‘Spot’, a four-legged robot which can herd sheep and carry out other agricultural tasks, has gone on sale for commercial and industrial use costing £59,439.
As conventional plant protection products come under increasing threat, attendees of Cereals Live heard how replacing chemistry with biology could be a cost-effective solution.
Covid-19 has hit the education sector hard but agricultural colleges across the country have innovated new methods in the face of adversity to attract prospective students and conduct business as usual. Mollie Leach reports.
Designed to cope with a wide variety of soils, one large-scale East Anglian root crop grower has invested in the latest stone separators.
Aiming to improve the timeliness and effectiveness of his grassland rejuvenation and overseeding service, contractor Ian Kirkby opted for the latest tool from He-Va.
A number of new programmes and apps were unveiled at Cereals, enabling farmers to simply and easily access information and advice on their farms.
Breaking away from restrictive EU rules on gene editing should be a no-brainer for Government, and we have provided a means to do this through the Agriculture Bill, says Julian Sturdy MP, chair of the Science and Technology in Agriculture APPG.
Lemken has announced the production of its field sprayer ranges is to be ceased at the end of 2020.
A physiotherapy career is not a natural precursor to farming, but Hannah Darby has brought insights from outside agriculture back to the family farm. Chloe Dunne reports.
Technology has always been a huge driver of change, whether at a societal level or in purely agricultural terms.