Agri-EPI Centre marks Farm Safety Week 2021
To mark this year’s Farm Safety Week, Agri-EPI Centre is highlighting a range of our network members whose innovations in agri-tech improve the safety of farm work and staff.
Agri-EPI and Hands Free Farm announce robotic safety hackathon
Discover UK government incentives for agirtech companies to develop new and existing products, processes and services in agriculture. In partnership with Leyton.
UK agri-tech experts and growers join forces on salad-saving robot
Discover UK government incentives for agirtech companies to develop new and existing products, processes and services in agriculture. In partnership with Leyton.
#2: What is Lone Worker Safety technology?
The winners of 2021’s Farming and Agricultural Safety Product of the Year, NextGenAgri, discuss their Lone Worker Safety technology as part of Farm Safety Week. Peter Norton, NextGenAgri’s co-founder and director, joins Operational Manager Les Hurdiss to explore new technologies that are addressing critical operational issues in agriculture, from farm security and asset tracking to […]
Agri-tech Innovation Support for future funding
Discover UK government incentives for agirtech companies to develop new and existing products, processes and services in agriculture. In partnership with Leyton.
#1: Discussing the use of ozone technology in agriculture
Oxi-Tech Solutions Limited uses advanced ozone technology to disinfect water, eliminating the need for aggressive chemicals and large plastic barrels which are harmful both to the environment and workers. Having created the most powerful industrial oxidant in use, Dissolved Ozone, we sat down with Oxi-Tech’s Director and R&D Director, Luke Rutterford and Dr Peter Barratt, to […]
Data project paves way for improved cow management and breeding
A new project combining the know-how of agri-tech experts at Agri-EPI Centre and genetics scientists at The Roslin Institute hopes to pave the way for more precise dairy cow management and breeding.
International Women In Engineering Day #IWED21
Agri-EPI Centre’s Land & Grow series of webinars are designed to introduce agri-tech innovators in the UK to the wealth of opportunities available to them in China, helping them to understand the Chinese agriculture sector and connect with Chinese farmers. But what makes China such an exciting destination for agri-tech?
New Agri-informatics facility opens to help accelerate digital adoption in agriculture
New Agri-informatics facility opens to help accelerate digital adoption in agriculture
A new £3.2 million Agri-informatics facility has been officially opened by the Rt. Hon. George Eustice MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
UK agri-tech company receives investment boost to agricultural robotics
With UK agriculture facing unprecedented challenges, agritech such as AI and robotics may be the key to unlocking greater productivity and efficiency in the agrifood sector.