NFU Vice President to join agri-tech conversation at innovation conference
NFU Vice President Tom Bradshaw will deliver a keynote address on the value of agri-tech to profitable and sustainable farming at Agri-EPI Centre’s annual conference on October 6. Tom, who farms in partnership with his wife, Emily, and his parents in North Essex, is one of a group of expert speakers to be taking part in the conference, titled Agri-tech: Connecting Farmers with Technology.
Agri-tech hackathon seeks solutions to COVID’s impact on farming
Registration now open for an agri-tech Hackathon aimed at developing technological solutions to problems posed by Covid-19. Winners will receive a year of product launch support from experts at Agri-EPI Centre.
Things to consider – recruitment in Agritech
AgRecruit shares insights into working with companies in AgriFood for non-traditional roles staff recruitment. Read the full article.
Farmers to help identify key agri-tech areas in Scotland
With a survey, as part of a wider project funded by Scottish Environment, Food and Agriculture Research Institutes (SEFARI), beef and sheep farmers, consultants, vets and researchers are being asked for their views on the use of modern technology to identify key areas for the use of agri-tech in Scotland.
New Agri-Tech Enabler campaign demonstrates innovations
As part of the ‘Agri-Tech Enabler’ campaign together with our wide partnership network, we will demonstrate the practical and commercial benefits of farm technology innovation, applied across all major commodities. We invite technology companies to bring forward new ideas that have the potential to directly, or indirectly, impact UK Farming and result in sustainable food production.
UK-China SmartFarm partnership takes next steps
Agri-EPI Centre and one of China’s largest food companies, the Tianjin Food Group, have today signed a collaboration agreement to develop a smart farming project utilising UK technology in China to boost early disease detection and productivity monitoring in pigs.
Ticking the patent box – can patents reduce your tax bill?
The UK patent box is a tax relief designed to encourage R&D to start and stay in the UK. It offers a reduction in corporation tax on the profits derived from patented products and processes.
Farming industry pushes robotics to fill soft fruit labour gap
A large UK agri-food consortium has been formed to address agricultural labour shortages by accelerating the use of robotics and automation (R&A) for picking and packing soft fruit and vegetables.
South West Dairy Development Centre in new 5G connectivity film
A new film produced by Cisco in conjunction with BBC StoryWorks describes how 5G-connected technology is being tested at Agri-EPI Centre’s South West Dairy Development Centre in Somerset.
A3 Scotland 2020 rescheduled due to COVID-19
We are hugely disappointed to have to postpone the A3 conference. Depending on progress in easing lockdown restrictions, we now plan to hold the event on 21 and 22 April 2021.