Here we profile some of the interesting companies and new technologies being developed in the agri-tech cluster.
Use of multiple parents has enabled NIAB to produce pre-breeding lines of wheat that perform better for a range of traits including yield and disease
“We have seen real benefits with many of the technologies we’ve adopted, ” says Andrew Francis farm manager of Elveden Estates. He is one of the
Animals suffering from an illness change their behaviour. A sick cow might lie down in a different area, split itself away from the herd or
Biomation have developed a new approach to soil improvement that keeps crops well hydrated and nourished. Paul Smith, head of business development from Biomation says:
A 47% increase in net yield can be achieved by increasing the number of species in temporary grassland, according to Ian Wilkinson, Managing Director of Cotswold
The need for new thinking in the development of pest control is becoming more urgent as the EU is withdrawing many of the mainstay chemicals
RedBite Solutions, a spinout from the University of Cambridge, presented at the Internet of (Agri-)Things Pollinator in February. RedBite has developed track and trace technology that
Tools developed with French farms have been shown to model the effects of land-use on water pollution. Hutchinsons see a role in the UK to advise
Black grass management is a hot topic at the moment and one in which precision agriculture is crucial. URSULA Agriculture was one of the companies
KisanHub, a specialist in the development of quantitative and data analytics tools, gained a boost in June when it became one of the first companies to
HexCam aerial photography, based in Norwich, Norfolk provides unique aerial photography solutions and has seen growing demand from farmers and breeders for visualising field trials.