The Top 5 Must-See AgTech TED Talks
April 17, 2014
TED talks dive into a bit of everything, including agriculture. Among the many to choose from, we’ve pulled out 5 AgTech TED Talks must-see’s: 1.
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Cori Capik
Cori is a multimedia journalist and digital producer for AgFunderNews. With a background in environmental engineering and sociocultural anthropology, her work focuses on the intersection of environmental science, finance and social interest. Cori holds her M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University. You can follow her on twitter @coricapik.
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The Mosaic Company keeps getting bigger. The Mosaic Company has announced it has acquired a fertilizer distribution business in Brazil and Paraguay for $350
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April 11, 2014
Drone advocates are impatient as the market roars on, but the FAA remains flightless. This week, 33 drone-advocacy groups sent a letter to FAA
Scientists Genetically Modify Trees to Produce Biofuel & Paper with a Greener Method
April 10, 2014
New research says there’s a better way to make biofuel and paper. Scientists at the University of British Columbia have genetically modified trees to
Ag-Biotech Company, BioConsortia, Raises $15M in Series B
April 9, 2014
This week, bacteria are bringing in the big bucks. On Monday, BioConsortia, a New Zealand-based and US-funded ag biotech company, announced it raised $15
Will Social Startup Kuli Kuli be the TOMS of the Food Industry?
April 9, 2014
Think of an agriculture system that leads to better nutrition, higher wages, fair global trade, and more security for each person along the supply chain.
Climate Change May Harm Your Diet, Study Says
April 8, 2014
Climate change will affect just about everything, including your stomach. New research from UC Davis shows how increased levels of carbon dioxide are harming
The Complex World of Big Land Deals
April 7, 2014
By: Fiona Harvey, Award-winning environment journalist for the Guardian. This post originally appeared on Ensia. “When [the trucks] came through they could not get access
BioFuel and Ag-Product Company, Cool Planet, Raises $100M in Series D
April 4, 2014
Thanks to a recent $100 million investment, you might soon reduce CO2 by driving a car, and increase crop productivity by using a carbon-negative soil.
NASA Can Use Satellites to See Ag Productivity
April 3, 2014
One day, NASA will tell you how well your crops are doing. A recent study from the National Academy of Sciences has shown that
COFCO to Pay $1.5B for Majority of Ag-sector of Noble Group
April 2, 2014
China’s largest grain trader China National Cereals, Oil and Foodstuffs Corp, or “COFCO,” and mainland private-equity firm Hopu Investment Management Co. have agreed to pay $1.5
Enterra, Canadian Fertilizer Company, Raises $5M with Avrio Capital
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Enterra Feed Inc., a Vancouver-based fertilizer and animal feed company, has announced it closed a $5 million venture-funding round with Avrio Capital. “It’s particularly
5 AgTech CEOs You Should Know
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1. Jesse Vollmar, Farmlogs This 25 year-old was recently named one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30. Vollmar is no stranger to farm life, having grown
Progress for BioFuel Alternative for Missile Fuel
March 27, 2014
Scientists are working on a greener alternative for JP-10 fuel, or more commonly known as missile fuel. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology
Edible Stickers Can Detect Food Spoilage
March 26, 2014
Stickers aren’t just for price tags anymore. Researchers from Tufts University have shown that high-tech silk stickers may soon be used to tell the
Documentary “Farmland” Coming this Spring
March 25, 2014
If you want to learn more about farming and feel good while doing it, keep an eye out for Farmland, a documentary to be nationally
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Sorry, Miss Bessy—privacy may no longer be yours. Silent Herdsman Limited, a UK-startup that has developed a decision-support platform using high-tech cattle-collars, has raised
What if the Global Economy Worked Like Nature?
March 21, 2014
By: Todd Reubold, Ensia director and founding editor. This post originally appeared on Ensia. What happens when demand outstrips supply for natural resources needed to
TerrAvion and CSS: Winners of Water-Security Startup Competition
March 20, 2014
While California remained thirsty, innovators, entrepreneurs and judges from ag-industry corporate leaders gathered in San Fransisco, CA, to share their water-saving ideas. At its
Blue River Technology Raises $10M in Series A-1
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Wednesday morning’s announcement of a Series A funding in the ag space tells us that while developing commercial robots may have a high price tag,
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