Let's Talk Agri-Tech

The UK Agri-Tech Centre is excited to share insights from the Carbon HarvesTech project, which explored the feasibility of localised CO₂ production for Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) using Direct Air Capture (DAC).

Led by Brits Energy, in collaboration with Flex Farming, Cambridge HOK, and the UK Agri-Tech Centre, the project successfully developed a working prototype, uncovering the key technical and commercial steps needed to move towards scalable deployment.

Dive deeper into the findings and future potential on this podcast, where our host, Wallace Currie talks with Ahmad Mosheni (Brits Energy, project lead), alongside Alexander van Tuyll (Wageningen University) and Eirinn Rushbridge (GrowSave). Together, they discuss the innovation behind DAC, the remaining challenges for the Carbon HarvesTech technology, and what this could mean for the future of sustainable food production.

Want to find out more about how the UK Agri-Tech Centre is supporting agri-tech innovators to scale and drive real-world adoption? Visit ukagritechcentre.com 

Welcome to Let’s Talk Agri-Tech, the podcast by the UK Agri-Tech Centre. This conversation is part of our Growth Week series, which will be available here. 

In this episode, Charles Bowyer, Farm Technology Specialist at the UK Agri-Tech Centre, is joined by Somerset farmers Rob Addicott and Jeremy Padfield, as well as Dr Annie Rayner, FAI Farms.

Rob and Jeremy have years of hands-on experience, trialling and adopting new technology, mixed farming systems and navigating everything from soil challenges to livestock pressures. They also starred in our recent 'Farming Smarter' docuseries. Annie adds insight from FAI Farms’ longstanding work helping global food and farming businesses move toward practical, regenerative approaches, backed by more than 20 years of scientific knowledge and expertise.

 Listen to how they draw on their experience to discuss what it really takes to make agri-tech fit for farms.

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This episode was published on 4 February 2026 

Welcome to Let’s Talk Agri-Tech, the podcast by the UK Agri-Tech Centre. This conversation is part of our Growth Week series, which will be available here.

In this episode, our host, Dr Grace O’Gorman is joined by Charlie Guy, CEO and Founder of LettUs Grow and Charlie Mercer, Policy Director at Start-up Coalition.

 They discuss how policy and regulatory factors are shaping business growth, barriers to scale and advice for agri-tech businesses.

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This episode was published on 3 February, 2026 

 Welcome to Let’s Talk Agri-Tech, the podcast by the UK Agri-Tech Centre.  This conversation is part of our Growth Week series which will be available here.

 In this episode, Helen Brookes, our host is joined by Emily Marshall, Sustainability and National Account Manager and Louisa Hogarty, Chief People and Impact Officer, at Noble Foods. 

They discuss the importance of industry expectations, the opportunities for agri-tech in the supply chain, and advice for agri-tech businesses.

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This episode was published on February 2, 2026

Welcome to Let's Talk Agri-Tech, the podcast from the UK Agri-Tech Centre. 

In this episode, we’re joined by two of our colleagues: Dr Harry Langford, Innovation Director, who brings expertise in soil science and environmental engineering and Dr Alex McCormack, Agronomy Innovation Lead, who specialises in novel fertilisers, early disease detection and the development of new farming systems for arable and horticultural crops.

Together, we explore our latest report: The future of arable and horticulture innovation. Created to give a clear overview of UK crop production and to explore the challenges, opportunities and emerging trends shaping the sector.

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This episode was published on November 28, 2025

Welcome to Let's Talk Agri Tech, the podcast from the UK Agri-Tech Centre. 

Today, we're talking about the Vineyard Frost Project, an innovative project bringing together cutting-edge forecasting, smart sensors and machine learning to help growers protect their vines. 

We speak with two experts from Weatherquest: Steve Dorling, founder and head of innovation and Marcus Krumins, data scientist. Steve and Marcus discuss why frost risk matters, traditional mitigation methods, the tech behind the Vineyard Frost Project and the new Vine Buddy service designed to help growers make smarter, sustainable decisions. 

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This episode was published on November 13, 2025

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Welcome to Let's Talk Agri-Tech, the podcast from the UK Agri-Tech Centre. In this episode, we're diving into the future of livestock farming through the lens of epigenomics and precision agriculture. We're joined by Dr Andrew Lessey, COO of Antler Bio, a fast growing agri-tech business that's transforming how we understand and manage dairy herds. Andrew shares the story of AntlerBio's growth and Epiherd, a tool that uses gene expression data to boost productivity, sustainability and animal welfare.

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This episode was published on November 5, 2025

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Welcome to Let's Talk Agri-Tech, the podcast from the UK Agri-Tech Centre. In this episode, we'll be talking about the innovative and exciting GreenShed project, designed to revolutionise livestock farming, combining cutting-edge technology with circular economy principles. In this episode, we talk to three of the project partners, No Pollution, Organic Power Ireland and Galebreaker, to hear all about this groundbreaking project, which is based at SRUC.

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This episode was published on: October 15, 2025

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Welcome to Let's Talk Agri-Tech, the podcast from the UK Agri-Tech Centre. In this episode, we speak to Burak Karadag, Founder and CTO of Debye Ltd, to discuss his transition from aerospace engineering to agriculture and his work on plasma-based nitrogen fixation, particularly in the Electric Nitrogen project in collaboration with the UK Agri-Tech Centre.

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This episode was published on: July 3, 2025

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Welcome to Let's Talk Agri-Tech, the podcast from the UK Agri-Tech Centre. In this episode, we are joined by Chris Knight from Agribot and Mike Jones from the UK Agri Tech Centre to talk about the Grassland Modelling Project and discuss how artificial intelligence, satellite data and climate models are transforming agriculture.

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This episode was published on: June 18, 2025

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