The Agri-Tech Research Centre

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Why is agri-tech research important?

The Agri-Tech Research Centre is a network of leading multidisciplinary researchers working on innovative agricultural technology for sustainable agriculture, precision farming, automation and robotics.

The Agri-Tech Research Centre develops and exploits technology to enable addressing regional, national and global farming and food security issues for the benefit of future sustainability, concentrating on energy conservation, environmental protection and global climate change.

Contact us

Research contact 01952 81 5113
Monday to Friday: 9am - 5pm

Centre lead

Dr Paula Misiewicz
Senior lecturer in Soil and Water Management
+44 (0)1952 81 5106

Our expertise

The Agri-Tech Research Centre has a wide expertise in agricultural technology, engineering and agri-tech economics ranging from swarm robotics, drones, autonomous vehicles, telemetrics, electronic identification and artificial intelligence to precision spraying, sustainable soil management (Controlled Traffic Farming, Low Tyre/Track Pressure Systems, reduced tillage strategies), soil engineering (soil-tyre-tine interactions) and advanced agronomy (eg. intercropping). Through the Global Institute for Agri-Tech Economics (GIATE) the group is linked to a worldwide network of agri-tech economics researchers.

Research highlights

Agricultural traffic management systems and soil health.

Economics of Autonomous Equipment for Arable Farms.

The effects of traffic management systems on the yield and economics of crops grown in deep, shallow and zero tilled sandy loam soil over eight years.

Meet the team

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What can we do for you?

The Harper Adams Agri-Tech Research Centre is uniquely positioned to develop, prototype, test and assess the design, economic and social potential for new engineering based agricultural technology.

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