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John Deere training helps 38 young apprentices graduate
November 11, 2021

John Deere training helps 38 young apprentices graduate

 The latest group of talented young service technicians and parts personnel have successfully graduated from John Deere’...

SRUC pumps £1m into new agricultural teaching facilities
November 11, 2021

SRUC pumps £1m into new agricultural teaching facilities

Nearly £1 million is being invested in agricultural teaching facilities at Scotland’s Rural College's (SRUC) organic-cer...

UK agri-tech project to be shown at COP26
November 4, 2021

UK agri-tech project to be shown at COP26

Cutting-edge robotics and AI technology which is influencing the future of sustainable food production will be shown at...

Mushroom harvesting robot is among innovations from new agri-tech partnership
October 28, 2021

Mushroom harvesting robot is among innovations from new agri-tech partnership

The first three spin-out companies have been launched from a government-backed knowledge exchange partnership designed t...

IAgrE launches new Members’ App
October 20, 2021

IAgrE launches new Members’ App

There are many advantages to becoming a member of the Institution of Agricultural Engineers and a whole range of special...

LAMMA & IAgrE launch award for young, promising agricultural engineers
October 13, 2021

LAMMA & IAgrE launch award for young, promising agricultural engineers

The LAMMA Show and the Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) have partnered up to launch the 2022 Young Engineer...

Work starts on 'world's largest vertical farm' in Gloucestershire
September 29, 2021

Work starts on 'world's largest vertical farm' in Gloucestershire

Scunthorpe-based Jones Food Company (JFC) has broken ground on its second UK site, which is set to become the "world's l...

Agriculture course sees double expected enrolments
September 22, 2021

Agriculture course sees double expected enrolments

A major land-based college in Warwickshire has enjoyed a bountiful harvest and seen more than double the enrolments it e...

Farming on 'verge of crisis' unless more young people enter
September 9, 2021

Farming on 'verge of crisis' unless more young people enter

The agricultural industry is on the verge of a farming crisis unless more young people can be encouraged to work the lan...

Education secure at Low Beckside as farm sale completes
September 8, 2021

Education secure at Low Beckside as farm sale completes

The final stages of the sale of Newton Rigg's Low Beckside Farm are on the verge of completion, securing its future as a...

What does ‘agrivoltaics’ mean to you?
August 26, 2021

What does ‘agrivoltaics’ mean to you?

This article is published on the AHDB web site and is written by Jon Swain who will be speaking at the 2021 IAgrE Landwa...

Robots on arable farms are ‘now an economic reality’
August 19, 2021

Robots on arable farms are ‘now an economic reality’

Arable crop production using robots is now an economic reality – and could boost incomes on family farms, say researcher...

Professionals looking to take their career further sought for Harper Adams Senior Leader Apprenticeship
August 12, 2021

Professionals looking to take their career further sought for Harper Adams Senior Leader Apprenticeship

“Food businesses, their management and their supply chain have been very much in the news in recent months – and these s...

IAgrE Landwards Conference Wednesday 3rd November 2021 - 10am-2.30pm
August 5, 2021

IAgrE Landwards Conference Wednesday 3rd November 2021 - 10am-2.30pm

Future Fuels in Agriculture . In an age where the media is full of stories about climate change, sustainability and ca...

Two Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) Fellows receive recognition from European Agricultural Engineers (EurAgEng) for outstanding excellence
July 21, 2021

Two Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) Fellows receive recognition from European Agricultural Engineers (EurAgEng) for outstanding excellence

Two Fellows of the Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) have received European recognition for their outstandin...