Agriculture
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Peruvian company sets up in Cambridgeshire to get close to fruit growers
Bio Natural Solutions (BNS), a Peruvian Biotech/Agtech company focused on changing the world one peel at a time, is in the throes of raising £1.5... Read More
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Antler Bio probes impact of nature and nurture on cows’ milk yields
A Cambridge startup has developed a new platform to help probe why genetically similar cows in a herd have a lower milk yield than others. The... Read More
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Milbank Group makes eighth acquisition with swoop for Intershape
Investment firm Milbank Group in Colchester has completed the acquisition of leading livestock housing and comfort specialist, Intershape Ltd for an... Read More
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Fruit growers AI tool launches from Cambridge after £2.8m fundraise
FruitCast – a gamechanging digital forecasting tool designed to maximise planning and profitability for soft fruit growers – will hit the market in... Read More
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Farm smarter, not harder – who owns the data generated from smart farming?
With the help of technological advances, various sectors have been able to adopt and implement the concept of ‘work smarter, not harder’ over the... Read More
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East of England farmland prices rise as prime arable values hit nine-year high
The value of prime arable land in the East of England continues to rise and is now at its highest point since the end of 2014, according to property... Read More
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Cheffins offers over 300 acres of arable land near Saffron Walden with £3.1 million guide price
Cheffins has launched 307.14 acres of attractive and productive Grade 2 arable land at New House Lane, Ashdon, near Saffron Walden in Essex. The... Read More
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US AgriTech harvest beckons for Cambridge
Optimising breeding, AI, modelling and predictive analytics, non-invasive testing, traceability and food safety, detecting residues, and novel crop... Read More
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East of England farmland market remains robust
Farmland values in the East of England continued to rise in the first three months of this year with the average price of prime arable land now at... Read More
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Inkjet, DeepTech and SpaceTech all have agri applications
“What Cambridge inkjet companies are particularly good at is finding a niche and then scaling to grow the opportunity,” says Guy Newcombe, CEO of... Read More
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Pulling power: Tractor sales reap £25m haul
Cheffins, which conducts the largest monthly sale of tractors and agricultural machinery in the world, has announced returns of over £25 million in... Read More
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Cranfield spray tech proves top of the crops for Kenyan farmers
Spraying a safe and environmentally friendly polymer onto soil surfaces can reduce the ‘soiling’ of fine beans by almost 65 per cent, a new study... Read More
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California-Cambridge input in ‘water for food production’ summit
The future health of AgriTech and its dependence on consistent water supply is under the microscope at a February 8 summit – Water Innovation for... Read More
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Fields of gold as farmland values predicted to keep rising for five years
Farmland values in the East of England are expected to continue growing steadily over the next five years, according to a report from rural adviser... Read More
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AgriTech on a different planet as new ‘space cluster’ plans take off
Opportunities created at the intersection between AgriTech and SpaceTech are set for a metaphorical rocket launch with plans for a new Space Cluster... Read More
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Howes Percival advises on agricultural machinery deal
East Anglia-based farm machinery dealer Ben Burgess has completed the acquisition of fellow John Deere dealership the Doubleday Group. Ben Burgess... Read More
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Farm once used as PoW camp hits market for £6.5m
One of the largest agricultural investments to have hit the market in East Anglia in the past year – Chrishall Grange Farm – is up for sale with... Read More
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East of England farmland prices soar
Farmland values in the East of England have continued to see year on year growth and remain ahead of the national average. The quarterly... Read More
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Vertical farming company takes over 70,000 sq ft in Newmarket
A 70,000 sq ft modern industrial unit on Newmarket Business Park has been let to OneFarm, a UK based vertical farming company. Acting for... Read More
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Record £1.3bn deals show innovation in Agri-Finance models
A record £1.3 billion value in UK agri-tech deals were achieved in 2021, showing sustained interest in technologies that offer solutions to the... Read More