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Farming's new weapon: AI app to spot potato blight before it hits
Blight-busting tech is on the horizon as Welsh scientists develop a ground-breaking mobile app to detect deadly potato disease before it strikes. The…
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No posts, no wires: Virtual fencing now fully funded in Scotland
Virtual fences are going mainstream in Scotland, as the Scottish government backs the cutting-edge livestock technology with full funding under a new…
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AI-powered robots begin picking strawberries in £1m automation project
A new generation of strawberry-picking robots is being trialled on a farm in Essex as part of a £1 million initiative aimed at addressing labour…
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Sixteen Welsh farms win funding for on-farm innovation
Sixteen Welsh farm businesses are set to explore new technologies and techniques on-farm, thanks to fresh funding from Farming Connect. From using…
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5G robots to boost crop yields and cut costs on Scottish farms
A groundbreaking Scottish partnership is unleashing the power of 5G-connected robotics to transform precision farming—breaking down rural…
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New camera tech transforms cow care at land-based college
State-of-the-art 3D camera tech is transforming dairy farming at land-based college Coleg Cambria, boosting cow health, farm profits and student…
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Project to use advanced tech to trace sheep meat by breed and region
A trailblazing project has launched to find out if cutting-edge technology can pinpoint a sheep’s breed, age, and grazing location—just from a sample…
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Industrial Strategy: Farming secures spot as agri-tech given core focus
Agri-tech has officially been recognised within the government’s newly unveiled Industrial Strategy, in a major victory for the UK farming sector…
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British Sugar launches high-tech drive to protect pollinators
British Sugar is set to roll out high-tech sensors to track pollinators in real time and transform on-farm biodiversity, as part of a pilot running…
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Farmers harness AI to outsmart slugs in groundbreaking project
Farmers are gearing up this autumn to target slug hotspots with cutting-edge AI-powered maps, marking a major leap forward in the fight against these…
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