R&D
Hybrid barleys could reduce fertiliser costs
ADAS research commissioned by Syngenta Seeds found that hybrid barley receiving a reduced dose of nitrogen (N) fertiliser can deliver similar yields to conventional winter barley threated with a higher, standard dose. The research,...
Crover grain robot secures further £366,000 funding
Crover, the Edinburgh-based company behind a robotic system for monitoring and sampling grain in store, has won £366,000 in innovation funding from the Defra Farming Innovation Programme within UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The...
Precision specialist for HarvestEye
B-hive, the Lincoln-based agritech company, has recruited Ed Strawson as sales and account manager for its HarvestEye root crop insights business. The appointment will help HarvestEye to grow its precision farming market exposure,...
AIC adds game feed module to Feed Adviser training
The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has launched a new training course to improve the feeding, nutrition, health and welfare and sustainability of gamebirds. The Feed Adviser Register (FAR) Game Feed Module level one will...
Kynetec expands into Brazil
Kynetec, the UK-based agriculture and animal health data analyst and insights business, has grown its footprint in Brazil through the acquisition of the Spark agency. Spark, which was established in 2013 near Sao Paulo, has...
Low emissions recycling tech for the SRUC
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has become the first UK organisation to purchase an N2 Unit, a new technology claimed to practically eliminate methane and ammonia emissions from slurry production. At the same time, the SRUC-led...