R&D
Further digital livestock investment for BASF
German multinational BASF has made its second investment in precision livestock systems this month through its BASF Venture Capital arm. The latest purchase is a stake in the Chinese agri-tech company SmartAHC which specialises in artificial intelligence for the pig...
New probiotic made from brewers’ grains
Embion Technologies, a Greek food tech business seeking to reduce wastage, has launched an animal feed prebiotic product that is manufactured from brewers' spent grains. Prembion is a hydrolysate, a source of active nutrients manufactured from brewers’ spent grains -...
Government to consult on gene-editing in the UK
The government has responded to industry pressure to allow UK access to gene-editing by announcing a consultation on the future regulation of the technology this autumn. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Science and Technology in Agriculture promoted an...
Feed protein from microbes and waste CO2
AB Agri is among the partners in a government-funded project that seeks to harness microbes to convert waste carbon dioxide into an animal feed protein. The REACT-FIRST project, supported with £3 million in funding from Innovate UK, aims to make a single cell protein...
BSPB calls for Lords support in gene-editing debate
The Agriculture Bill reaches the committee stage of its progress in the House of Lords this week. Among the amendments for debate by the peers is one to allow the use of gene-editing technologies in the UK. The move, supported by the British Society of Plant Breeders...
Angela Karp to lead Rothamsted Research
Professor Angela Karp is the new director and chief executive of Rothamsted Research - the first female director of the Institute since it was founded in 1843. Professor Karp has been interim director since December last year when her predecessor Prof Achim Dobermann...