AGRI INNOVATION DEN
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Agri Innovation Den finalists took to the floor to pitch for investment
Following an intensive round of interviews, our six finalists took to the floor to compete for a game changing investment to transform their business.
Since this year’s Agri-Innovation Den competition launched in spring, we have received a huge response from a wide variety of global entrepreneurs, all looking for investment, marketing support and business advice.
Launched by Farmers Guardian’s parent company AgriBriefing in 2015, the competition invites agricultural entrepreneurs to pitch their business ideas to our panel of industry judges and potential investors.
In December, our six finalists travelled to Farm491 in Cirencester to present their agri businesses to a four-strong panel of judges.
Heading up the panel is Neil Thackray, Co-Founder of Agri-Briefing; Ben Briggs, Editor of Farmers Guardian; Michael Wagner, Business Director for the BASF Agricultural Solutions business in Northern Europe and Dr Claus Hackmann, BASF Venture Capital GmbH Investment Manager.
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Agri Innovation Den finalists take to the floor to pitch for investment
Following an intensive round of interviews, our six finalists took to the floor to compete for a game changing investment to transform their business. Click here to read more…
Bridging gap between science and farming
Michael Wagner, BASF’s business director of agricultural solutions in the UK, Ireland, the Nordics and Baltics says: “Scientific discovery is at the heart of agriculture, and the closer that discovery is to a farmer’s own land and practices, the more valuable it isClick here to read more…
Sowing the seeds for fresh ideas
Tapping into new sources of innovation could be a key driver in helping agriculture overcome some major challenges, such as plateauing productivity rates and tightening environmental legislation.Click here to read more…
Where next with plastics?
Since the BBC’s Blue Planet series escalated society’s awareness of the polluting potential of plastics, the topic has rarely been far from the public conscience. BASF is one company looking at ways to reduce the environmental burden it causes. Click here to read more…
New developments in crop analytics set for take off
Drones and other image-capturing devices are delivering significant advances in crop analytics technology, but their real potential is yet to be unleashed. Click here to read more…
Farming’s future requires us all to work differently
UK farming is about to experience radical and far-reaching change and the industry will need to adjust its approach. Click here to read more…
Agri-Innovation Den finalists pitch for share of £20m investment pot
Last week, seven finalists in the Agri-Innovation Den competition went before judges to pitch their ideas and innovations, making their play for a share of the £20 million investment pot up for grabs. Click here to read more…
Agri-Innovation Den: Meet this year’s seven finalists
Since this year’s Agri-Innovation Den competition launched in spring, we have received a huge response from a wide variety of global entrepreneurs, all looking for investment, marketing support and business advice. Click here to read more…
Agri-Innovation Den: Pushing forward with innovation in crop science
Scientists are making huge strides forward in plant health, dealing with pests and diseases, nutrition and sustainability, but many successful research projects fail to translate into work in the field. Click here to read more…
Innovation in agriculture machinery
Innovation in machinery is about working smart. In the current economic and environmental climate, the ‘lean’ approach – increasing efficiency and quality while reducing resource use – is an attractive way forward. Click here to read more…
£20 million fund for Agri-Innovation Den
Briefing Media, Farmers Guardian’s parent company, has announced there is now more than £20 million of funding available for fledgling agricultural businesses through its Agri-Innovation Den competition. Click here to read more…
Agri-Innovation Den: Finding true innovation in farming
No-one understands better than farmers the challenge of feeding a rapidly growing population affordably and sustainably and, therefore, the need for innovation. But what does successful innovation look like? Click here to read more…
Last year’s finalists forging ahead
Agri-Innovation Den’s 2016 crop of finalists is making a big impact, through smart choices, exciting collaborations and sheer resolve. Six months after pitching to the dragons, fast-paced change and fruitful relationships are being reported. Click here to read more…
Investing in innovation
Last week saw an extremely successful day in Briefing Media and The Co-operative Food’s Agri-Innovation Den, with four finalists taking away firm promises for further progression. Click here to read more…
Pitch perfect in Agri-Innovation Den
Agri-Innovation Den 2016 has proved an enormous success with the majority of finalists receiving commitment from the judges for further talks on business development opportunities. Click here to read more…
Innovators experiment and solve problems – farmers do that every day #AgDen16
With the search now well underway for agricultural innovators to win a share in the Agri-Innovation Den prize pot of £250,000, Marie-Claire Kidd looks at new development Click here to read more…
Agri-Innovation Den: The remote control farm of the future
Can you imagine running your farm from a control room? Instead of being out in the field, you would sit in a control room analysing data provided by GPS-guided autonomous drones and crop, soil and even livestock sensors. Click here to read more…