Reddit Cofounder & Joe Montana Invest in $6m Seed Round for Stealthy iUNU
August 22, 2017
The round sees iUNU come out of stealth for the first time since pivoting from a plasma lighting business to greenhouse tech.
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Report: New Survey Reveals How Little We Know About Global Livestock Antibiotics Use
August 21, 2017
A recent survey shows that the Americas are by far the largest regional buyer of livestock antibiotics for the purpose of growth promotion.
Ag Industry Brief: $2m Cannabis Tech Raise, Organic Hydroponics, NAFTA, more
August 18, 2017
Green Bits, a point of sale software provider for the cannabis industry has raised $2.2 million from Casa Verde Capital, land grant deans defend NAFTA, and no consensus on organic hydroponics.
Agtech Accelerator’s John Dombrosky is Looking to Pharma as a Model For the Agtech Ecosystem
August 17, 2017
We caught up with CEO John Dombrosky to find out how Agtech Accelerator is progressing and how he thinks about the health and challenges of the agtech ecosystem.
Crop Protection: Biologicals Integrated with Chemicals
August 16, 2017
More collaboration between biological and chemical crop protection makers can better serve growers, workers, consumers, and the environment.
3Bar Raises $2m Seed Round for Biologicals With Unique Delivery
August 16, 2017
3Bar creates yield-boosting biologicals delivered in a unique container that allows the user to activate the microbes just before application, increasing the effectiveness of the product.
Report: Algae Market to Reach $45bn by 2023
August 15, 2017
After gaining  “superfood” status, the market for algae could reach up to $44.7bn by 2023, according to a new report.
What is Agri-FoodTech?
August 15, 2017
Agri-foodtech is a small but growing segment of the startup and venture capital universe that is increasingly capturing the attention of investors.
Women In Agtech: CEO and CTO of InPlant Technologies
August 14, 2017
InPlant Technologies CEO and CTO discuss growing a company in a male-dominated field.
Beyond the Megafarms: 4 Alternative Models For Indoor Agriculture
August 14, 2017
There is more variety in indoor farming businesses than the megafarms that make the news.
Ag Industry Brief: Automated Indoor Farming, M&A, Farmers Demand Climate Action, more
August 11, 2017
Agrilyst and Motorleaf have partnered up to facilitate increased automation for indoor, hydroponic growers plus new acquisitions and hiring.
Q&A: Wells Fargo Seeks to Bridge the Gap Between Growers and Tech
August 10, 2017
We caught up with Wells Fargo SVP Adam Bergman to discuss the role of financial institutions in the agtech startup ecosystem and how Wells Fargo is supporting it.Â
Israel Agritech Market Map: 400 Startups Putting The Tech in Agritech
August 10, 2017
There are now more than 400 Israeli startups working on innovations for the global agriculture sector, according to new research from Start-Up Nation Central, an Israeli NGO and Greensoil Investments, a local agritech venture capital firm.
Dupont Acquires Farm Management Software Granular for $300m
August 9, 2017
Granular CEO Sid Gorham will continue to helm Granular while also taking over digital agriculture for DuPont, which includes responsibility for DuPont’s agronomic software business.
Women in Agtech: Saturas Founder Anat Halgoa Solomon
August 9, 2017
In the next in our women in agtech series of interviews with female CEOs and founders working in agtech, AgFunderNews caught up with Solomon to find out more about Saturas and being a female entrepreneur in agtech.
Sacramento is Making Moves to Become an Agtech Hub
August 4, 2017
The Greater Sacramento Economic Council is attempting to carve out a piece of the tech scene just 90 miles to the south, and thanks to UC Davis and nearly 250,000 acres of farmland, that means agtech too.
TomKat Ranch: Measuring the Benefits of Regenerative Agriculture with Precision Ag Tech
August 2, 2017
Kevin Watt, land and livestock manager at TomKat Ranch, thinks that once the benefits of regenerative ranching can be fully quantified — through soil carbon measurements, forage density, and more — it could become a mainstay of both ranching and soil management.
Cannabis Industry Becoming Competitive as Canopy Selects Latest Cohort
July 31, 2017
We caught up with co-founder and managing director Patrick Rea to discuss the current political climate for cannabis and what Canopy’s new cohort say about where the cannabis industry is today.
Gene Editing Gets Public Market Approval as Calyxt Raises $64m IPO
July 28, 2017
Calyxt spun out from its parent company Cellectis to price an oversubscribed IPO at the bottom of the price range, while analysts remain concerned about gene editing regulation.
Ag Industry Brief: AGCO Acquires Precision Planting, CropLogic Going Public, Plant-Based M&A, more
July 28, 2017
New Zealand in-field IoT provider CropLogic is set to go public on the Australian Stock Exchange while Japan’s Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co has acquired Canadian dairy-free, food company Daiya.
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