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The Farmers’ Union of Wales Gwent and Glamorgan branches are hosting a special carbon footprinting webinar, to help farmers understand how they can reduce their agricultural emissions and how carbon footprints can be calculated. ....
Menai Science Park (M-SParc) has secured SBRI Welsh Government funding for a Net Zero Farming project to create a low carbon solution for tacking weeds in agriculture, by working in collaboration with two of their tenant companies. Along with Aerialworx and 42able, M-SParc have used this funding to respond to the call for decarbonising the agriculture sector, by bringing technological innovations to the field to tackle the age-old issue of pesticide spraying. Their solution was The Green Eagle - a drone that identifies weeds and tackles them one by one; getting to the root of the problem. The Green Eagle showcases how artificial intelligence, computer vision and drone technology can accelerate both the farming industry and growth in the Welsh economy. The project was developed to save costs, time, environmental impact, carbon emissions and improve farm safety. The work is normally undertaken by diesel tractors or manually by hand and covering acers of land, often wit ....