Members

Lochhill Agroecological Farm

Winners of the 2025 Farm491 Challenge Prize, Lochhill Agroecological Farm is a 75-acre community farm project based near Castle Douglas.

Sapperton Wilder

Building the scientific evidence to aid natures recovery alongside farming. Sapperton Wilder is a land restoration project integrating regenerative farming to restore ecosystem processes, biodiversity and soil health. It is an experiment to test improving biodiversity and socioeconomic returns from low grade agriculture land in the Cotswolds.

Valsoft Corporation

Valsoft and Valstone are a group of software investors and one of its strongest sectors is agriculture, with six businesses, ranging from swine management software to payroll software for farmers.

It protects the legacy and brand of the businesses it acquires and ensures decisions are left as close to the customer as possible, allowing its portfolio to remain agile while also gaining access to large group resources.

Agua DB

With decades of experience of designing best-in-class ion exchange processes for the removal of nitrate and other contaminants from ground water and over 100 years operational experience with commercial plants in both the UK and US, Agua DB was born to develop a ground-breaking new nitrate treatment process. With Agua DB technology, a plant can now produce low chloride potassium sulphate and potassium nitrate products for local re-use in smart (variable rate fertilisation) irrigation equipment. This turns the problem of nitrate pollution into a sustainable solution.

Meadow Foods

Meadow Foods are experts in sustainable dairy and confectionery ingredients. It partners with the world’s leading food manufacturers to solve their most complex challenges.

Agri Frontier

Agri Frontier Limited (“Agri Frontier”) are an Agri Investment and Advisory firm that specialises in helping to create world class farming and integrated agri businesses across the value chain, with a focus on frontier markets. Typical clients range from family owned to corporate farming businesses in Africa, International businesses with a desire to expand their operations to Africa, as well as Impact, Developmental and Private Equity investors.

Organic Research Centre

Through our research and knowledge exchange work we are influencing farm practice and driving change within organic and non-organic farming businesses. ORC wants to mitigate climate change, improve food security and increase sustainability.

Carbon Quester

Carbon Quester is a scientifically rigorous measurement service developed with Rothamstead Research, that doesn’t cost the earth.

Matizmo

Matizmo produce campaigns, films, display creative, and content for cybersecurity and technology marketing teams.

CRM AgriCommodities

CRM AgriCommodities is an independent agricultural market analysis and forecasting business specialising in grains, oilseeds, vegetable oils and broader commodity markets.

CropNuts

Crop Nutrition Laboratory Services Ltd – CropNuts is Kenya’s leading ISO 17025 Accredited soil analysis & testing company. Supports farmers across Africa.

Wild Woodland Celebrations

Runner Up in the Farm491 Challenge Prize, Wild Woodland Celebrations use low impact management and keep everything as low key as possible. We want people to experience the woodlands in an undisturbed and natural state. We are just visiting and we want to leave nature as natural as possible.

Most of the profits go towards the regeneration of the woodland that has been neglected for many years and is in need of management and restoration to native woodland. 

Grown Grub

Grown Grub is a clean, wholefood nutrition brand producing Oat Pots. A premium breakfast designed for busy working professionals. Each 90g pot contains 22g of protein, 10g of collagen and 5g of fibre. Every ingredient is purposeful with no artificial additives, with 5p donated from every pot sold to independent food banks across the UK.