A real game-changer for dairy cow health

Dairy farmers and vets have enlisted the help of video gaming experts to enhance cow health in a unique new study. The Innovate UK-funded SmARtview research project sees Agri-EPI Centre and UK Veterinary Group VetPartners join forces with experts at award-winning games developer Pocket Sized Hands and Abertay University’s School of Design & Informatics.

An Introduction to the new Agricultural Transition Plan

Sustainable Farming - Agricultural Transition Plan DEFRA 2021-2024

DEFRA announced UK government’s New Agricultural Transition Plan by 1 January 2021. Agri-EPI’ has formulated what this means for farmers and the agri-tech community and what opportunities there are for agri-tech companies going forward.

Agri-tech Conference explored food resilience in COVID age

UK Agri-Tech Centres of Agricultural Innovation

Together with the Agri-Tech Centres, Agri-EPI organised the Virtual Conference ‘Innovation for Food Resilience’. The event, hosted by BBC Farming Today presenter Charlotte Smith, was designed to showcase and discuss a host of new technologies and techniques helping farming and food production to become more resilient and sustainable. The conference gathered an incredible interest: over 1200 delegates attended the conference and over 20 countries took part. Recordings are made available for delegates who were unable to attend the live event on the joint YouTube Channel.

Wonder of agri-tech to be shared at New Scientist Live virtual event

New Scientist Live | Farmers Weekly | UK Agri-Tech Centres

The wonderful world of agri-tech will be shared with visitors to the New Scientist Live ‘Future of Food and Agriculture’ virtual event on Saturday 28 November. Agri-EPI and its fellow UK Agri-Tech Centres CHAP and CIEL will be running a host of engaging talks, with opportunities for the audience to ‘ask the experts’ about the role and impact of new technologies and techniques supporting sustainable food.

UK Agri-Tech Centres showcasing latest agri-food innovations

Agri-Tech Centres Event | 'Innovation for Food Resilience' | 19 November 2020

From a robot that can ‘swim’ through grain stores to the ‘wonder’ technology cold plasma, the UK Agri-Tech Centres’ most exciting collaborative projects will be showcased at their joint conference, ‘Innovation for Food Resilience’, this Thursday, November 19.