Robotics, automation and associated technologies – an Arable Horizons talk As part of Arable Horizons hosted by Farmers Weekly, University of Lincoln Professors, Tom Duckett, School of Computer Science and Simon Pearson, Founder of LIAT, will be speaking at the National Space Centre, Leicester, on 26th April 2017. Arable...
We are delighted to announce the second talk in our breakfast briefing series, on the topic of Agri-Robotics and Agri-Engineering. Riseholme Hall, Riseholme Campus, Wednesday 19th April, 8.30am – 10.30am. Breakfast will be served from 8.30am with talks and demonstrations from 9am, you can view the agenda here. Places...
Our key aim as an Institute is to support and enhance productivity, efficiency and sustainability in food and farming. We are involved in global research projects looking at the availability of water and its impact on agricultural productivity. Last month, we welcomed eminent Chinese scientist, Shibo Fang, to the University...
Research at the Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology, University of Lincoln, is looking into the effects of coastal flooding on agricultural land. The image (below, right) shows NDVI (Normalised Difference Vegetation Index) from satellite imagery. Green areas indicate fields with a high vegetative (crop) growth. Note the patchy...
Senior Lecturer in Agriculture, Simon Goodger, recently gave a fascinating presentation which covered five key themes that LIAT will focus on. You can view Simon’s full presentation here. One of the themes of Simon’s presentation is Robotic Automation- a crucial element of Agri-Food Technology. A video of LIAT’s very own farming robot, Thorvald...
The Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology (LIAT) were pleased to attend the Lincolnshire Farming Conference 2017, at the well known Lincolnshire Showground. As a yearly event held at the home of the historic Lincolnshire Show, the day was an excellent opportunity for people working in the Agricultural sector to learn about new...