How SWIIM System could motivate farmers to conserve more water
November 28, 2014
The software package limits wasted resources by providing farmers with tools to monitor and lease off portions of their consumptive water rights.
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AGERPoint to hold investor webinar
November 26, 2014
AgFunder Event: AGERPoint, which Emily covered a couple of weeks ago, will be holding an investor webinar on Thursday, December 4 at 12:00 Pacific/3:00 Eastern. You
Eric Schmidt backs agtech startups with Farm2050 Collective
November 21, 2014
Eric Schmidt’s venture capital fund, Innovation Endeavors, and the venture arm of hardware supply chain company Flextronics, Flextronics’ Lab IX, announced the launch of Farm2050,
ROOT brings the farm to your table (or closet)
November 19, 2014
Ohneka Farms just launched ROOT, a smart countertop garden appliance, on Indiegogo on yesterday and have already raised $9,768 toward their $75,000 target.
AgBiome announces heavyweight investors in big Series A
November 18, 2014
The world of microbial solutions is getting lively. Not to be outdone by Symbiota, which just announced a $7.5M Series A backed by Flagship Ventures,
Monitoring system Edyn could take the guesswork out of gardening
November 14, 2014
The wireless “smart gardening system” could help growers of all levels — professional farmers and novice rooftop-tomato-plant hobbyists alike — make the most of their plants and resources.
Flagship VentureLabs’ unveils microbial biostimulant company: Symbiota
November 13, 2014
Flagship VentureLabs, an offshoot of Flagship Ventures, just unveiled Symbiota, a company that they’ve been developing in stealth mode for the past two years with $7.5
Aquaspy raises $2M to further soil sensor technology
November 11, 2014
According to a SEC Filing, Aquaspy which produces a soil sensor has raised $1,930,000 of a $2 million debt offering, with $70,000 remaining to be
Silicon Valley can’t get enough of agtech as Kleiner Perkins leads investment in Farmers Edge
November 10, 2014
With agtech investment on pace to quadruple in 2014 to nearly $1 billion, Silicon Valley can’t seem to get enough of this super hot sector.
With $36M in funding, AeroFarms plans to set up a huge aeroponics farm in New Jersey
November 10, 2014
Gabe Friedman over at Bloomberg Businessweek reports that New Jersey based AeroFarms is taking over the former District 89 nightclub in the Ironbound district of Downtown
Growers Rant to discuss AgTech issues
November 8, 2014
The AgTech meetup group is holding an open meeting Next Tuesday on November 11 in Salinas to discuss growers past experience with agriculture technology and
RoyseLaw launches AgTech Incubator
November 6, 2014
A couple of years ago if you were an agtech company there wasn’t much for you in the way of ag-focused incubators or accelerators. Today we can
Council on Foreign Relations meets to discusses the future of food
November 5, 2014
The discussion, Technology on the Menu: Food of the Future, focused on advancements within the AgTech space and how new technologies and methods from each sector might shape the way the global community produces its food in the coming decades.
WISErg raises another $900k to convert grocer’s waste to fertilizer
November 4, 2014
John Cook over at GeekWire has reported that WISErg has added another $900,000 to the $5 million Series B they raised earlier this year for
Announcing 20 companies for TechCon’s Pitchfest
November 4, 2014
SARTA (Sacramento Regional Technology Alliance) just announced 20 companies will be participating in Pitchfests taking place at TechCon Sacramento on November 6, 2014, at the Sacramento
New York gets its own AgTech Meetup
November 4, 2014
The NYC AgTech Meetup Group will be kicking off its first monthly event in New York on Thursday, November 6th, at 7pm. As this was the first
Bioinsecticide maker, Vestaron raises $14M in oversubscribed Series C
November 3, 2014
Vestaron, which designs environmentally friendly insecticides, announced last week that it closed an oversubscribed Series C with an additional $4M investment from Anterra Capital, based in the
AGERpoint designs precision Ag for tree and vine crops
November 3, 2014
Crop monitoring technology and data acquisition systems have been heavily oriented towards row crops, such as grains and vegetables. Now, a new company could help precision agriculture branch out.
GAI and Larta announce GAI AgTech Week conference
October 31, 2014
The world of AgTech has been on fire, seeing $401 million in deals in the first half of this year compared to $277 million in deals
Biowaste fuel company Harvest Power raises $20M
October 29, 2014
Harvest Power, which turns organic biowaste into bioenergy, natural soils, fertilizers and mulches, announced a $20 million financing round. The lead investors were True North Venture Partners,
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