Data

The Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) was launched in 2012 to support and energise on-farm learning-by-sharing and thus to enhance farming progress.

At this years Agri-Tech E REAP Conference, Sarah Kendall, ADAS Crop Physiologist joined a panel consisting of Matthew Smith (Scientific Technologies) and Macelo Galdos (Rothamsted Research) to discuss how the digital world is informing and guiding the developments and decisions in the real world – ranging from digital twins to predictive models, from platforms to help with scenario planning to the use of AI and machine learning to yield unprecedented insights into the future of agriculture and horticulture.

To celebrate 10 years of the YEN, we are hosting a YEN conference that brings together learnings from across our networks. 

Each year Agri-TechE brings together a series of agri-tech related events in a week in November, surrounding the REAP conference on the Tuesday.  REAP 2022 explores 'Making Sense of Agriculture'.

The British Farm Data Council is an independent not-for-profit group. Providing thought leadership and direction, seeking the gold standard for the British agrifood sector on standards and principles of farm data governance.

Roger Sylvester-Bradley      Tuesday 31st January 2023   It’s news across the world – the biggest wheat crop ever grown, yielding 18 tonnes of grain per hectare! This is fantastic, and laudable in all respects, but it’s no accident.    

The Cereal YEN was established in 2012, and is the longest-running Yield Enhancement Network.

Soilmentor helps you learn what healthy soils and flourishing biodiversity look like on your farm. Understand changes on your land above & below ground, make informed decisions and keep everyone in the loop.

GrassCheckGB is a grass monitoring project involving 50 dairy, beef and sheep farms.   Growth and quality data is published weekly throughout the growing season

Guidance from ADAS Agronomics on how best to conduct Line Trials on farm.  

Driving Decision Making for Efficient & Sustainable Agricultural Production ADAS Digital Decision Support encompasses the way in which we use digital data and digital technology to deliver solutions in crop production, sustainable food and farming, land management and ecology to our clients.

Strategic BBSRC & NERC programme with CEH & Rothamsted  - Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Systems,

Combining space and agricultural expertise for the UK to become the global leader in connectivity enabled agriculture and supply chain research, products, and services.

Agri-Tech Week features a mix of in-person and virtual events that are designed to showcase exciting developments in agri-tech. It is coordinated by Agri-TechE working closely with partners across the innovation ecosystem and aims to provide opportunities to attract new customers and partners and to broker collaborations and international connections.

Scientific paper in Field Crops Research published by the ADAS Agronomics team reporting experience working with BASF Real Results farmers conducting around 50 on-farm Line Trials per year.

Calling all agronomists! Sign up for the last few places at Soil Benchmark's event at NIAB on 7th December - hear from Dr Elizabeth Stockdale and join some of the UK's leading agronomists in the discussion on Farm Data and the Future of Agronomy

Tips from Yagro's Emma on how to get the best out of your farm data.

The Oilseed YEN network is striving to help the whole industry to successfully grow Oilseed rape (OSR) and Linseed from start to finish – providing a better outlook for both crops into the future. 

YEN      Friday 3rd January 2023   Russ McKenzie awarded YEN's Innovator of the Year in 2022 at the 10th Anniversary YEN Conference.

The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Food Network+ (SFN) brings together STFC researchers and facilities with research and industry in the agri-food sector.

The AgriTech-UK Directory, features companies and products from across the UK. The user functionality on the directory has been developed to include a more complete experience for both producers and buyers alike. Key information is now featured on producer profiles including products, and services, searchable by sector, product and region.

HESTIA – Harmonized Environmental Storage and Tracking of the Impacts of Agriculture – is an online platform to enable the sharing of food sustainability data in a structured, open source and standardised way. Please visit https://www.hestia.earth for more information.  

Long-term experiments (LTEs) are valuable resources to assess the sustainability and resilience of agricultural practices and systems.

  Whole-farm spatial appraisals are rare and often without yield data validation.

Making the most of farm data collected each season can seem a challenge. However, improving our understanding of how to interpret and put data to work can improve farming systems.

There is more data being collected on sheep farms than ever before, but we need to make sure it is being used effectively.

Powerful long-term drivers are increasing both the demand and supply of quantified environmental impact information in food systems. 

As technology develops, there are more and more ways to access and assess farm data as well as involving other technologies to support your farming.

How can data be used to improve farm animal health and welfare? Take this free training course from the University of Edinburgh.

Hutchinsons and Agri-TechE are delighted to invite you to a unique event aimed specifically at today’s farmers looking to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving industry.

The nation’s farms and farm workers need to adopt new technologies to compete effectively in the global marketplace. This study has looked forward at the innovation horizon in agriculture and horticulture and investigated how the skills base and training provision in the UK is addressing the changing needs of farming into the future.    

The Digital Opportunities Topic Advisory Group (TAG) as part of the UKRI Land Use for Net Zero Hub, are planning a Workshop on Metadata for Land Use Net Zero later in 2025. We welcome your feedback via the following questionnaire in to order shape the agenda.