Defra and UKRI set aside £30m for agritech projects to achieve net zero and boost food production
Artificial intelligence (AI) and drones could be used to help growers increase yields and make the sector more resilient.
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Defra could bring crypto mining to UK landfill sites
The government agency wants to explore crypto mining as a way to repurpose methane gas from landfills. But will it…
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Farms are short of workers, but automation won’t come to the rescue until 2030
A review into automation in horticulture reveals there are several barriers to putting robots in fields.
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Defra to Buy £2 Million of Satellite Imagery for Farming Subsidies
The use of satellite data to administer the CAP was approved by the European Commission last May
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Defra IT Systems Won’t Be Ready for No-Deal Brexit: NAO
Defra, responsible for overseeing £17 billion in annual chemical exports, has "not ensured that the new IT systems it is…
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DXC Technology appears set to land a major end user environment (EUE) services deal at the Department for Environment, Food…
Defra Hands DXC £81 Million Contract
DXC joins Atos in winning Defra business
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Nobody Ever Got Fired for Hiring…
"It’s disappointing to see that Defra, as well as some other government departments, are still struggling to break their addiction…
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