Lots of Defra news to share, plus we talk about trade-offs around global food security, and consider if high-input agriculture still make sense. Plus we welcome some of our latest new members.
This week in the Agri-TechE round-up:
📣 Defra’s been busy this week. The Farming Roadmap has landed, and we discover what the Government thinks about the 2025 Farming Profitability Review as it releases its official response. Plus £53m more investment in the Farming Innovation Partnership.
💭 Global food security is more than a multi-disciplinary challenge – the discussions being led within the University of Cambridge around resilient, healthy and sustainable food systems. We talked about the balance between diversity vs uniformity, availability vs sustainability, efficiency vs redundancy….where are the trade-offs?
❓ The Royal Norfolk Show's brilliant \"Great Debate\" this year asks if high-input agriculture has had its day - and kicks off with a thought-provoking ice-breaker question.......
🤖 Our colleague Becky Dodds helped bring engineering and farming together - mixed with a dash of skills discussions - future at the the AgriFoRwArdS Agri-Robotics Futures Showcase in #Lincoln
And welcome to some of our latest new members:
🥔 🍟 Diced, crinkled, curly or straight? We welcome global potato and fries grower and processor, Lamb Weston.
💡 🪴 Control your lighting and energy in glasshouses using wireless mesh – like a smart remote control and health tracker for greenhouse lights, with NETVION.
📊 🚜 A global public record for farm evidence is being built by Proof - working across enterprises, seasons, systems and outcomes. Starting with #biologicals and #biostimulants in #arable agriculture.
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