A UK Gov & Microsoft backed Agri-tech Centre has developed AI that predicts crops’ shipment window 3x earlier than previously possible. The first proof-of-concept promises to save one leading farming business >£6m p/a, equivalent to 15% increase in gross profit. Delayed harvests are an expensive problem for international farming. Overseas crops are grown to a […]
On the whole the Covid-19 crisis has not been such a disaster for the farming sector as it has for many other industries. It is fair to say that countryside communities have, thankfully, seen fewer cases of the disease than the more urban areas, thus ensuring that staffing levels have not fallen significantly. The fruit […]
Baldwins Group, one of the UK’s fastest growing accountancy and business advisory firms, is pleased to announce it is partnering with leading UK universities and commercial enterprises to launch the National Innovation Centre for the Rural Economy (NICRE), which will undertake research, allowing the development of government policy to further support the country’s rural economy. […]
An Edinburgh garden centre and tearoom is brightening up lockdown for its customers by offering a delivery service during the Coronavirus crisis, thanks to CBILS support from Bank of Scotland. New Hopetoun Gardens in Broxburn was forced to close its doors to the public and furlough 28 of its 36 staff following the government’s announcement […]
A South Staffordshire-based wine producer and retailer has been able to expand its production and has diversified its operations during the coronavirus shutdown, after securing support from Lloyds Bank. The Halfpenny Green Wine Estate faced difficulties on both the agricultural and retail sides of its business due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Alongside adjusting to the […]
“Agriculture has been one of the major UK industries affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Although the challenges of having to maintain an adequate food supply and its workforce already existed, the pandemic and lockdown has increased the pressure on the already fragile sector dependent on seasonal workforce. It has been clearly demonstrated with the fact […]
A Somerset zoo that has closed its doors during the coronavirus outbreak has secured a six-figure funding package to care for its animals during the lockdown, thanks to Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm, in Wraxall near Bristol, closed its doors on 21 March but was facing substantial costs to keep more than […]
