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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Welcome back to the Let's Talk Agri-Tech, where we explore the role of innovation and technology in the future of farming. This mini series is built around the insights from our latest report, Innovation and Technology: The Farmer’s Perspective, which captures the views of farmers on what they need from agri-tech, the barriers to adoption and how we can co-develop better solutions.

Over the course of this series, we’ll be speaking with experts to unpack these themes in more detail.

Today, we’re joined by Claire Hodge, Head of Agri-Systems at the UK Agri-Tech Centre, to discuss how we can better integrate farmers’ knowledge into research and development, the role of co-development and what it takes to bridge the gap between innovation and on-farm application.

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This Episode was published on: April 17, 2025

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Welcome back to Let's Talk Agri-Tech, where we explore the role of innovation and technology in the future of farming. This mini-series is built around the insights from our latest report, Innovation and Technology: The Farmer’s Perspective, which captures the views of farmers on what they need from agri-tech, the barriers to adoption, and how we can co-develop better solutions.

Throughout this series, we’ll be speaking with experts to unpack these themes in more detail. Today, we're focussing on knowledge exchange. How farmers learn, share information and adopt new practices. We're joined by Sarah Nightingale, Knowledge Exchange Manager at the UK Agri-Tech Centre to explore these areas.

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This Episode was published on: March 13, 2025

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Welcome back to Let's Talk Agri-Tech, where we explore the role of innovation and technology in the future of farming. This mini-series is built around the insights from our latest report, Innovation and Technology: The Farmer’s Perspective, which captures the views of farmers on what they need from agri-tech, the barriers to adoption, and how we can co-develop better solutions.

Over the course of this series, we’ll be speaking with experts to unpack these themes in more detail. Today, Ross Robertson, Farm Technology Specialist at the UK Agri-Tech Centre, joins us to discuss the real-world challenges of technology adoption, from connectivity and cost to integration issues with farm operations. Ross also explores how farmers can be better involved in co-developing solutions that work.

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This Episode was published on: April 17, 2025

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Welcome back to Let's Talk Agri-Tech, where we explore the role of innovation and technology in the future of farming.

Sofia Hirscher and Thomas Slattery kick off this mini-series, built around the insights from our latest report, Innovation and Technology: The Farmer’s Perspective, which captures the views of farmers on what they need from agri-tech, the barriers to adoption and how we can co-develop better solutions.

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This Episode was published on: March 13, 2025

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On International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2025, the UK Agri-Tech Centre celebrates the remarkable contributions of women in our organisation.

We sit down with Chioma Ezeanaka, Project Manager at the UK Agri-Tech Centre, to explore her inspiring journey. With expertise spanning biological sciences and electronic engineering to project management and design thinking, Chioma brings a diverse skill set to her role. She has also demonstrated her entrepreneurial prowess as both a chief strategist and successful business owner.

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This Episode was published on: February 11, 2025

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Welcome to Let's Talk Agri-Tech. In this episode, we welcome Clemmie Gleeson, Head of Communications at BOFIN and Dr Emma Chapelhow, Open Programme Coordinator and soil health specialist at the UK Agri-Tech Centre.

In this episode, we're talking about healthy soils and the Thriving Roots Underpinning Total Soil Health (TRUTH) Project. Clemmie discusses farmer engagement and its importance in developing technology and Emma discusses the cutting-edge technologies that are involved, the project partners and their roles.

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This Episode was published on: 5 December 2024

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