R&D
Cool Farm Tool added to regenagri hub
Control Union has upgraded its regenagri digital agriculture hub, which now can measure carbon and monetise good environmental practice. The regenagri hub was launched last year by the global consultancy and compliance organisation Peterson Control Union Group. The...
Datamars acquires HerdInsights digital dairy platform
Datamars, the Swiss specialist in digital animal management and identification systems, has acquired the remote animal monitoring company HerdInsights for integration into its Datamars Livestock division. HerdInsights, established in Ireland in 2017, has developed a...
UKRI funds for dairy and beef fertility research
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has awarded £400,000 for research into higher cattle fertility and breeding productivity in UK and Canadian dairy and beef herds. The project will be delivered by an agritech and biotech consortium led by Ripon-based RAFT Solutions....
CHAP proposals to speed new biologicals
The Innovation Network at Crop Health & Protection (CHAP), a UK agri-tech centre, has proposed a biologicals pipeline accelerator and demonstrator to improve the uptake of novel crop protection products within UK agriculture. Dr Harry Langford, network lead, and...
Yara partners with NIAB EMR for better irrigation
Yara UK, the domestic arm of the international fertiliser manufacturer, is partnering with NIAB EMR to develop high-performance irrigation and moisture-sensing technologies in commercial horticulture. NIAB EMR opened its Water Efficient Technologies (WET) Centre at...
Devenish collaboration over omega-3 enriched feed
Northern Ireland-based animal nutrition company Devenish has joined forces with a Canadian biotechnology company to improve human health through the natural enrichment of animal feed with a sustainable omega-3 DHA additive. Devenish and Mara Renewables Corporation...