Technology

The first production autonomous robotic tractor has arrived in the UK. Designed, developed and built in Denmark, the Agrointelli Robotti has been purchased by Home Farm Nacton in Suffolk, a member of Fram Farmers co-

SCIENTISTS have refined a transformational process that allows nitrate to be captured from drinking water for use in agriculture as a liquid fertiliser.

The John Innes Centre has called for urgent investment in new research tools to address major global losses of wheat crops which cost £22 billion per year.

Claas has announced it has started to collaborate with and invest in the Dutch start-up company AgXeed, as it look to offer customers autonomous solutions.

A major new report released in Brussels has highlighted the contribution of plant breeding to sustainable agriculture in Europe, both historically over the coming decades.

Research exploring an amino acid in wheat and potatoes has highlighted the potential that CRISPR technology has to address other targets in wheat breeding.

Gene edited (GE) wheat could be planted as soon as September if Defra gives Rothamsted Research’s latest project the green light.

The latest developments in in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) are providing farmers with the ability to improve their herds more quickly than ever before. Farmers Guardian reports.

A new seed drill conversion kit which can convert a standard land metered drill into a variable rate drill has been launched by Hutchinsons.

Small Robot company (SRC) has announced its Tom monitoring robot is now delivered to commercial specification and entering service on UK farms.