R&D
Blockchain for gluten-free Scots oat supply chain
Six Scottish farms have collaborated on a project to develop Scotland’s first assured gluten-free oat supply chain. Although oats are naturally gluten-free, the group realised there was no scheme to guarantee that oat storage and milling facilities had not been...
£5m for sheep welfare research
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is to lead a £5 million research project that aims to revolutionise the use of precision technology in sheep and goat farming. TechCare, which involves nine countries from Scandinavia to the Middle East, will be the biggest study of its...
Xarvio platform completes first UK arable season
BASF’s digital crop decision support platform – xarvio – has completed its first growing season in the UK. The company has owned the global agronomy platform for the last two years, although Bayer had started its development from 2015. Bayer’s subsequent takeover of...
NIAB adds agri-tech incubator to Cambridge base
NIAB is to build an agri-tech hub at its Cambridge base to link start-up agricultural technology businesses with its wider research network. The crop research organisation has been awarded £2.5 million from The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority to...
Online slug pellet accuracy help from Certis
A new online tool from Certis, designed to help operators set up slug pellet applicators to accurately apply specific pellet products, is now live. The Calibration Wizard, which Certis developed in partnership with SCS Spreader and Sprayer Testing, complements...
LG extends Maize Manager
LG Seeds has revised and extended its Maize Manager app so it can be used to help growers and their agronomists with decision making at all the key stages of the crop. The company says Maize Manager, which is subdivided into four sections, is designed to be quick and...