Agriculture
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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
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AgriTech thoroughbreads odd-on favourites in Newmarket ‘classic’
Tech-developers, investors, farmers, producers and others with an interest in agri-tech can discover how to get involved in the latest machine vision... Read More
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Strutt & Parker (Farms) sold to Robigus Limited
Strutt & Parker (Farms) Limited, one of East Anglia’s oldest and best known diversified farming businesses, with a history dating back more than... Read More
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Farmland values stable as volume marketed shrinks
The volume of farmland which came to the open market in England during the first six months of the year was the lowest for five years, according to... Read More
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East Anglian farmland values remain polarised
Average rural land values remained broadly flat in East Anglia during Q1 2019 according to new data from Carter Jonas, the national property... Read More
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Samsung beefs up global play by Cambridge AgriTech firm
Global technology giant Samsung has signed up to a landmark AgriTech collaboration with Cambridge startup Herdsy. The alliance is harnessing... Read More
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Deep learning tech promises crop-timisation
Researchers in the Zhou Group at Earlham Institute (EI) in Norwich have collaborated with Ely-based G’s Growers to develop a machine learning... Read More
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Region sees less farmland come to market but continues to buck the national trend
The East of England accounted for 15 per cent of the farmland put up for sale in the UK during the first three months of this year, according to... Read More
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More than two In three farmers have diversified to boost income
More than two thirds (68 per cent) of UK farmers and landowners have diversified to support their incomes, according to research from Carter Jonas... Read More