Littleport Mushroom Farms LLP

This feasibility study will enable peat-free production of mushrooms and leafy salads by recycling plant-based substrates from other sectors (including anaerobic digestion, soft fruit and mushrooms). The main technical challenges in recycling peat-free organic materials for these specialist sectors are quality, consistency, crop timing and nutrient balanc...

Our goal is to develop the world's first commercial mushroom harvesting robot, offering end-users game-changing productivity, de-risked labour availability, increased yield and reduced food waste. The consortium is led by Agaricus Robotics Ltd, a spin-out of the University of Lincoln, and supported by Littleport Mushroom Farm. Agaricus Robotics' innovativ...

Our goal is to develop the world's first commercial mushroom picking robot, offering end-users game-changing productivity, de-risked labour availability, increased yield and reduced food waste. The consortium is led by Agaricus Robotics Ltd, supported by the Lincoln agri-robotics and machine vision groups at the University of Lincoln and Littleport Mushro...

This SME-led feasibility study will enable peat-free production of mushrooms and leafy salads by twice recycling plant-based substrates from other sectors supporting a truly sustainable solution for these two, high value sectors of horticulture. The main technical challenges in recycling peat-free organic materials for these specialist sectors are quality...

This project aims to develop a new robotic picking system to harvest fresh mushrooms reducing labour demands by ca. 66%. The work will be carried out by a consortium comprising: Littleport Mushroom Farms, a major UK mushroom supplier; ABB, a major UK-based robotic supplier; Stelram, a small specialist UK developer of robotic solutions; and the University ...