Tag: UK

UK Livestock Disease Test Startup PBD Biotech Secures £400k Funding for Global Trials

August 14, 2018

The company’s development, called Actiphage, is aimed at a group of diseases caused by mycobacteria, including bovine TB which has already resulted in the slaughter of over 30,000 cattle in the UK and cost the British taxpayer more than £100m

Wefarm Raises $5m from Skype, WordPress Founders for Smallholder Farmer Network

March 13, 2018

Wefarm uses AI technology to connect small-scale farmers to crowdsourced information by enabling them to share techniques and advice on anything from how to battle a disease to how to increase their income, through SMS or online in their own languages.

Dyson Founder Backs Remote Sensing Agronomy Platform Hummingbird in £3m Series A Round

March 7, 2018

Though Hummingbird began as a drone-focused precision agriculture company two years ago, it evolved beyond just drones as the team realized that the method of data collection is secondary to the data itself.

KisanHub Raises £1.75m for Big Data Potato Platform

January 22, 2018

KisanHub targets agriculture enterprises, not farmers like most precision ag services, meaning suppliers, processors, and retailers that own some of their own farmland, but also have a network of contract farmers, are the company's customers.

UK Attempts to Mend ‘Fragmented’ Ag Innovation Pipeline with Research Funding

January 19, 2018

Britain’s Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is committing £5m ($6.9m) to fund the country’s farm sector PhD students in an effort to overhaul the UK industry’s “fragmented” innovation and skills pipeline.

UK’s Cornwall Establishes £10m Agritech Funding Opportunity for Southwest Region

July 18, 2017

As England’s only officially designated ‘Less Developed Region’, the area has received grant support from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and a range of local and national development partners.

Major UK Food & Ag Corporates Join Forces to Launch £40m Precision Ag Innovation Center Agri-EPI

July 5, 2017

Located at Harper Adams University, the Agri-EPI Centre is the first of four agritech innovation centers under the UK's agritech strategy that are being jointly funded by the ag industry and the government.

The Future of British Farming: Accentuate the Technology and Eliminate the Subsidy

May 31, 2017

Brexit presents an opportunity for the UK to re-pivot, refocus and redeploy its capital and energies towards the nation’s value-added agricultural technologies and cutting-edge science capabilities, writes Richard Ferguson.

UK Agritech Startup Roslin Tech Raises £10m for Animal Therapeutics Platform

April 4, 2017

Roslin Technologies has spun out of the University of Edinburgh and The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, to raise £10 million ($12.4m) in funding to commercialize its first products.

Open Innovation and Intellectual Property – a Troubled Relationship or a Perfect Match?

February 15, 2017

Simon Kremer recently attended the Rothamsted Open Innovation Forum for agriculture technology, and here offers some thoughts on how IP plays into open ag innovation.

Arc-net Raises £2m for Food Supply Chain Traceability Using Blockchain Tech

February 7, 2017

The Northern Irish startup raised the funding from former UK Entrepreneur of the Year.

Yagro Raises $500k Seed Round for Online Marketplace for Agri Inputs – exclusive

December 19, 2016

The UK-based startup raised the funding from local angel investors but is planning to expand overseas after conquering the UK.

Advice to UK Farmers: Make the Most of These Good Times Before Brexit

December 8, 2016

Andrew Vickery, head of rural services at UK accountancy firm Old Mill, argues that UK farmers should take advantage of the next few profitable years to plan for the future including investing in new technologies.

Wimbledon Tennis Champ Andy Murray Invests in the RightMove for Livestock and Grain Hectare Agritech

July 14, 2016

Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has invested in UK startup Hectare Agritech, which is the manager of two agriculture trading platforms: SellMyLivestock, and Graindex.

Rare UK Ag Big Data Startup KisanHub Raises Seed Funding for B2B SaaS Platform

July 7, 2016

KisanHub has a rare route to market and does not target farmers directly like other precision ag services.

How Green Collar Foods is Scaling Low-Cost Indoor Ag in Inner Cities

May 5, 2016

Green Collar Foods is raising $1.5m on AgFunder to build a flagship facility in Detroit, raise investment for new GCF locations, and further enhance its AgCloud solution.

UK University Launches Government-Backed Agtech Innovation Hub

March 16, 2016

Harper Adams University's innovation hub is the latest initiative aimed at fostering growth in the UK's slow-growing commercial agtech sector.

TyraTech, Natural Pesticide Producer, Raises $6 Million

UK Ag Chemical Discovery Company Redag Raises $2m in Seed Funding

March 3, 2016

The UK spin out of pharmaceutical company Redx Pharma, is partnering with agrochemical companies to discover new ag chemical compounds.

UK Food Waste Meter Technology Startup Winnow Raises $3.3m at Series A

January 20, 2016

Food waste is becoming a serious problem globally. Winnow is just one of a growing number of startups hoping to mitigate its effects.

UK Agtech Startup Business Competition GROW is Open for Applications

January 20, 2016

The UK-based agtech business competition is organized by Agri-Tech East, a cluster organization for the sector. Initial expressions of interest are due March 7, 2016.

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Tag: UK

UK Livestock Disease Test Startup PBD Biotech Secures £400k Funding for Global Trials

Wefarm Raises $5m from Skype, WordPress Founders for Smallholder Farmer Network

Dyson Founder Backs Remote Sensing Agronomy Platform Hummingbird in £3m Series A Round

KisanHub Raises £1.75m for Big Data Potato Platform

UK Attempts to Mend ‘Fragmented’ Ag Innovation Pipeline with Research Funding

UK’s Cornwall Establishes £10m Agritech Funding Opportunity for Southwest Region

Major UK Food & Ag Corporates Join Forces to Launch £40m Precision Ag Innovation Center Agri-EPI

The Future of British Farming: Accentuate the Technology and Eliminate the Subsidy

UK Agritech Startup Roslin Tech Raises £10m for Animal Therapeutics Platform

Open Innovation and Intellectual Property – a Troubled Relationship or a Perfect Match?

Arc-net Raises £2m for Food Supply Chain Traceability Using Blockchain Tech

Yagro Raises $500k Seed Round for Online Marketplace for Agri Inputs – exclusive

Advice to UK Farmers: Make the Most of These Good Times Before Brexit

Wimbledon Tennis Champ Andy Murray Invests in the RightMove for Livestock and Grain Hectare Agritech

Rare UK Ag Big Data Startup KisanHub Raises Seed Funding for B2B SaaS Platform

How Green Collar Foods is Scaling Low-Cost Indoor Ag in Inner Cities

UK University Launches Government-Backed Agtech Innovation Hub

UK Ag Chemical Discovery Company Redag Raises $2m in Seed Funding

UK Food Waste Meter Technology Startup Winnow Raises $3.3m at Series A

UK Agtech Startup Business Competition GROW is Open for Applications

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