Agriculture
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Cambridge concern over agricultural land shortfall
Cambridge business leaders have called on the Government to act over a possible two million hectare shortfall of agricultural land by the year 2030... Read More
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UK-Colombia alliance on global food security
Director Mario Caccamo and Computational Biology Group Leader Dr Sarah Ayling at The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) in Norfolk visited BIOS, Colombia’... Read More
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Technology in agriculture: cultivating the thrilling fields
Agri-tech provides the next focus for technology innovation offering tangible returns within short lead times says Dr Belinda Clarke, director of... Read More
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Agri-Tech quartet share £250k
Four agricultural technology companies from Cambridge and the East of England will share £250k – the first grant allocations from the new Eastern... Read More
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Cash harvest for Anglia Farmers
A strong set of financial results have reflected a very successful year for agricultural purchasing organisation, Anglia Farmers. Turnover for the... Read More
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Parsons wins horticulture competition
You could have heard a leaf drop at the start of the Young Horticulturalist of the Year (YHOY) competition in Norfolk. Eight finalists sat poised... Read More
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£1.76m for new Agri-Tech research centre
The growing Agri-Tech sector in the East of England will have a new home to combine world-class research from Cambridge and Norwich through a new... Read More
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Open door to new homes of farms welcomed
Farmers with redundant buildings are on track to gain the rights to convert them for residential use. Following national consultation, Planning... Read More
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Prime arable land values hit £10k per acre in region
Prices for prime arable land in East Anglia increased by 19.4 per cent to average just under £10,000 per acre last year, Savills reports. But the... Read More
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Birketts expands agricultural team
East of England law firm Birketts has responded to growing demand for legal services within the agribusiness sector with expansion of its specialist... Read More
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First Agri-tech Cluster director named
The historic first agricultural technology cluster being steered from Cambridge and Norwich in the UK has unveiled inaugural director – plant... Read More
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Syngenta scythes into cost base
Crop science giant Syngenta, which has operations in Cambridge UK, is taking a scythe to global costs. The company has not said whether the... Read More
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Global influencers dig in to agriculture showcase
Organisers of the agricultural industry’s leading farm machinery, equipment and services event have report a record-breaking attendance at the show’s... Read More
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EU farming project launched at Cranfield University
The first meeting of AGFORWARD, an EU funded research programme on agroforestry, has been held at Cranfield University. The four-year €6 million... Read More
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£2.5m boost for agricultural technology
Agricultural technology business in Cambridge and East Anglia can tap into two new UK funds worth a combined £2.5 million. The cash under the... Read More
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Cambridge area land still big business
The rural agency of Carter Jonas has concluded the sale of just over 25 acres of arable land in Cambridgeshire which, driven by strong competition... Read More
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Farmers cash in on field of gold
Members of the UK’s largest agricultural purchasing group borrowed £2.6 million through a peer-to-peer lending scheme during 2013. Sixty-four... Read More
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CAP shareout could test East Anglian farmers’ largesse
Farmers in East Anglia could face losing some of their EU payments to upland farmers in the west and north if the Common Agricultural Policy shareout... Read More
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Cambridge technology to stop the killing fields
Cambridge Consultants has devised novel radar technology to create hi-tech tractors that could end the killing fields scenario on UK farms. The... Read More
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New agri-tech cluster brings lab to the land
The UK is set to grab a European lead in promoting agricultural science & technology with the launch this Friday of a new Norwich-Cambridge... Read More