A new public: private network, funded by government, is aiming to bring a wider range of crop plants into the UK agri-food chain. The Novel and Underutilised Crop Network (NUCNet) is funded through UK Research and Innovation’s...
James Hutton Institute (JHI)
Alternative protein strategy and research centre for the UK
A new £38 million National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre (NAPIC) is to be established in the UK, part funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Innovate UK and research partners. The...
SoilEssentials and Elveden partner over precision potatoes
Angus, Scotland-based precision farming business SoilEssentials has announced a new partnership with Elveden Estates, the major vegetable and potato-growing business based on the Suffolk/Norfolk border in East Anglia. SoilEssentials and Elveden will work together...
IGS opens vertical farming demo unit in Dundee
Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS), an agri-tech startup business based at the James Hutton Institute (JHI) near Dundee, has opened an indoor vertical farming demonstration facility at the Institute. IGS was started in 2013 to bring together expertise in LED light...
