AgTech

N.Ireland

Innovation Strategy sets out plan for getting ag-tech on to NI farms

Big data, artificial intelligence and the transformative bio-economy are set to be prioritised for government support for Northern Ireland agriculture....

April 28, 2021 4:21pm

N.Ireland

Could you be one of NI's first Environmental Technology Farms?

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture (DAERA) is seeking the best examples of environmentally-friendly farms to join its new Technology Demonstration...

March 31, 2021 7:40pm

Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour

Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...

Machinery

Lemken reports turnover of €365 million in 2020

Agricultural implement manufacturer Lemken has said its sales have remained steady over the last year, despite the challenges of the...

March 18, 2021 6:31pm

Agri-Business

Walkers crisps to convert waste potato peel into low-carbon fertiliser for growers

UK crisp firm Walkers has joined forces with a clean-tech firm to create low-carbon fertiliser from its waste potato peelings...

December 8, 2020 11:39am

N.Ireland

Ideal Home project awarded Innovate UK grant for ground-breaking poultry house design

A pioneering Northern Ireland project to shape the future of poultry houses has been successful in attracting funding from Innovate UK...

November 10, 2020 5:55pm

Machinery

Agri-tech company raises €6 million for crop-spraying technology

An Irish agri-technology company has raised €6 million to support the development of its crop-spraying technology. MagGrow, the Dublin-based innovator which...

August 11, 2020 4:16pm

Rural Life

Irish agri-tech company wins 2 awards at world's largest start-up competition

An Irish agri-technology company has won two awards at the world’s largest start-up competition. MicroGen Biotech, based in the Institute...

August 5, 2020 3:13pm

Agri-Business

5 'ag-tech' support funds of €100,000 now open for applications

The ‘accelerator programme’ for ag-tech companies – Yield Lab Europe – has today announced that it has opened for applications...

June 26, 2019 9:57am

Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'

Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...

Agri-Business

'Cream of crop' expected at Cork AgTech Convention

The upcoming Agtech Convention promises to bring the “cream of the crop” from the agricultural technology sector to the limelight....

February 26, 2019 3:40pm

N.Ireland

Kazakhstan buyers tour NI to browse UK's agri-tech wares

Northern Irish agri-tech companies flaunted their wares to a team of investors from Kazakhstan interested in developing their country’s agricultural...

April 22, 2018 1:00pm