Defra Land Use Consultation Workshops
On 18 March 2025, Farm491 hosted the Royal Agricultural University’s Defra Land Use Consultation workshops with LUNZ Hub at the Alliston Centre. The Government has launched a national conversation about ...
Farm491 supports Cotswold Regenerative Agriculture Conference
Farm491 was delighted to attend and support the sell-out Cotswold Regenerative Agriculture Conference at the Royal Agricultural University on 4 March 2025. Rebecca Waite, CEO of Cotswolds National Landscape, opened ...
First ‘Croissants & Questions’ Business Breakfast of 2025
Farm491 was delighted to host its first business breakfast of the year on 27th February 2025 at the Royal Agricultural University (RAU), continuing its popular ‘Croissants and Questions’ monthly series. ...
Regenerative food business scoops £50k top prize in new competition to foster innovation in the natural world
A company which supports regenerative food production methods through unique partnerships with farmers, foresters, and landowners has been announced as the winner of the Royal Agricultural University’s (RAU) inaugural Farm491 ...
Top names to judge Farm491 Innovation Competition
A top-level judging panel, including Henry Dimbleby and Baroness Young of Old Scone, has been announced for the Royal Agricultural University’s innovative Farm491 Challenge Prize competition. The Challenge Prize, a ...
Clean Growth Fund joins Farm491 Investor Network
We are very pleased to welcome Clean Growth Fund (CGF) to our network of Farm491 Investors. Clean Growth Fund was set up to invest in UK-based innovations that significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions ...
Farm491 Challenge Prize Series Launched
We are delighted to announce the launch of an exciting new competition to encourage and support companies fostering innovation in our natural world. Generously supported by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, our ...
Member News: AgriFrontier Growth Fund – ICFA Award
We are excited to announce that Agri Frontier is one of 5 fund managers that has been awarded funding and acceleration support for 2024 from the International Climate Finance Accelerator, ...
Farm491 co-sponsors AgriTech category at TechSW Awards
Farming can often be overlooked as an integral part of the South West’s economy of innovation – and Tech South West is aiming to change that. From improving efficiency in ...
‘Converting the Nitrate Timebomb’ with Mike Waite, AguaDB
Mike Waite, Founder and CEO of Agua DB, spent 20 years working on improving ion exchange processes for nitrate removal in the water sector before realising that fundamentally the process ...