Press releases

October 2009

A new tool developed by semsor scienticts will allow farmers to see under the soil to check how efficiently crop roots are usinf water and nutrients.
Read the full article about Going underground (in pdf format).

January 2009

Top scientist Professor John Beddington has looked at research designed to reduce the millions of tonnes of food that are wasted on the journey from ‘farm to fork’, during a visit to the University of Manchester.
Read the full article about Chief Scientific Adviser sees ground-breaking research (in pdf format).

April 2008

Experts agree that the world food supply needs to increase by 50 per cent by 2050, so the pressure is on the farming industry to come up with solutions.
Read the full article about Farm of the future (in pdf format).

November 2007

Ever since humans first began living in organised societies, agriculture has walked hand in hand with engineering innovation.
Read the full article about Cream of the crop (in pdf format).

Winter 2007

The University of Manchester and Syngenta have launched University Innovation Centre (UIC) will develop sensor sciences for applications in agriculture and the food supply chain.
Read the full article about Partnership to extend shelf-life (in pdf format).

Winter 2007

Syngenta Sensors University Innovation Centre (SSUIC) has been opened in November 2007 at The University of Manchester. SSUIC will act as a gateway to sensor academics in sciences outside of Syngenta's traditional skill sets, particularly in electrical systems.
Read the full article about A Sensor of Excitement (in pdf format).

June 2007

To date the commercial adoption of GPS (Global Positioning System) technology and variable application systems in Europe has been largely based on the use of fertilisers on combinable crops.
Read the full article about Is precision agriculture ready for the crop protection industry? (in pdf format).