Oak before ash, we're in for a splash 🌦️

Forecasting the weather, crop performance and pest and disease outbreaks has been peppered with rhyming slogans and old wives’ tales (DM me to discover the one about the right time to drill sugar beet - too rude for the vlog!). This week the Agri-TechE round-up is from a sugar beet field, talking about the top tech being used by British Beet Research Organisation (BBRO) to bring some science to the slogans, using AI and smart traps to detect and predict beet moth and Cerospera (leaf spot).Also this week:🖱️ Working alongside Apple  and IBM  as part of the University of East Anglia School of Computing Sciences Industry Advisory Board – what does our sector need for new computing graduates to be “Employment Ready?”🛜 An opportunity to learn about the private 5G network trial connecting up smart devices across an entire farming estate in Gloucestershire – join the Open Day where we are partnering with Overbury Enterprises. ☣️ Chemical risk management through software as a service – learning more about farmer and agronomist empowerment (within regulatory rules) from Kate Bromfield. 💷 The funding ceiling for the farmer-led ADOPT R&D grants has gone up to £200,000. Bigger projects.....more farmers involved! Well done, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Innovate UK for listening and adapting.News, 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.