Agri Innovation Den is back!
Agri Innovation Den is back for 2019 with a brand new prize package and some great opportunities to boost your AgriTech business profile. We are really excited to announce that ...
Farm491 on panel for KTN event
In March 2018, the KTN Plant Sector Advisory Board released its pre-competitive vision for the UK’s plant and crop sector. Alongside prioritising research needs, the importance of providing support for ...
Farm491 member, Breedr, raises £2.2M to digitise the $1Trillion global livestock industry
Most livestock farmers still rely on eye assessment to judge when an animal is ready for market. In the beef sector alone, this subjectivity results in almost half of UK ...
Farm491 Supports KTN’s AgriTech Investment Showcase
We are excited to announce that this year we are supporting KTN’s AgriTech Investment Showcase, alongside Rabobank. The showcase event will enable up to 14 companies to present their investment ...
Farm491 takes Inspiring AgriTech Innovation workshop to London!
On April the 8th and 9th, we took our free workshop to Green Lab in London. Green Lab’s vision is to radically change the way our food is produced and ...
The role of Innovation in achieving Sustainability
AgriTech is increasingly being presented as a means to solving the sustainability challenge in food and agriculture. But what do we mean by sustainability and is this future a near-reality ...
Farm491 exciting 2018 outcomes – and plans for 2019
As the year comes to a close, here at Farm491 we wanted to share with you some exciting highlights from the year, and also plans for 2019. During the summer, ...
Farm491 member, LettUs Grow, win €100,000 for revolutionary indoor agriculture method
One of our newest members, LettUs Grow, have beat 844 other start-ups to win €100,000 in the Postcode Lottery Green Challenge. Co-founder and Managing Director, Charlie Guy, travelled to Amsterdam ...
Farm491 is off to Croptec!
As the show that challenges arable farmers to address production efficiency, innovation and profitability, CropTec Show is a must-attend event for agritech incubation and enterprise hub, Farm491. World food demands ...
Technology is key in delivering a green Brexit
For more than forty years, the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has decided how we farm our land, the food we grow and how we should manage the natural environment. ...