Dairy-Tech numbers up 18%

1st March 2019 | Dairy, New Products & Services, Technology

The Dairy-Tech event, held at Stoneleigh Park for the second time earlier this month, saw an increase in both exhibitors and visitors reports organiser the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF). The show saw an 18% increase in its visitor numbers and...

BBRO boss for the SRUC

2nd June 2017 | People, R&D

Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has appointed Colin MacEwan to a new senior role as director of commercialisation & innovation. Mr MacEwan is currently chief executive of the British Beet Research Organisation, which is jointly funded by British Sugar and the NFU,...

Agri-research funds for sustainability projects

9th November 2016 | R&D, Technology, UK Policy & Regulation

Ten new interdisciplinary projects have received a share of £3 million to improve the sustainability of UK farming.The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Innovation Club (SARIC) has £10 million in funds, available over 5 years, from the Biotechnology and Biological...

Livestock Innovation Centre opens for business

3rd March 2016 | Livestock, R&D

The Centre of Innovation Excellence in Livestock (CIEL) has started work  – the second of the four Innovation Centres funded through the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)‘ Agri-Tech Strategy to go live. It is based at the former Central Science...

Fourth round of Agri-Tech projects

31st October 2015 | Company News, R&D

Fourth round of Agri-Tech projectsThere have been 21 successful R&D bids for the latest £17.8 million round of financial support from the government’s £70m Agri-Tech Catalyst pot. The UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, selected the commercially promising new...