What does it take to expand your business to Africa?
With the current uncertainties with COVID-19, we need to contemplate how things will change with slumped prices, lack of consumer demand and chilly economic prospects. What can we do to ...
Farm491 host season of AgriTech events exploring the future of British farming
A leading UK technology incubator organisation at the Royal Agricultural University is in the midst of their AgriTech season of events, which begun in January this year. Farm491 are hosting ...
AgriTech competition winner embraces Farm491 membership
The winner of the 2019 Agri Innovation Den competition, William Pelton from Phytoform Labs Ltd, has taken up his 12-month membership of Farm491 to help boost his crop technology business. ...
Farm491 launch new website in time for LAMMA ‘20
The farming and food systems technology incubator based at the Royal Agricultural University has entered 2020 with a bang with the launch of their new website. The new site has ...
Coming soon … Farm491’s AgriTech Season 2020
With last year’s season being such a success, we are back for 2020 with a new line-up of events. We will update our website and social media pages in due ...
Farm491 2019 Summary
It has been a whirlwind year for the Farm491 team – we’ve attended 40 external events between us and hosted 30 at our HQ at The Alliston Centre! One of ...
AgriTech Entrepreneurs Fueling the Innovation Engine
Last week, Farm491 member Innovation Beehive sat down with Head of Farm491, Luke Halsey to discuss AgriTech innovations … One aspect of The Innovation Engine is seeking new ways to ...
Six Strategies for your Business Model
“To me, ideas are worth nothing unless executed. They are just a multiplier. Execution is worth millions.” – Steve Jobs Developing a great tech idea is easy for many ...
Global Food Crisis Tackled at Farm491’s Innovation Forum
On the 5th November, Farm491 held a half-day innovation forum entitled ‘New World Farming,’ as part of Bristol’s Technology Festival week. The AgriTech business incubator and innovation facilitator held the ...
New Head of Farm491 Announced
Farm491 has announced the promotion of Luke Halsey to ‘Head of Farm491 & Programme Manager’. The new appointment will see the development of the strategic and operational direction of Farm491, ...