EPIHERD

Improving the nutritional qualities and nationwide health benefits of milk via a novel, epigenomics-driven platform, EPIHERD, for UK dairy farmers...
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  • Projects

Greenshed

What is the Greenshed project? The state-of-the-art GreenShed will use cattle waste products to power a methane capturing system and grow indoor crops. Led by...

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Grapes on the vine | Soft fruit expertise | UK Agri-Tech Centre | Farming innovation
  • Data & Sensing, Horticulture, Projects

VISTA Project

The VISTA Project will create an open standard for digital maps of commercial vineyards. As agriculture embraces precision and data led systems, accurate maps of...
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  • Projects, Research & Insight, Startups & Innovators, Strategic Development, Support & Strategy

Sustaining Shropshire

The Sustaining Shropshire project provides FREE expert support to entrepreneurs and SMEs, in Shropshire’s flourishing agri-tech, food and drink, and supply chain sectors, to develop...
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Young farmer using digital tablet in field | Expertise | UK Agri-Tech Centre | Farming innovation
  • Innovation & Technology, International, Projects, Robotics and automation

Digital Agri-Tech Africa-Brazil Ecosystem Engagement (DATA-BEE) 2024/25

Through close collaboration with farmer organisations and innovation networks, we will prioritise digital agriculture and precision farming interventions....
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  • Climate Change Mitigation, Livestock, Projects

Dancing with Daffodils

The Dancing with Daffodils project aims to develop and establish a UK-based supply chain for a naturally sourced methane-reducing feed additive using a specific alkaloid...

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