by Farrel O'Keeffe | Sep 13, 2019 | Agri-Tech
In this blog, we’re going to be looking at agriculture 4.0, the fourth agricultural revolution. A brief history of agricultural revolutions in Britain. First Agricultural Revolution – This represents the transition from hunting and foraging to forming systems of...
by Farrel O'Keeffe | Aug 2, 2019 | Agri-Tech
This is the first blog in a short series about robotics in biology! In this short piece we’ll be focusing on how Agribots are changing the way we farm. The population is going to rise in the future and we will struggle to meet food demands if we don’t...
by Farrel O'Keeffe | Jun 11, 2019 | Agri-Tech
Transplanting lettuce at G’s Growers plantation field, near Ely, UK. Credit: G’s Growers. Researchers at the Earlham Institute have been working in cooperation with G’s Growers, an independent producer comprising of 17 farmer members throughout the UK. Their...
by Alex Millard | Mar 18, 2019 | Agri-Tech, FoodHealth
In a collaborative project between the University of East Anglia, the University of Cambridge and the University of Lincoln the world’s first Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) for agri-food robotics is being established. After receiving a £6.6m grant from the...
by Alex Millard | Mar 5, 2019 | Agri-Tech
BIG DATA BEING USED IN THE FIELD Connective technology developed in Norwich could help monitor crops Scientists on the Norwich Research Park have been collaborating to develop an open-source information management system that can be used for constant crop growth...
by Conor McGrath | Dec 3, 2018 | Agri-Tech, Biomanufacturing, Industrial Biotechnology
Industrial biotechnology has always followed a central theme: cells, bacterial or mammalian, which have been harnessed to work for us. This can cover a range of activities, from making food and drinks (bread, cheese, etc) to acting as microscopic factories to produce...
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