Research and Development

The UK Government has announced an additional £53 million investment into the Farming Innovation Programme (FIP), bringing total funding available through the programme to £123 million during 2026/27. Delivered in partnership with Innovate UK, the programme aims to support farmers, researchers, agri-tech businesses and industry partners to develop, test and adopt innovations that improve productivity, […]

This month marks the launch of the Ceres Innovation Group, a joint initiative between Ceres Research and Ceres Rural, focused on identifying, testing, and rolling out new ways of working in agronomy and farm management.  At Ceres Research, our focus is clear: bridging the gap between innovation and on-farm adoption. We work with farmers, agronomists, and Ag Innovators to […]

Ceres Research is pleased to be partnering in a newly awarded Innovate UK ADOPT project: Technical Benchmarking for Improved Farm Performance. We will be working alongside Agronomy Research Circle, Assimila, and two innovative arable farmers, Will Oliver and David Passmore, who will each lead regional farmer benchmarking groups. The project brings together farmer-led benchmarking, independent […]

Our Define > Develop > Demonstrate pathway offers ag‑tech innovators a clear, evidence‑driven route from early R&D to farmer adoption, combining independent evaluation, rigorous on‑farm trials, and tailored knowledge‑exchange activities to generate credible data, showcase real‑world impact and accelerate market readiness.

In 2025, Ceres Research joined Timac AGRO UK at their second annual Farming Innovation and Technology Showcase (FITS)—a three-location event series spotlighting the latest in crop nutrition, biostimulants, and sustainable agronomy. Held at Billups Siding Farm in Cambridgeshire, the FITS East event focused on arable systems and featured a range of biostimulant demonstrations. Ceres Research led the technical support for the trials, ensuring rigorous, unbiased data collection and interpretation. Our involvement reflects our mission to bridge the gap between scientific research and practical, on-farm application. Watch back the results webinar now.

As Ceres Research Turns one, we look back at how it all began, the achievements to date, and what we’re looking forward to next.

The UK Government recently launched a call for evidence to explore how the private sector can play a greater role in nature recovery. This initiative sought views on two key areas: The role of government in enabling and growing private investment in nature. Opportunities to increase investment in environmental outcomes such as water quality, carbon […]

This July, Ceres Research joined Timac AGRO UK at their second annual Farming Innovation and Technology Showcase (FITS) to present findings from independent trials of Timac’s biostimulant products and share insights into their impact on soil health and crop performance. The FITS East event, held at Billups Siding Farm in Cambridgeshire, focused on arable systems and featured biostimulant demonstrations, with Ceres Research leading providing technical support for the trials.

This interactive dashboard provides a clear, regionally segmented view of weather trends across the UK. Members can explore annual and seasonal patterns in rainfall, temperature and sunshine hours from 1836 to the present, with rolling five-year averages offering context to long-term shifts and an improved understanding of the relationship between climate and on-farm performance.