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Brief: Farmers Edge completes $99m Toronto IPO, shares jump 18%

March 3, 2021

The Winnipeg-based precision ag company’s share price leapt by almost 18% in its first day of trading.

Farmers Edge partners with Radicle to launch ‘data-fueled’ carbon credit program

October 9, 2020

Farmers Edge will assist growers in tracking and verifying production data, while Radicle will help them identify opportunities to qualify for credits.

Robots, hemp, drastic weather: Farmers Edge’s Wade Barnes shares 2020 ag predictions

January 14, 2020

From traceability to hemp to robots, if Barnes is right, 2020 is going to be a blockbuster year across the agricultural board.

Farmers Edge and Global Ag Risk Partner on Data-Driven Crop Insurance for Farmers

October 11, 2018

Farmers Edge and Global Ag Risk Solutions are teaming up to combine Farmers Edge field-centric data with Global Ag’s customized insurance products to create a

Farmers Edge v. Farmobile Update: US Federal Court Rules in Favor of Farmers Edge in Counterclaim Trial

August 23, 2018

The legal battle over which company owns the right to a technology that gathers data from farm machinery took an unexpected turn this week when a federal court in Nebraska ruled in favor of Canadian precision agtech company Farmers Edge.

UPDATED: Court Dismisses Claims Against Ag Data Startup Farmobile by Farmers Edge

May 8, 2018

Farmers Edge had alleged that Farmobile co-founders Jason Tatge, Heath Gerlock and Randy Nuss, had misappropriated purportedly proprietary information in the development of farm data-collection and standardization technologies.

Farmers Edge Partners with Global Reinsurer to Bring Farmers Custom Data-Backed Insurance Products

February 13, 2018

Farm management and agronomy software platform Farmers Edge announced today a four-year deal with major global reinsurer PartnerRe, to bring customized insurance products to its users.

Ag Industry Brief: Farmers Edge, Ynsect, AgriProtein on Global Cleantech 100, Terravion Partners with FarmSolutions, Pegasus Ag to Invest in Indoor Ag Hub, more

January 27, 2017

It was a busy week for agtech startups with new partnerships and awards, while regulations around gene-editing make slow progress.

Kleiner Perkins Exits Farmers Edge as ‘Canada’s Warren Buffet’ Buys Stake – exclusive

December 20, 2016

Fairfax Financial, the investment company of Prem Watsa, has invested in Canadian digital precision agriculture company Farmers Edge, injecting new capital into the company as well as buying stock from existing investors.

Agtech Funding Sheet: IKEA Invests in Terramera, AST (AgFunder Alum), Brightfarms, Farmers Edge, Cool Planet, more

September 22, 2016

Brightfarms, the greenhouse operator, closed a $30.1 million Series C led by growth equity firm Catalyst Investors and joined by existing investors WP Global Partners

Big Ag Turns to Digital Ag for Growth as Senior DuPont Exec Joins Farmers Edge Board

June 30, 2016

Senior figures at the world’s largest agribusinesses are placing increasing emphasis on the importance of digital agriculture technologies as a boost to their existing seed and chemical businesses.

Fundings-in-Brief: Antimicrobial Startup Raises $1.3m, Food E-Commerce Raises $131m, Farmers Edge Raises $3m, more

May 26, 2016

This week, PURE Bioscience raises $1.27 million, while Farmers Edge gets another $3.2m, hyperspectral drone imagery company Gamaya raises $3m, and five food e-commerce startups from the Europe, Asia and the US raise $131m collectively. Impossible Foods is also on the road for $200m.

Farmers Edge Raises $41m On Quest to Collect Best Ag Data

January 27, 2016

The Canadian ag big data company raised the funding from existing investors to extend the reach of its hardware and software business.

Fundings in Brief : A Rare Agriculture Fund of Funds, Aquaculture PE and Farmers Edge Funding

August 27, 2015

Read about Aqua Capital investing in Brazilian tilapia, precision ag tool Farmers Edge adding to investor roster and a UK-based fund of funds manager launching an agriculture investment product in this week’s Fundings in Brief.

Precision Ag Player Farmers Edge and Japanese Investment Firm Mitsui Announce New Partnership

June 2, 2015

Canadian-based precision agriculture provider Farmers Edge recently announced a new partnership with Japanese general trading company Mitsui & Co, Ltd. to help develop its product

Farmers Edge Acquires GranDuke Geomatics

February 27, 2015

Taking a page out of Climate Corporation’s playbook, Farmers Edge acquired GranDuke Geomatics of Lethbridge, Alberta. According to an agreement finalized on January 9, the precision

Silicon Valley can’t get enough of agtech as Kleiner Perkins leads investment in Farmers Edge

November 10, 2014

With agtech investment on pace to quadruple in 2014 to nearly $1 billion, Silicon Valley can’t seem to get enough of this super hot sector.

FarmLogs Launches AutoHedge App to Help Farmers Market Their Grain Before Harvest

January 23, 2019

The free app is aimed at helping overstretched and frustrated farmers take advantage of futures markets, which are complex and time-consuming, using research-based software and automation.

Monsanto’s Gene-editing Partnership, FarmersEdge Sues Farmobile, World Economic Forum Recognizes 2 Agtech Startups, more

July 4, 2016

Monsanto and TargetGene Biotechnologies, a genome-editing company using RNA-guided gene-editing techniques, have entered into a license agreement granting Monsanto an exclusive license to TargetGene’s proprietary “T∙GEE” (Genome Editing Engine) platform.