LIAT Industry Partnerships and Services

Specialist Research and Consultancy Services

The Lincoln Institute for Agri-food Technology (LIAT) work with a range of industry partners by providing specialist research and consultancy services across the whole agriculture and horticulture sector. The 200 hectare Riseholme Campus offers a wealth of facilities from crop trials and research areas to a refrigeration research centre and demonstration packhouse facility.

Industry Services

The University of Lincoln’s Riseholme Campus has a wealth of facilities and resources. If you are interested in how we can support your business projects, then please contact us.

Our facilities include:

A 200 hectare mixed farm with arable and livestock
Walled garden with a variety of trial plots from arable to horticultural crops
Large scale field trial plots
Strawberry research and trial site including demonstration packhouse unit
Large polytunnel with trial plots
Research Refrigeration Centre including a demonstration food retail refrigeration system
Agri-Robotics workshop
Natural Flood Management area (in partnership with the Environment Agency)
Agroforestry
Pesticide Handling Facility
Barclays Eagle Lab, Lincoln
Conference Centre

Barclays Eagle Labs

The University's Riseholme Campus is home to the Eagle Labs Farm, supporting entrepreneurs with office space and access to emerging technologies.

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Consultancy, Support, and Training

Staff at LIAT have a wide range of industry-based experience across a variety of agriculture and food industry specialisms. They can provide advice and support research and development projects at regional, national, and international level.

The LIAT team offer bespoke business support and training to aid the growth and development of businesses within the sector. If you are interested in exploring how the services we provide can help your business, then please contact us.

Business Funding

Growing your business is not always straightforward and financial constraints can hinder innovation and expansion. Working with the University of Lincoln can enable you to access a specialist service, expertise or capability that may not have otherwise been available to you. It can also support innovative partnerships between your business, the University, and public and third sector organisations.

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Industry Partnerships

Saga Robotics

Saga Robotics is a company committed to delivering autonomous services for the agricultural industry and is the creator of the world's leading agricultural platform, Thorvald.

Berry Gardens

Berry Gardens is the UK’s leading berry and stone fruit production and marketing group.

Garford

Garford Farm Machinery Ltd provides technologically advanced mechanical weed control products for inter-row and in-the-row hoeing in a broad range of crops.

The Greater Lincolnshire Nature Partnership

The Greater Lincolnshire Nature Partnership works closely with its 49 Partners to identify opportunities, add value to existing initiatives, and avoid duplication of eﬀort.

Water Resources East

WRE is the independent, not-for-profit membership organisation pioneering a collaborative, cross-sector approach to water resources and integrated water management planning in Eastern England.

Fresh Produce

FPC creates opportunities and supports its members' businesses in the domestic and global supply chains of the fruit, vegetable, and flower industries.

Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust

Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is a voluntary charitable organisation which cares for Lincolnshire's wildlife and countryside.

The Environment Agency

The Environment Agency is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.

Anglian Water

Anglian Water employs 5,000 people and supplies water and water recycling services to more than six million customers in the east of England and Hartlepool.

Agri-TechE

Agri-TechE is a business-focused membership organisation, supporting the growth of a world-leading network of innovative farmers, producers, scientists, technologists, and entrepreneurs.