Farm Tech News

Agritechnica 2025 will be hosted in Germany between 9th and 15th November, bringing together a comprehensive and diverse trade fair programme for international arable and crop farming. 

BarleyGroupCloud and Hikvision have joined forces to create a solution for securing remote areas with solar-powered security systems. 

As the global agricultural industry grapples with the need to produce more food while protecting natural resources, maintaining soil health is essential not only for environmental conservation but also for long-term food security, said experts at PES Technologies while introducing device to control soil health. 

Hutchinsons and AgriTech-E are inviting farmers to take part in an exciting and forward-thinking conference: Connected Farming – Growing Profitably and Responsibly in a Digital Age.  

The production of low-carbon, plant-based insulating blocks by agricultural workers from farm materials could support rural economies and tackle labour shortages, experts believe.  

Zap Fencing, a UK-based dedicated electric fencing provider, is launching a range of European manufactured electric fencing energisers to be available through its website. 

New precision breeding technology to increase food production, reduce costs to farmers, and allow drought- and disease-resistant crops to be grown will be brought forward under new laws, the government has just announced. 

A new £500,000 funding programme that aims to support community-led projects in rural Northumberland and Cumbria has just been announced. 

Conrad Energy, a UK energy company that generates, buys, sells and manages energy, has announced the signing of a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Belton Farm.  

A family-run farm in North Yorkshire has launched its latest business project, vending machines that offer milk and dairy products to local customers. 

A Northamptonshire-based manufacturer of defibrillator and bleed control cabinets, bleed control kits and supplier of medical equipment, Turtle Defib Cabinets, has designed and engineered the first solar and wind powered defibrillator cabinet in the UK.

Volunteers in the Swiss town of Forel have come up with the idea to use drones to find fawns or young deer nestled beneath tall grasses, preventing farmers from accidentally harming them with heavy agricultural machinery.