ROBOCROP: A COMPLEX CANVAS OF AUTOMATION IN AGRICULTURE AND BEYOND

New robotic harvester picks 25,000 raspberries a day, helping UK farms with labor shortages. Fieldwork Robotics tests machines with Hall Hunter.

#RoboticFarming, #RaspberryPicking, #UKAgriculture, #FieldworkRobotics, #LaborShortage

https://newsletter.tf/robotic-raspberry-picker-picks-25000-berries-daily/

The new robot can pick 25,000 raspberries a day, which is much more than a person can pick.

#RoboticFarming, #RaspberryPicking, #UKAgriculture, #FieldworkRobotics, #LaborShortage
https://newsletter.tf/robotic-raspberry-picker-picks-25000-berries-daily/

DNA-Edited Feed Targets Beef Yield

UK regulators approve testing of gene-edited barley to make cattle feed richer, potentially leading to faster-growing, juicier beef. Find out what this means for farmers and consumers.

#GeneEditing, #UKAgriculture, #CattleFeed, #BeefProduction, #FoodTech

https://newsletter.tf/uk-gene-edited-barley-test-fatter-beef/

The UK is testing new barley that could make cattle grow faster and produce fattier beef, a big change from current feed.

#GeneEditing, #UKAgriculture, #CattleFeed, #BeefProduction, #FoodTech
https://newsletter.tf/uk-gene-edited-barley-test-fatter-beef/

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researcher to tour England by bike to interview women in farming
https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/researcher-to-tour-england-by-bike-to-interview-women-in-farming/

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“Our level of self-sufficiency is going to be probably the lowest ever recorded, probably below 50% this year. That’s pretty scary when you think about geopolitics at the moment.”

Still, small boats, eh?

#UKAgriculture
#FoodSecurity

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/mar/18/therese-coffeys-eat-turnips-message-leaves-bitter-taste-after-uks-biggest-grower-gives-up?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Apart from the clusterf@*k that is Brexit, I think it's worth pointing out how much I DON'T want sheep grazing on the hills. They produce a paltry amount of food. We would be much better off if the hills were allowed to rewild.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/dec/29/uk-farmers-impact-brexit-trade-deal-losing-common-agricultural-policy

#ukagriculture #brexit