A presenting duo for this week's Agri-TechE round-up (but one of us had to do all the talking).
This week:
🗓️ Lots of named \"days\" and weeks, including the UNESCO Day of Women and Girls in Science, also National Nestbox Week and - crucially - Mind Your Head Week, raising awareness and support for mental health in our industry and farm safety. #MindYourHead Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies).
🙌 Welcome to our latest new member cohort, including:
🕷️ BugBug - detection of insect pests through acoustic ID of their mode of attack on plants
🦠 Bactotech UK - using Bacillus bacteria for bio-based solutions for crop and soil improvement
🛰️ Messium - nitrogen analysis using satellite observation, for insights into the N status of crops.
🧭 Kicking-off of our Agri-Tech Meets... Series, bringing tech from other sectors into agriculture. We started with Navigation....watch this space for more.
💷 Round 6 of the ADOPT grant is open, part of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Farming Innovation Programme (and yes, it is at least 2 farmers!).
And finally, a pleasure to chair the 2026 #NorfolkFarmingConference on Tuesday and it's always interesting to meet as a member of Defra's Agricultural Productivity Group - that group has lots to do!