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Leveraging big data for better sweet potatoes

October 28, 2020

When it comes to growing sweet potatoes, North Carolina is a superstar. Now it’s turning to tech to get even better at it.

Open innovation is driving growth, opportunities for startups & leading companies alike

September 28, 2020

Iowan companies are bringing new ideas to market faster than ever before thanks to collaborations with startups, farmers, and universities.

AgTech NEXT 2020: Impossible’s Pat Brown in his own words, corporate partnerships, and the new realities of “risk” after Covid

September 17, 2020

This post is part of a collaboration with the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. The research institute is hosting its first AgTech NEXT conference—virtually—from September

TerMir wins Alexandria’s inaugural AgTech Innovation Prize

July 2, 2020

The national competition sought innovators working across an array of areas to transform the food value chain, including crop enhancement and protection, digital and data solutions, animal health, breeding and genetics, next-generation farming, and food and supply chain solutions.

Proximity to customers, funders, ag leaders make Iowa a perfect home, say 3 agtech startup founders

July 1, 2020

“If you build it; the funding will come.” It might not be the exact quote that drove Kevin Costner to build a baseball diamond in an Iowa cornfield in Field of Dreams, but it is the advice that many founders and entrepreneurs are following as they look for locations for their agtech startup businesses.

Precision Protein: The key to a future-proof food system

June 18, 2020

Two prominent academics from UC Davis and Wageningen agree that there is no time — either for the health of people or the planet — to be imprecise with our approach to protein, a macronutrient that is so resource-intensive and consequential to the environment.

gener8tor’s OnRamp Ag event goes virtual so startups can pitch 1-to-1 with leading ag investors & corps – apply now!

June 11, 2020

There’s still a couple of days left to apply to meet one-to-one with a who’s who list of agtech investors and corporates. Learn more from the lead organizer inside.

Land grant legacy drives innovation and entrepreneurship at Iowa State University

May 26, 2020

New facilities, entrepreneurship programs, collaboration with global ag companies, and startups are making the Ames-based university the place to be.

Precision – the new era of protein

May 21, 2020

FoodShot Global explains the four pillars of its Precision Protein Innovation Map that will provide a roadmap for addressing the world’s protein needs. Applications and nominations are now open for this new FoodShot.

Sexy supply chain tech & other takeaways from F&A Next 2020

May 19, 2020

At F&A Next’s virtual agri-foodtech summit, participants illuminated how Covid-19 is making visible long-standing global food supply chain issues, and how tech innovation can accelerate modernization and disruption resilience.

Farmshelf wants to take home growing systems from gimmick to grocery store replacement

May 14, 2020

The startup is now taking pre-orders for a bookshelf-sized at-home growing system producing leafy greens, herbs, and more.

8 global agrifoodtech startups reimagining the future of food

May 12, 2020

Maintaining a functioning global food chain has catapulted agrifoodtech to ‘essential’ status. During the F&A Next virtual summit, eight will showcase the latest innovations shaping the future of food.

Hatch 4.0 accelerator is open for innovators who can bring sustainability to aquaculture

May 7, 2020

Hatch is inviting startups to apply for the fourth cohort of its aquaculture-focused program, which has accelerated the likes of Finless Foods and Jala.

Agrifood corporates turn to startups to hedge disruptions and get an edge on trends

May 4, 2020

The Covid-19 crisis offers a stark warning of how vulnerable the food chain is to shocks, and underscores the value of corporations’ engagement with startups to spur new agri-foodtech solutions ahead.

How Iowa’s startup ecosystem is supporting agtech startups

April 7, 2020

As the nation’s leading state for corn, pork, eggs, and renewable fuels, it is no secret that Iowa is a world leader in agriculture production. The state is also building a fast-growing entrepreneurial ecosystem for the next generation of agtech businesses.