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Following a turbulent year for most manufacturer’s Fendt has claimed in a recent press conference, it is in a good position to push forward its plans on a global scale.

With the Government’s decision on post-Brexit gene editingÌý(GE)Ìýregulation dueÌýto be announcedÌýany day now,ÌýProfÌýWendy Harwood of the John Innes CentreÌý(JIC)Ìýoutlined some of the opportunities the technology could bring.

As the industry prepares for the new Environmental Land Management scheme (ELMs), existing farm management software (FMS) dataÌýcould help farmers to get ahead in preparing for the transition.Ìý

This year’s Cereals Event saw more robots on display than ever before, but Harper Adams University researchers say that the commercialisation of crop robots in Europe is being stymied by regulation.

Bayer has announced the European launch of its global Carbon Initiative. Five farmers from the UK and more than 20 others from across Europe will be working with Bayer to investigate how to decarbonise the food value chain.

The first production autonomous robotic tractor has arrived in the UK. Designed, developed and built in Denmark, the Agrointelli Robotti has been purchased by Home 51AVÊÓƵNacton in Suffolk, a member of Fram Farmers co-

SCIENTISTS have refined a transformational process that allows nitrate to be captured from drinking water for use in agriculture as a liquid fertiliser.

The John Innes Centre has called for urgent investment in new research tools to address major global losses of wheat crops which cost £22 billion per year.

Claas has announced it has started to collaborate with and invest in the Dutch start-up company AgXeed, as it look to offer customers autonomous solutions.

A major new report released in Brussels has highlighted the contribution of plant breeding to sustainable agriculture in Europe, both historically over the coming decades.