Agriculture
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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
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Cambridge crop science centre opens in October
Bleeding edge plant science that will transform global food production will become flesh with the launch of the new Crop Science Centre in Cambridge... Read More
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Top of the crops: PheroSyn enhances pest management
PheroSyn, a company spun-out from Rothamsted Research, the world-leading agricultural research centre in Hertfordshire, has announced plans to... Read More
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East of England land market remains stable despite lockdown
Development land prices in the East of England have remained stable despite the coronavirus lockdown, according to new research. Property expert... Read More
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From farmer to pharma: the potential for Cannabis
Cannabis and hemp are two products of a wonder-crop, Cannabis sativa, grown commercially across nearly 50 thousand hectares in the EU. The... Read More
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Cambridge’s NIAB leads nextgen crop research technology advance
A High-Performance Computing (HPC) platform that will increase the pace of crop science and climate change research has been established by six... Read More
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King’s Lynn port keeps agri-goods flowing
April has seen a busy start for the Port of King’s Lynn which has already welcomed nine ships, carrying 25,000 tonnes of cargo – keeping the supply... Read More
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AI modelling to mitigate food production risk
A free Agri-TechE webinar on April 29 will host a discussion by four experts on how cutting-edge technologies such as AI and data modelling can help... Read More
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ARC angels wing in to US to sell Cambridge AgriTech proposition
SmithsonHill, which is fashioning a world-leading AgriTech nervecentre in Cambridge, has been selling the concept to potential partners in St Louis... Read More
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Cambridge banks on Missouri in AgriTech mission
Cambridge-based Agri-TechE is leading a delegation of early stage UK agri-food businesses to Missouri – the heartland of American agriculture – next... Read More
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Agri businesses in good shape, defying cross-sector gloom
East of England agricultural businesses are outperforming their regional counterparts as new research reveals that they have one of the lowest levels... Read More
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Rich harvest as Ipswich port doubles grain exports
ABP’s Port of Ipswich has more than doubled its grain export volumes this harvest season, reporting 500,000 tonnes exported from the port in the... Read More
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East of England sees rise in farmland values
Despite a combination of political uncertainty and potential changes in agricultural policy continuing to delay decisions, green shoots of growth are... Read More