The Alliston Centre Business Awards 2023
We are delighted to announce the launch of the 2023 Alliston Centre Business Awards. New for this year, the awards will recognise those businesses within the Farm491 and Cirencester Growth ...
Cirencester Growth Hub and Farm491 to host Net Zero strategy event for local businesses
In partnership with Farm491, the Cirencester Growth Hub team is hosting an event to help businesses understand Net Zero and what it means for their business. Feedback from a county-wide survey conducted by ...
Farm491 attend Low Carbon Agriculture Show
We were delighted to attend the Low Carbon Agriculture show last week to showcase the fantastic AgriTech support offered across the County and Nationally. The show was a great opportunity ...
Royal Agricultural University launches its vision for £100m Innovation Village
A concept for a sustainable, carbon neutral, Innovation Village which will be home to a community of entrepreneurs, policymakers, practitioners, and researchers committed to addressing the major global challenges we ...
AgriTech: An interview with HCR Law and Sarah Carr
The adoption of new technologies in areas like food production will be essential for hitting Net Zero targets, something which many businesses – not just in agriculture but across the ...
Gloucestershire Agri-Tech Partnership Launches
Gloucestershire, the natural home of agri-tech, is set to promote growth and innovation in the sector with the creation of a new collaborative group, The Gloucestershire Agri-Tech Partnership. As the ...
Salinity: Why we need to treat water better
New members Salinity got in touch to tell us a bit more about what they do and their current direction. While we think of ourselves as residents of a blue ...
Winners announced- Rawcliffe Bridge Award for Sustainability
Arable farmer Colin Chappell from North Lincolnshire has been awarded the inaugural Rawcliffe Bridge Award for sustainability, with special commendation for his dedication to community. The new award, organised by ...
Rehabilitation via vertical farming trialled for the first time in UK prisons
For the first time in the UK, vertical farming will be trialled in a prison setting as part of a strategy to aid rehabilitation by empowering prisoners and helping them ...
Congratulations, Muddy Machines!
Farm491 members, Muddy Machines, have successfully secured £1.5m in Seed Funding. This round of funding was led by Regenerate Ventures with participation from Ponderosa Ventures, Jude Gomilla and Thrive/SVG Ventures ...