AgTech & Innovation

New British government support announced October 9 establishes Robotics Adoption Hubs aimed at helping businesses and public services introduce automation. Farming is an explicit target: the government says robotic technologies could help move more h

A Penn State-led research team has modelled whether mixing crop material with cow manure can improve the financial viability of dairy-farm biogas production. Their study, reported October 8, 2026, compared digesters using manure alone with

PlantNet researchers and Malaysian collaborators are studying PlantAIM, an AI approach that combines crop identification and visible disease recognition from a single image.

CSIRO's Hurdle wheat variety is designed to give Western Australian growers grain, hay or grazing options when frost or heat puts a harvest at risk.

Farmers, growers and foresters in England can now apply to test practical innovations with partners under the latest ADOPT funding round.

France lists nearly 2,000 digital farm tools, but its agriculture ministry warns that cost, lock-in, cyber risk and control of farm data matter as much as automation.

The UK government and UKRI are putting £54 million into 18 biosecurity projects spanning animal vaccines, antimicrobial resistance, plant health and epidemic preparedness.

Fonterra is committing NZ$31 million over three years to the next phase of AgriZeroNZ, the public-private program developing farm-ready methane and emissions-reduction tools.