A major high street bank has mapped almost one third of the UK’s farmland to help growers and livestock producers tackle climate change. Lloyds Bank surveyed 5.1m hectares of arable and grassland using using geospatial data, on-farm assessments and new economic insight for a new report called Farming with... Read more

The UK Agri-Tech Centre has appointed Steve McLean as its new chief executive – a role he will take up on 27 January 2026. Currently head of agriculture sourcing at retailer M&S, Mr McLean he has worked closely with farmers and suppliers to strengthen supply-chain resilience and sustainability. Innovation... Read more

Automated health management systems are helping dairy farmers struggling to find skilled staff make best use of their limited time. Technology will never replace good stockmanship skills – but automated systems can provide a valuable extra set of eyes for farmers – enabling them to plan their workloads and... Read more

An automated broccoli harvester aims to unlock new value from the crop by harvesting much of the stalk not just the floret. Usually left as waste in the field, the stalks are separated after harvest and transformed into hypoallergenic, plant-based protein and fibre ingredients – generating extra revenue and... Read more

A joined-up approach is needed for more growers and livestock producers to embrace carbon-friendly farming, says a report. A raft of different carbon assessment tools with different standards means the system is too confusing to help most farmers make the leap, suggests the latest analysis from the UK Agri-Tech... Read more

Scientists have developed an accurate method for using satellite imagery to test nitrogen concentrations in wheat. Hyperspectral satellite crop analysis has successfully used to test nitrogen concentrations in thousands of wheat samples in the field. The samples were measured by agri-tech start-up Messium and verified by Eurofins Agro Testing.... Read more

• Advice to help mitigate extreme weather • How to future-proof your farm business • New diseases and old pathogens return Innovative ways to overcome extreme weather will be shared this month at an event in Norfolk. Organised by Agri-TechE, the Farming in a Warming, Wetter World conference takes... Read more

• Farmer-led funding now available • Support for projects big and small • Goal to support farm productivity Grants are now available for farmers who want to improve their productivity and increase their business resilience. The ADOPT £20.6m fund supports the introduction of innovative technologies aimed at improving productivity,... Read more