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Week 45 · 29 Oct–4 Nov 2026 · Investing in AgTechInvesting in AgTech, this week
What the farming and nutrition podcasts we follow said this week about investing in agtech: 1 story leans strongly to it, led by “Digital Dairy Chain skills project”. What was said, why it matters, and where to listen.
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Digital Dairy Chain skills project
The AG Show episode on veterans in farming featured Lynne Somerville describing the Digital Dairy Chain as a £21 million UKRI strength in places funded project, running five years across south and west Scotland and Cumbria.
Why it matters. Shows a regional funding route into dairy skills and technology that farmers in these areas could tap into.
Listen: The AG Show
Also in this edition
- Soil and pasture profit returns
- Grain market risk management
- Extreme weather hits yields
- GLP-1 drugs and diet
- Low-input and grass-based livestock systems
- Farming's climate and emissions footprint
- UK quinoa and ethical sourcing
- Water-use figures in food claims
- Dairy price pressure across UK and EU
- Farm system shapes beef micronutrients
The full Week 45 edition · The podcasts we follow · The weekly data