Will Consumer Acceptance Be The Challenge for CRISPR Technology in Agriculture?
March 30, 2017
Gene editing was a key topic discussed at this week’s World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in San Francisco.
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TPG ART Invests in $29m Series B First Close for Biological Ag Input Startup Inocucor
March 30, 2017
TPG Alternative and Renewable Technologies, an arm of the $70 billion global private investment house TPG, has invested in Inocucor Technologies, the Canadian agricultural products company.
Q&A: SupraSensor Founder 9 Months On from Climate Corp Acquisition
March 30, 2017
We caught up with SupraSensor founder Calden Carroll to find out a bit more about the acquisition and how the startup merged with Climate Corp.
If You’re Marketing a Product to a Farmer, Show Them Where and How it Will Work
March 29, 2017
Farmers are often unaware of what new tech is coming down the pipe, or how it will perform. Karen Chapman and EDF have found a solution.
Benson Hill Biosystems Raises $25m Series B, Reveals CRISPR 2.0
March 28, 2017
Benson Hill Biosystems has identified a more precise and efficient gene-editing tool than CRISPR Cas-9 that uses a suite of new nucleases instead of the Cas-9 enzyme, according to Matt Crisp, CEO.
Arable Raises $4.25m Series A from S2G and Middleland
March 27, 2017
Arable’s sensor, named the Mark, which is deployed in the field above the leaf canopy of the relevant crop, captures 40 different data streams.
Ag Industry Brief: Brazilian Beef in Turmoil, Calyxt Hires ex-Cargill Exec, Walmart Launches Incubator, more
March 24, 2017
A busy week include Saudi Arabia’s first fly farm, a UK agtech innovation hub, Impossible Foods’ new plant-based meat factory, SeaWeb champions and more!
Cool Planet Raises $19.3m to Commercialize Engineered Biochar Product That’s Increasing Crop Yields 14.9%
March 23, 2017
Cool Planet, the biofuel-turned-biological ag products company, has raised $19.3 million in venture funding from existing investors to drive the commercialization of its first products.
Agriculture is Not Adapting Fast Enough to Changing Environment and Society, says World Bank’s Sadler
March 21, 2017
Agriculture investors need to manage the risks of the agriculture industry today, prepare for increasing volatility tomorrow, and also adapt to fundamental changes in the industry in the future, says Marc Sadler.
FarmLead’s Online Grain Marketplace Raises $6.5m Series A Led by Monsanto
March 20, 2017
FarmLead helps growers, who typically sell to a handful of local buyers, to negotiate better prices for their grain by opening them up to a new set of potential buyers online.
Ag Industry Brief: Climate Ventures 2.0 Extends Deadline, UC Merced Launches New AgTech Education Initiative, GAI AgTech Moves to Boston, more
March 17, 2017
The Climate Ventures 2.0 application deadline has been extended to March 31, 2017, while a new initiative at UC Merced aims to position current students at the edge of the intersection between food, energy, and water.
Agtech Funding Sheet: Leonardo DiCaprio invests in LoveTheWild, ProducePay raises $7m
March 16, 2017
LoveTheWild, the Boulder-based frozen seafood brand that only sources farmed fish, has closed an undisclosed Series A round of funding with Leonardo DiCaprio and seafood-focused
How to Encourage the Adoption of Agtech Innovation in India
March 16, 2017
The Indian farmer needs agtech innovation to address some of their key challenges, writes Hemendra Mathur.
The Next Generation of Drone Technologies For Agriculture
March 16, 2017
The potential for drones to revolutionize agriculture reached fever pitch in 2015, but there were soon signs that the technology may have been overhyped. Step-in the next generation of drone tech startups hoping to resolve the main painpoints.
10 Agritech Startups from Ireland Making St Paddy Proud
March 16, 2017
St. Patrick’s Day is synonymous with eating corned beef cabbage and drinking green beer, but it also gives us an opportunity to take a look at some of the latest agritech innovations coming out of the Emerald Isle.
EU PiG Innovation Group Launches to Stop Member Countries Repeating New Tech Research, Award EU PiG Grand Prix
March 14, 2017
European Union pig industry researchers and development specialists are set to examine more than 300 innovation ideas over the next three months as part of a 13-country project
How Remote Sensing Powers Precision Agriculture
March 14, 2017
Modern sensing instruments have advanced far beyond simple photographic film. Today’s devices measure light, radiation, and heat by capturing different wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum, writes Joe Byrum.
How Clean Seed’s Wireless Smart Seeder is Set to Disrupt Agriculture
March 13, 2017
Air seeding technology brought new scale and efficiencies to farming when it was first introduced, but there are several drawbacks, according to Graeme Lempriere, CEO of Clean Seed.
Agtech Funding (& Exit) Sheet: $84m Raised in 2 Weeks (+$400m Instacart Series D), Origin Acquires AgSpace
March 9, 2017
A bumper two weeks of funding saw 14 startups raise $184m across on-farm biotech, biotech, satellite imagery, India, 3D printing, including Instacart’s $400m Series D. There was also an ag data acquisition in the UK.
Belgian Startup Using Llama Antibodies for Biopesticides Increases Series B to $11.6m
March 9, 2017
The extension in funding has given AgroSavfe a prime slot within Sofinnova’s newly-launched, €106 million Industrial Biotech Fund that closed last week.
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