A free membership network for farmers to discover and connect on topics that focus on enhancing the profitability and sustainability of agriculture has been launched by Agri-EPI Centre.
The organisation has identified that there is a need to bridge the gap between academia, research, technology development and the farming community to support technological adoption on-farm.
Trish Toop, Agri-EPI Centre CTO says: “From a recent farmer-led survey conducted by Agri-EPI Centre, 78 per cent of those questioned believe reducing greenhouse gas emissions was important to their business.
However, only 35 per cent have confidence that technology will help them reach net zero.
“These results highlight the disconnect between those creating technology and those that are using it to support the sustainability of their business.”
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Agri-EPI Centre has a network of 25 Satellite Farms which are commercial farms it uses to trial and validate innovative technologies.
As part of the free membership, farmers will be able to connect, learn and engage through access to Agri-EPI Centre hosted events, engagement with its technical team, newsletters and member networking opportunities.
To find out more visit:agri-epicentre.com/membership/farm-tech-circle
