Agriculture
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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
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£43.5m price tag as Cambridgeshire estate goes up for sale
Property agents Bidwells and Savills are jointly selling the Coldham Estate, a large commercial farm in Wisbech, with a guide price £43.5 million.... Read More
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Robocrop company plucks double success in Portugal
A Cambridge-based company has made significant strides in its work to develop a range of fruit harvesting robots to support the agriculture sector... Read More
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PheroSyn and partners develop novel fruit pest solution
PheroSyn, a Hertfordshire company spun-out from Rothamsted Research to develop and produce novel pest pheromones, has secured an Innovate UK smart... Read More
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Missouri mission warms to East of England’s AgriTech innovation
A mission from the US state of Missouri has further strengthened ties with the East of England AgriTech community. Its visit to Cambridge was part of... Read More
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New sensor to chart agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions
Researchers from ARU Peterborough are to pilot a new smart meter for farmers to help slash harmful emissions from agriculture. The AgriTech device is... Read More
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Carbon neutral eggs on the menu for Morrisons
Cambridge-based Better Origin, is to supply 10 insect mini farms to Morrisons UK free-range egg farms to reduce the supermarket’s use of soya.... Read More
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Milbank Group snaps up global silage specialist
Family-owned investment company Milbank Group, based in Colchester, has further diversified its portfolio with the acquisition of Silostop – a London... Read More
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Ceres Agri-Tech partnership launches trio of startup companies
Robotic mushroom picking, strawberry yield forecasting and new bio-based materials to drive down the carbon footprint of car manufacturing are the... Read More
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Cambridge startup raises £750k to revolutionise fruit farming
A Cambridge company that helps fruit growers boost their harvest, be more efficient and increase sustainability by using drone technology and... Read More
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£1.25m invested in Soham crop waste research hub
The Eastern AgriTech Innovation Hub, a specialist Soham-based crop and food waste research centre, has completed a £1.25 million upgrade of its... Read More
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Cream of the crop: New CEO pushes NIAB innovation agenda
Professor Mario Caccamo has been named as new chief executive of UK crop science organisation NIAB, which is headquartered in Cambridge. He says... Read More
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AgriTechE showcases innovation to Eastern European bloc
Cambridge agricultural technology thought leader AgriTechE is showcasing best practice to V-4 countries Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech... Read More
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International deals take root at Cambridge AgriTech summit
Global AgriTech pioneers struck key deals at Agri-TechE’s REAP 2020 conference in Cambridge this week. International farmers, researchers and tech... Read More
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The thrilling fields as Cambridge AgriTech woos the world
Organisations with roots in the US, South Korea and The Netherlands are progressing collaborations with AgriTechE in Cambridge to address... Read More
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Cambridge agri startup lassoes £1.4m from Texas and Oregon ranchers
Cambridge-based AgriTech startup Herdsy has entered the US market with two deals set to be worth £1.4 million in the next five years. The business... Read More
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Fields of gold as East of England’s farmland market remains resilient
Despite an uncertain economic and political backdrop farmland values in the East of England have remained strong, highlighting underlying confidence... Read More
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Better Origin awarded government cash to scale insect processing tech
Cambridge startup Better Origin has earned £1.1 million of a £10m haul from the UK Government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund designed to help... Read More
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Local AgriTech could reap rich harvest from Middle East investors
Middle East investors are prepared to pump millions into standout agricultural technology propositions – triggering an alert from financial adviser... Read More