Vertical farming has attracted a lot of interest and investment money over the past few years. However, high energy prices have impacted the sector, so how can firms adapt to better manage energy costs as well as other challenges?
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Farming Apps: Best 10 to try out today
AI-driven farming apps enhance efficiency by enabling real-time monitoring and automation of farmland. These apps assist farmers in crop monitoring, precision agriculture, market analysis, and weather forecasting. The article reviews 10 apps, including YieldsApp for agronomic analysis and AGvisorPRO for consulting, highlighting their roles in optimizing agricultural practices and improving profitability.
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IAgM Farm Walk Event
‘Building Resilience from the Ground Up: Exploring Regenerative Land Management in Scotland’ Date: Tuesday, 4th June 2024 Location: Balbirnie Home Farms, Pitillock Farm, Freuchie, Cupar, Fife, KY15 7JQ Hosted by: Johnnie Balfour, Managing Partner, Balbirnie Home Farms Agenda: The format will be a ‘Farm Walk’ event with a ‘So What?’ discussion encouraging open and interactive […]
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Financing Innovation – R&D Tax Relief
Agricultural businesses can leverage R&D tax credits, whether successful or not, to innovate in areas such as animal vaccines, sustainable practices, and technology use, with specialist support from Farmlytics and partners.
Farmland prices continue to rise, driven by key fundamentals.
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UK farming and the CPTPP
On Friday 31 March, the UK government announced it had reached an agreement to join the CPTPP (Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership). The CPTPP is the first major trade agreement since Brexit – so what will be the impact of the CPTPP on UK farming? What is the CPTPP? The CPTPP is a Free Trade […]
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AI and Agriculture – What are the issues?
Artificial intelligence has the potential to increase productivity, reduce costs, minimize environmental impact, and improve sustainability in the agricultural sector. However, it is crucial to address the downsides and challenges associated with AI in agriculture to ensure equitable access, promote sustainable practices, and protect the interests of farmers.
Agricultural price inflation continues to sit at historically high levels with the key inputs maintaining a higher rate of inflation than outputs. This will put pressure on farm incomes and impact farm cropping and stocking decisions throughout 2023 and beyond.
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Ukraine-Russia War Damages Food Security
Vladamir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is impacting food prices and leading to concerns over global food security. Food prices were rising sharply before the invasion, largely to due rising energy prices but it is now driving fuel, fertiliser, and food prices even higher. Ukraine’s new agriculture minister Mykola Solskyi has said that Ukraine’s ability to […]
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AgTech in the Post Pandemic World
With Covid-19 the World has entered into a renewed period of economic uncertainty, what impact will this have on agricultural investment, and in Agtech in particular. The growing range of agricultural technology coming onto the market in recent years has been fueled by internal budgets of major agricultural firms and venture capital aimed at start-up […]