The State of Play for Farm Robotics
November 27, 2017
A small group of farm robotics startups is taking on various farming tasks in the hopes of saving labor, adding efficiency, and improving precision agriculture.
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The Yield Expands into Agriculture, and the US, to Offer Growers Microclimate-based Decision Support
November 27, 2017
The AI-enabled ag sensor and IoT startup now offers an end-to-end microclimate sensing and predictions service for land-based crops as well as aquaculture.
Tales of a Failed Agtech Startup: “Everyone thinks they’re an early adopter; few actually are”
November 24, 2017
Founder Janette Barnard tells us the story of The Poultry Exchange, a chicken meat marketplace startup. After struggling to get an intractable industry to change its ways, The Poultry Exchange ceased operations in July.
Ag Biotech Market Map: 245 Startups Using Biology & Chemistry to Revolutionize Agriculture
November 22, 2017
Ag biotech is a central focus of agrifood tech investing; here Brett Morris from TechAccel says out the firm’s market map of the category.
Women in Agtech: Joy Parr Drach of Advanced Animal Diagnostics is Done with Double Standards
November 21, 2017
Advanced Animal Diagnostics CEO Joy Parr Drach tells us how her thinking about the role of gender in business has changed over the years in the latest installment of our Women in Agtech Series.
Ag Industry Brief: Barilla Launches Venture Fund, Inventory Robots Are Coming to Walmart, Whole Foods Gets New Boss, more
November 17, 2017
Barilla, the family-owned company best known for its signature blue pasta box, announced a new food-focused venture fund and accelerator called Blu1877, plus more in our weekly brief.
Dubai-based High-Tech Greenhouse Startup Pure Harvest Raises $4.5m Seed Round
November 16, 2017
Founder Sky Kurtz says that the necessity for this kind of growing system stems from the lack of food security in the UAE and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries more broadly.
CRISPR, GMO, or No? It’s Not That Clear Cut
November 15, 2017
“I think CRISPR and other gene editing tools mark a real turning point in the conversation,” Sam Kass, partner at Acre Venture Partners and former senior policy advisor for nutrition in the White House, told the audience of the Food Loves Tech.
Women In Agtech: Kuli Kuli CEO Lisa Curtis Is Ready For a Deeper Conversation About Gender and Fundraising
November 15, 2017
Lisa Curtis shares stories of gender discrimination and great mentors in the latest installment of our Women in Agtech Series.
Ag Industry Brief: Perdue to Re-Evaluate GMO Reg Changes, Fish 2.0 Announces Winners, Bosch Partners on Driverless Tractor, more
November 10, 2017
US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced plans to withdraw Obama-era revisions to biotechnology regulations involving genetic modification and editing plus more in our weekly industry brief.
Report: Israeli Agritech Startups Punching Above Their Weight In Ag Biotech, Smart Farming
November 10, 2017
Though historical Israeli agritech strengths are in irrigation and water management, and livestock and poultry, smart farming has developed three times faster than other sectors, with 29 new companies forming in the last five years.
Remote Sensing Market Map: 20 Remote Sensing Startups and the Varied Data That Fuels Them
November 9, 2017
There are at least 20 agtech startups that use remote sensing technology for different precision farming applications. Here are the most prominent remote sensing companies, sorted by the main source of remote sensing data each uses.
Why Are Agtech Startups Listing on the Australian Stock Exchange?
November 7, 2017
In the last year at least three agrifood tech startups have listed on the ASX, suggesting that this may be the start of a funding trend.
Capagro: Farmers Are Ready to Invest In Robotics But Selling Won’t Be Easy
November 7, 2017
We caught up with Bénédicte Monpert, a partner at CapAgro since 2015, to find out why the firm is looking to invest in more robotics startups ahead of the International Forum on Agricultural Robots in Toulouse, France.
Fertilizer Giant Yara International Acquires Adapt-N Nitrogen Modeling Tech
November 6, 2017
Multinational chemical company Yara International has acquired Agronomic Technology Corp, an agricultural field modeling company for soil, water, crops, and fertilizer, for an undisclosed sum.
What You See Is What You Get With Agtech Entrepreneurs as Silicon Valley Moves Away from Hype – SparkLabs CoFounder
November 6, 2017
Agtech entrepreneurs may not have the sharpest, most polished pitches, but you can be sure that they’re not over-hyping their businesses, according to Frank Meehan, cofounder and partner of SparkLabs Global Ventures and Asia’s leading startup accelerator program.
Ag Industry Brief: USDA Votes to Allow Organic Certification for Hydroponics, Plenty Heads to Seattle, New Monsanto Partnership, more
November 3, 2017
The USDA’s National Organics Standards Board (NOSB) has ruled that hydroponic, but not aeroponic, farms can continue to be certified organic in an 8-7 vote that has divided the indoor and outdoor farming communities.
Is St. Louis the Silicon Valley of Agtech?
November 2, 2017
The city has companies from all over the globe relocating to take advantage of the wealth of resources at hand, but it also suffers from an exodus of companies that reach a certain point. What makes St. Louis a serious contender for the leading agtech ecosystem?
Ceres Imaging Raises Additional $2.5m to Support Crop Expansion After Climate Corp Partnership
November 1, 2017
After starting in the orchards and vineyards more common to its home base, the West Coast, Ceres recently entered the row crop space largely through a partnership with Monsanto’s The Climate Corporation.
How a 270 Acre Farm in New York is Using Biotech and Precision Ag for Organic Fruit & Veg Production
October 31, 2017
Fishkill Farms is a 270-acre farm in Duchess County, New York, producing a variety of fruits and vegetables and pastured eggs.
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