Agri-TechE is facilitating the growth of the agri-tech ecosystem by bringing together people from different spheres that may not otherwise have met. Speakers at its events include a mixture of farmers, technologists and scientists who explore challenges and consider solutions from different perspectives.
The company has summed up some of its upcoming events in 2021.
Keeping it clean with agri-tech innovation
19th January 2021, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Activated air, electrolyzed water, free radicals – all provide alternatives to chemistry for sustaining the life span of fruit and vegetables, improving the quality of seed and reducing risk of contamination in food processing. New innovations are to be discussed for the first time at the Agri-TechE Explore virtual meeting.
Controlled Environment Agriculture: The industry is growing up 25th February 2021
The scale of global capital flow into Controlled Environment Agriculture and vertical farming has been described as “eye-watering”. This conference focuses on recent developments, innovations within CEA, business models and the potential for producers to go “beyond Babyleaf”.
Data management: More than a numbers game
13th April 2021
Agriculture produces a mass of data but converting this to meaningful information still creates challenges. 2020 has seen greater acceptance of many digital technologies and this event will feature a discussion with farmers and their technology partners about how they are extracting insights from their data.
Improving farm safety with innovative agri-tech
24th May 2021
There were 21 deaths in 2019/20 through accidents on-farm, with the youngest victim being just four years old. Technologies such as remote sensing and monitoring and advances in communications and automation offer opportunities to help make agriculture a safer industry. This event creates a dialogue with farmers about the pinch points and the solutions that are in the pipeline.
For more information:
Agri-TechE
www.agri-tech-e.co.uk/upcoming-events