A windy report from the Fens; 27 March 2026

Some tractor action and a cameo appearance by some roe deer in this week's Agri-TechE round-up.This week:💡 Being inspired by the University of Reading AgriFood Futures strategy - a multi-disciplinary systems approach to agri-food, from land management to consumer and health, via crop and livestock research, teaching and real-world farming.💻 Bringing Artificial Intelligence into #agritech - Marks & Clerk experts talk us through the legal implications of liabilities, regulatory evolution and the importance of being human when it comes to patent protection.🚜 Watching the "virtuous circle" of farmers and agronomists talking to innovators about their tools, tech and services via our Farmer First Innovation Group. This week's was on traceability, feat, YAGRO and Livefarmer UK.🎥 Fame on the BBC for Agri-TechE member Messium and one of our ambassadors - Northants farmer Louise Penn following our introductions!📈 Announcement of the new Agri-Scale programme - £13m for industrial research and experimental development to help #agritech companies get commercial. The pilot was run with MTC - Manufacturing Technology Centre and it's great to see government confidence resulting in a fully fledged programme.🫰 The AgFunder Global AgriFoodTech Investment Report 2025 has landed - what are the trends in investments into companies across the globe and what does this mean for #agritech businessesNews, trends, and breakthroughs shaping the future of farming, brought to you by Agri-TechE. We are a not-for-profit, independent organisation for our members. We bring together forward-thinking farmers, researchers, technologists, and agri-businesses to foster collaboration and drive impactful solutions. https://www.agri-tech-e.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.