Best Startup Scotland
At Best Startup Scotland we track over 100,000 Scottish startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 40 Agriculture companies in Scotland. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Agriculture Companies & Startups (Scotland)
Roslin Technologies
We are on a mission to improve protein production through disruptive technologies, specialising in animal iPS cells for cultivated meat.
Founder(s): Glen Illing
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Biotechnology, Genetics
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Crover
The first provider of an autonomous grain storage monitoring solution for grain merchants and co-operatives
Founder(s): Lorenzo Conti
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Farming, Hardware, Industrial, Industrial Automation, Internet of Things, Robotics
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Greengage Lighting
Agri-Tech company providing LED lighting induction systems.
Founder(s): John Matcham
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Information Technology, Lighting
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MiAlgae
MiAlgae is a new-age microalgal production company .
Founder(s): Douglas Martin
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Biotechnology, Enterprise, Manufacturing, Prediction Markets, Product Research
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Silent Herdsman
Silent Herdsman’s vision is to be the leading global provider of predictive analytics software for dairy and beef farmers, that improves
Founder(s): Ivan Andonovic
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Predictive Analytics, Software
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IceRobotics
IceRobotics is a developer and provider of data collection and analysis products for monitoring dairy cow behaviour.
Founder(s): Robert Boyce
Location: South Queensferry, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Analytics, Computer, Data Mining, Database
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SilviBio
SilviBio provides innovative seed technologies to protect plants from environmental stress and enable higher yields.
Founder(s): Alicja Dzieciol
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Biotechnology, CleanTech, Forestry
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Grampian Growers
Grampian Growers is a Specialist in the supply of Daffodil cut flowers and bulbs as well as seed potatoes.
Founder(s):
Location: Montrose, Angus, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Communities, Farming
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Devro
Devro is a manufacturer of collagen products for the food industry.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Manufacturing
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Argent Energy
Argent Energy specialises in producing clean, green, road fuel (Biodiesel) from the by-products of other industries.
Founder(s):
Location: Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Energy, Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, Renewable Energy
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Baxters Food Group
Baxters Food Groups is a producer of soups, preserves, condiments, beetroot, and chutneys.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Food and Beverage
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Shockingly Fresh
Natural light vertical farm technology developer
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Farming
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2Agriculture
2Agriculture is a manufacturing company that supplies feed to the poultry industry.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Manufacturing
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MycoNourish
MycoNourish customizes microbes to suit specific crops and solve targeted problems in their production.
Founder(s): Peter Orrell
Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Biotechnology, Farming
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Davidsons Animal Feeds
Davidsons Animal Feeds is an animal feed manufacturer and supplier for sheep and cows.
Founder(s):
Location: Shotts, North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Animal Feed, Food Processing, Sales
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Seawater Solutions
Seawater Solutions helps communities to turn underutilized land into wetland ecosystems for food production and climate resilience.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Farming, Sustainability
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The James Hutton Institute
The James Hutton Institute delivers fundamental and applied science to drive the sustainable use of land and natural resources.
Founder(s):
Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Bioinformatics, Life Science, Natural Resources
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Vestey Foods
Vestey Foods is a pioneering contribution to the meat industry.
Founder(s): Edmund Vestey
Location: Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Food Delivery
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Loch Duart
Loch Duart primarily engages in rearing Scottish salmon.
Founder(s):
Location: Scourie, Highland, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Farming
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Thomas Sherriff
Thomas Sheriff is an agricultural and ground care engineering firm, supplies the reader with a combination of contemporary farming.
Founder(s):
Location: Galashiels, Scottish Borders, The, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Farming
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Chitopolymers
Chitopolymers aims to extract the high-value, anti-microbial biopolymer chitosan from food waste for food packaging film production.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Manufacturing
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Scottish Woodlands Ltd
Scottish Woodlands Ltd is a leading forestry management company with a long tradition of serving forest owners and investors.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Forestry
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Herboreal
Herboreal offers the largest range of naturally occurring coumarins and furocoumarins standards for analysis.
Founder(s):
Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Farming
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HRN
HRN is a retail firm that sells new and used tractors and farming equipment for the agricultural sector.
Founder(s):
Location: Insch, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Commercial, Retail
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Greenpower Technology
Renewable Technologies Installations
Founder(s): Tom Morley
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, GreenTech, Renewable Energy, Solar
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Food Partners Ltd
Food Partners Ltd is a pre-packed sandwich manufacturer.
Founder(s):
Location: Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Manufacturing
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Advanced Plant Growth Centre
APGC develops science that underpins commercial, economic, and environmental benefits in the agriculture, food, and beverage sectors.
Founder(s):
Location: Invergowrie, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Commercial, Environmental Consulting, Farming, Food and Beverage
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R & L Miller
R & L Miller provides agricultural and construction plant hire, cranes, haulages, tractors, and machinery sales for various industries.
Founder(s):
Location: Dalry, North Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Construction, Direct Sales, Machinery Manufacturing, Rental
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Hamilton Ross Group
Hamilton Ross Group engages in agricultural, construction and ground care machinery sales, as well as spare parts and services.
Founder(s):
Location: Bishopton, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Industrial, Machinery Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Wholesale
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East Coast Viners Animal Nutrition
East Coast Viners Animal Nutrition produces peanuts, ground maize, barley, poultry, oats, wheat, sow rolls, and animal feeds.
Founder(s):
Location: Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Animal Feed, Farming
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Plastic Mouldings
Plastic Mouldings is an independent company engaged in the manufacturing and finishing of a wide range of plastic products.
Founder(s):
Location: Ayr, South Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Automotive, Construction, Electrical Distribution, Industrial, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing
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Tarff Valley
Tarff Valley supplies animal feeds, animal health products, agricultural products, fertilizers, country clothing, and fencing materials.
Founder(s):
Location: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Farming, Pet, Wholesale
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The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute
Macaulay Land Use Research Institute provides research and consultancy on the environmental and social consequences.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Life Science, Product Research
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Laurence Gould Consultants
Laurence Gould Consultants is a agricultural and farming consultancy gives technical advice to farmers, landowners.
Founder(s):
Location: Dunfermline, Fife, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Consulting
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Scot Agri
Scot Agri is a shop new & used agricultural machinery, parts & services for Kubota, JCB, Horsch & more in Scotland and North England.
Founder(s):
Location: Forfar, Angus, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture
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Supernature Oils
Supernature Oils Rapeseed Oils and Infused Oils
Founder(s): Lynn Mann
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Wholesale
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Angus Growers
Angus Growers is a soft fruit grower that produces fresh fruit for supermarkets, shops, restaurants, food and beverage establishments.
Founder(s):
Location: Arbroath, Angus, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Fruit
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Adrian Laycock
Adrian Laycock is a developing-country engineering firm for irrigated cultivation in developing countries, and Micro Hydropower in Scotland.
Founder(s):
Location: Oban, Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Consulting, Industrial Engineering
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ROBERTSON FENCING
Fencing, Forestry Ground Prep, Fencing Contractor, Groundworks
Founder(s):
Location: Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Health Care
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FarmGeek
FarmGeek work with various companies on designing, architecting and building complex systems to help solve real world problems.
Founder(s):
Location: Biggar, South Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, Mobile, Software, Test and Measurement, Web Development
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