Agriculture
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Syngenta uses agritech in fight to boost world food supply
Syngenta, the agrochemical giant whose UK seeds business is in Cambridge, is working with Israeli technology partner NRGene on a collaboration which... Read More
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Company cherry picked to fight threat to soft fruit growers
A Cambridge company seeking to improve the detection of insects for soft fruit and cherry growers has received almost £60,000 in matched R... Read More
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Farmers ship tonnes more than a hill of beans!
ABP’s Port of Ipswich has reported handling a record 12,000 tonne shipment of beans for its customer Glencore Agriculture UK, supporting local... Read More
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AgriTech grant helps nursery grow
A Suffolk nursery is investing in growing its own business with the help of a grant from The Eastern Agri-Tech Growth Initiative. Howard Nurseries... Read More
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Farmland market levelling out despite political and economic turmoil
The value of farmland in England appears to be levelling out after two years of gradual decline. Strutt & Parker reports more stability and... Read More
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AgriTech mobile trading platform to aid sub-Saharan farmers
A Cambridge company aiming to lift sub-Saharan farmers out of poverty by creating a market for their surplus was one of two winners in Agri-Tech East... Read More
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AF Group boosts turnover against backdrop of lower commodity prices
Farming powerbroker AF Group has reported continued growth with turnover increasing £3.3 million to £234.2m in the past 12 months. The group –... Read More
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Punters' choice for agri-tech entrepreneurs
Seed funding takes on a new iteration as finalists of the GROW agri-tech business plan competition need to win the backing of an audience and secure... Read More
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Agricultural robots to become $12 billion market by 2027
Agriculture is regarded as one of the world’s least digitised major industries. But this is all about to change according to Dr Khasha Ghaffarzadeh,... Read More
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Cambridge irrigation technology a growing force
Cambridge technology is integral to a piece of agricultural innovation that points the way to better crop production – especially when the Internet... Read More
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UK farmland values dip in first quarter of 2017
Farmland values across the UK recorded a slight decrease in the first quarter of 2017 according to Carter Jonas, the national property consultancy.... Read More
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Agri-Tech site near Cambridge gathers momentum
SmithsonHill is inviting interested parties to a public exhibition in May to share proposals for a site for AgriTech on land to the South-East of... Read More
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AgriTech innovation breaks down barriers for African cassava farmers
Although cassava is an important part of the diet for 800 million people in Africa, shortage of equipment for processing has meant production has... Read More
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Scientists to develop new varieties of coffee plant
New strains of coffee plant that will help sustain the industry worldwide are being developed in Norfolk. Tropic Biosciences is bringing together... Read More
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Anglia Farmers Limited appoints new group CEO
Anglia Farmers Limited, the UK’s largest agricultural purchasing group, has appointed Jon Duffy as group chief executive officer. He will join... Read More
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Bayer takes Monsanto for $66bn
In the second major agri deal on the planet in recent weeks, Germany chemicals group Bayer has agreed a $66 billion takeover of Monsanto, whose UK... Read More
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Agricultural robotics and drones: a complex $10bn market within six years
Robots and drones have already started to quietly transform many aspects of agriculture and could be set to trigger an AgriTech revolution ploughing... Read More
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CLA hosts Brexit event for Cambridgeshire farmers and landowners
Cambridgeshire farmers and landowners are being asked to share their views on Brexit at a special CLA event to be held at the Duxford Lodge Hotel on... Read More
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Chinese $43bn takeover of Syngenta wins key US approval
A record $43 billion takeover of crop protection business Syngenta, which has major operations in the Cambridge UK technology cluster, appears to be... Read More
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Administrators seek buyer for stricken agricultural businesses
Difficult trading conditions in the agricultural industry have forced two businesses in the same Cambridgeshire group into administration.... Read More