Innovation
Pathway to higher UK farm productivity
The Food and Drink Sector Council (FDSC) has released a report on raising agricultural productivity in the UK, a benchmark which has fallen behind competitor countries such as France, Holland, New Zealand and the US in recent years. The Council was established by then...
Agrimetrics market for fair agri data sharing
Agrimetrics, one of the government’s four Innovate UK agri-tech catalyst centres, has launched an agri-food data market to address the problem of remunerating data owners, while encouraging sector innovation that uses aggregated industry data. The Rothamsted-based...
Agribusiness bank to support British farming
A new specialist agricultural banking business, Oxbury, is set to launch in the spring to provide financial services specifically designed for British farmers and offered through their trade suppliers. The company is backed by key agribusiness firms. The Oxbury...
More funds for Hummingbird precision platform
Hummingbird Technologies, the London-based developer of remote sensing and artificial intelligence applications for precision agriculture, has received a significant capital injection from its third and latest funding round. Although the amount hasn’t been disclosed,...
Collaborative support for agri-tech start-ups
Two UK agri-tech providers are collaborating to increase the facilities and support services available to potential innovators in the sector. They are Rothamsted Enterprises at the long-established agricultural research station in Hertfordshire with its own new...
Corteva and Pro Farm to develop biotech seed treatments
Corteva Agriscience has agreed a long-term, exclusive agreement with the Finnish agritech company Pro Farm Technologies to develop a range of biological seed treatment products for European growers. Pro Farm has developed a process over the last three decades to...