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 ...
Finalists of a new sustainability award announced
The finalists of a new award, celebrating on-farm environmental, societal and financial sustainability activities, have been announced. Colin Chappell from Gander Farm in North Lincolnshire, and Guy Prudom of Northfields ...
Farm491 launches online course for all entrepreneurs
Farm491, alongside Rod Horrocks, are proud to launch their very own online course available to all entrepreneurs across the globe. Having worked with Rod for the past 4 years developing ...