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Innovation in Scottish agriculture

IET factfile: Innovation in Scottish agriculture

On 27 February 2018, the Engineering Policy Group Scotland held a briefing at Holyrood Briefing, hosted by Edward Mountain MSP.

The audience which comprised a mix of parliamentarians, industry professional and academics heard from speakers based in the University of Strathclyde, the Centre of Agricultural Innovation in Precision Farming (AGRI-EPI) and Harbro.

In addition to the engineering developments in agriculture, the importance of broadband connectivity and the advantages which 5G coverage will bring to rural areas were also stressed.