Building on the success of last year’s event, the South West AgriTech Showcase will be returning with a packed agenda and at a new venue, on Thursday 21 March 2024.
The event will focus on innovation and technology within agriculture, its commercialisation and adoption and how this can improve farming businesses and profitability.
A lack of knowledge is holding many farmers back from investing in new agricultural technology, according to a new survey by NFU Mutual .
Lack of access to finance was the second highest reason limiting respondents (30%), followed by uncertainty about the future (17%) and supply chain difficulties (7%).
Agriculture in the South West accounts for over £4bn of the region's...
In January, Duchy College in Cornwall and Bicton College in Devon are running an 8-week Agri-Tech woodland management course to teach the technical skills needed in modern woodland management and farming.
The course is delivered through the Train4Tomorrow programme, a government-funded initiative supporting adults in the South West to develop the in-demand technology skills required...
