AIA Agri-Tech Investment Advisory service expands staff
AIA has expanded its staff with the appointment of Jos Lovegrove-Fielden to the role of Investment Advisory Manager. Jos joins AIA from PwC’s London practice where he oversaw audit, assurance and advisory services to a range of venture capital, private equity and investment management clients. He is also a partner in his family’s dairy farm […]
Hoofcount
Hoofcount is a 10-year-old family business, focusing on how to keep cows’ hoofs clean and healthy. Their project is aimed at using vision to develop an early detection lameness monitoring system. It has won funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), part of Defra’s Farming Innovation Programme, for feasibility studies combining innovation with research and […]
Agri-EPI welcomes new Academic Partnerships Manager, Wendy Hewitson
Agri-EPI Centre has welcomed on board a new Academic Partnerships Manager to their team, Wendy Hewitson. Wendy has a diverse background, with twenty years experience within the retail sector, followed by a further twelve years at Barclays, where she spent the last five as the AgriTech programme manager for Barclays Eagle Labs. Wendy was one […]
MATCH, on tour – 6th September, 8:30am to 10:30am
Book your place Agri-EPI in collaboration with The University of Edinburgh invites you to attend our networking breakfast on the 6th September. The University of Edinburgh’s Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies incorporates the Roslin Institute and the Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems, among other entities. Research at the Easter Bush Campus offers […]
Midlands Agri-Tech Coffee Hour (MATCH) Summer BBQ – 2nd August, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Book your place Agri-EPI invites you to attend our networking coffee hour Summer BBQ at the Midlands Agri-Tech Hub on the 2nd of August. Use this opportunity to chat and get to know each other, fostering new connections and opportunities for collaboration within Agri-Tech. Joining us will be one of our members, Festo. There will […]
JoJo’s Vineyard farm tour – 25th July, 10:30am to 1:30pm
Book your place Agri-EPI invites you to attend an on-farm day at JoJo’s Vineyard in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire on the 25th of July 10AM-1:30PM. There are a limited number of tickets available, and we will be accepting registration on a first-come, first-serve basis. This event will be hosted by Ian Beecher-Jones, Owner of JoJo’s Vineyard and […]
Agri-EPI welcomes new Academic Partnerships Manager, Wendy Hewitson
Agri-EPI Centre has welcomed on board a new Academic Partnerships Manager to their team, Wendy Hewitson. Wendy has a diverse background, with twenty years experience within the retail sector, followed by a further twelve years at Barclays, where she spent the last five as the AgriTech programme manager for Barclays Eagle Labs. Wendy was one […]
Putting farmers at the centre of innovation
Agri-EPI Centre has enlisted a network of farms spread throughout the UK to participate in the Agri-EPI Farm Network. Why a network of commercial farmers? The innovation farm network was developed by Agri-EPI from the desire to “close the gap” between research and the end-user, by creating a platform to host research projects and evaluate […]
Footbathing to treat lameness in dairy farming
Lameness is recognised as the primary animal welfare issue in dairy farming. Nationally, 25% of dairy cows are lame at any one time. Although it has multiple causes, the key factor in most herds is endemic diseases, such as digital dermatitis, sole ulcers, and white line disease. Early detection and prompt intervention is critical to […]
Agri-tech solutions for sustainable farming
At Agri-EPI Centre, we help to develop robust and commercially viable solutions to empower more sustainable farms. From bespoke validation trials to system and product development, we are a collaborator of choice for agri-tech developers, start-ups through to established companies. We are open to new projects and partnerships that use agri-tech in both funded and […]