Our Network
Our membership network is a vital component of the Agri-EPI Centre.
We bring together academic institutions with industry partners to design
and develop research and innovations that will support growth in the food
and farming sectors.
Our membership network is a vital component of the Agri-EPI Centre.
We bring together academic institutions with industry partners to design
and develop research and innovations that will support growth in the food
and farming sectors.
Agri-EPI has developed an extensive network of real commercial farms and research facilities in the UK and globally, offering a platform through which you can verify the effectiveness of your new idea or technology in practice.
Home to over 260 members, we work with organisations from all major agri-food sectors including arable, horticulture, livestock and aquaculture. Our network is representative of the whole supply chain – from farmers to processors and retailers plus engineering and technology businesses of all sizes.
Our membership tiers are designed for you to choose what level is right for your business, all tiers will receive monthly newsletters, discounts to chargeable in-person events, free online event and access to our innovation hubs as standard.
What is included | Package 1 | Package 2 |
|---|---|---|
Price | £350 | £600 |
Free meeting room hire (room only) | x1 per year | x2 per year |
Discount on room bookings | N/A | 20% per room booking |
Your news, updates and job opportunities shared across our social media and newsletter | Included | Included |
Raise your profile on our website and socials | N/A | x1 blog piece per year |
Access to discounted stand share opportunities at exhibitions (subject to availability) | Included | Included |
Chargeable in person events | x2 free attendance per event | x4 free attendance per event |
Discount on additional tickets and paid for events | 25% | 50% |
Attendance at our Special Interest Groups* | N/A | Included |
Showcase your corporate video in our hubs | Included | Included |
Become a member of our growing collaborative network of food producers, processors and retailers across the UK.
The Farm Tech Circle, powered by Agri-EPI Centre is a platform for farmers, growers and producers to discover and connect on topics that focus on enhancing the profitability and sustainability of agriculture.
Through thought pieces, newsletters, on-farm events, and peer to peer networking opportunities, Agri-EPI aims to provide Farm Tech Circle members with a community who support each other in their technological growth and closes the loop between farmer challenges and innovations that can respond to them.
Agri-EPI has worked in collaboration with farmers across all agricultural commodities since its conception. We have a network of 25 satellite farms who we engage with to trial and validate innovative technologies.
The Farm Tech Circle is an extension of this already established network and is free to join.
Located at Loch Fyne on Scotland’s Argyll coast, our Marine Aquaculture Innovation Centre is in partnership with an independent aquaculture company, Otter Ferry Seafish (OFS), jointly funded by Innovate UK.
The centre offers fully serviced research and development facilities to aquaculture producers and technology providers with a focus on improving aquaculture sustainability.
Our Northern Agri-Tech Innovation Hub, located in Edinburgh, Scotland, is home to some of our operational Agri-EPI staff, Scottish technical and project management teams.
Housing laboratories, a full-time in-house technician, meeting and presentation spaces, the Northern Innovation Hub supports collaboration, research, and commercial trials to growers, agronomists, retailers, scientists and researchers from across the UK and further afield.
Set on the Harper Adams University campus, in the heart of Shropshire, home to British agricultural farming, the Midlands Agri-Tech Innovation Hub is a state-of-the-art premise with modern facilities and amenities.
The Midlands Hub acts as a space for start-up businesses and entrepreneurs looking to develop and build new technologies.
It is one of four Agri-EPI Centre’s ground-breaking facilities and supports the Centres’ mission to help support innovative ideas which will help farmers and business owners become more profitable and sustainable.
There are several workshops, conference, and meeting spaces available at the Hub to rent, as well as lower and upper atriums, perfect for exhibitions and networking events.
Interested to find out more about the equipment and facilities available at the Midlands Agri-Tech Innovation Hub? We will be delighted to talk to you.
Delivering academic rigour, data analytics and agri-tech expertise, our Crop Technology Southern Innovation Hub, located at Cranfield University, is home to world-class collaborative research within state-of-the-art facilities, including the Glasshouse Phenotyping Platform and Postharvest Storage Facilities.
Our world-class soil and crop technology capabilities address the need to improve our land and seek stock in UK farming. Supporting the need for increased yields, whilst adapting to the global issues of soil erosion, climate change, the impact of pests, disease and depleted natural resources.
Agri-EPI’s state-of-the-art South West Dairy Development Centre presents a fresh vision for the UK dairy industry. The resource offers a truly innovative environment for developing, testing and demonstrating new technologies and techniques to support sustainable, efficient, high health and welfare, cost-efficient milk production.
A network like Agri-EPI which brings together that knowledge, expertise, innovation and funding know-how is not just a mutually beneficial arrangement for our business, it’s necessary to make progress.
Agri-EPI Centre has been our first and main partner for on-farm demonstration projects. Being able to access a variety of commercial farm sites for testing and demonstration from early on and getting feedback from some of the country’s most innovative farmers about what works and what doesn’t has been invaluable for us.
Applying for funding and navigating our way through a project seemed extremely daunting for a small company. Agri-EPI guided us through the initial application and have supported us through the project keeping timings and communication all on target.
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