New World Farming – Bristol Tech Festival
Farm491 is launching New World Farming – a call for innovation and rethinking of the problems facing the UK agri-food sector. From nutrient pollution and carbon negative farming to food ...
Agri-tech Cornwall Business Forum
We are looking forward to seeing a number of our Cornish members next week at the Agri-Tech Cornwall Business Forum. The event is an opportunity for Cornwall’s tech businesses to ...
Farmers need to embrace agritech to forge ahead
Read our latest Farming Talk feature in the latest Shropshire Star: “Farm491 is a leading UK based agritech incubator and innovation space based at the Royal Agricultural University, supporting entrepreneurs ...
Ashfords & Farm491 Roundtable: Breaking Down Barriers to Capital in the AgriTech sector
Farm491 and Ashfords are hosting a roundtable discussion around breaking down barriers to capital in AgriTech, with a focus on moving beyond Series A to accelerate growth of the British ...
FoodBytes! 2019 – Farm491 are community partner
The leading food and agriculture discovery platform and pitch competition is returning to London on 7 November 2019, following the success of its 2018 debut, and applications are now open. ...
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 ...