While California remained thirsty, innovators, entrepreneurs and judges from ag-industry corporate leaders gathered in San Fransisco, CA, to share their water-saving ideas. At its
Wednesday morning’s announcement of a Series A funding in the ag space tells us that while developing commercial robots may have a high price tag,
Ladies and gents, bionic plants have arrived. MIT researchers have stumbled across a trait that blows other technology outta the water. By dousing plant
Pest resistance is one of farmers’ worst fears. Since 1990, the number of resistant-crop pests has doubled. Today, there are about 500 insects, 218
The Monsanto and Climate Corp duo is at it again. And this time, it’s in the dirt. On Thursday, Monsanto acquired the soil-analysis business formerly
When it comes to talking about food security, it’s not often that we talk global, regional and locally-focused specifics. The future of climate change and
At any given moment, there are at least four visible satellites orbiting above your head. Chances are, at least two of them (if in low-orbit)
Sorghum just made a sweet deal. Chromatin, Inc., a Chicago-based agtech company focused on sorghum production, recently closed its Series E round, bringing in $36
Silicon Valley-ers are looking beyond the hills. FarmLogs, a Michigan-based software startup that provides management tools to increase farmer productivity, has raised $4 million in
While Cleantech startups have faced declining investment over the past 5 quarters, there are finally signs that cleantech investment is taking an upturn. With significant
By: Dylan Walsh. This post originally appeared on Ensia. The idea to measure rainfall with cell phone signals arose eight years ago over a cup
Big data is often a big problem in ag. Many farmers do not have the time or energy to interpret it, and some data is
Some big investors are looking at Ag’s new opportunities to be had. Just a few months ago, Monsanto bought Climate Corp for a whopping $930
When your company’s name translates as “sustainability,” you’d better have promise. One agro-biotech company has just that; in fact, it’s got about $65 million worth.
“Aquaponics” sounds like something Aquaman would do for exercise. But, it has just as much potential for sustainable farms as Aquaman had for the comic
Join our CEO Rob Leclerc at Agrivest 2013 in Israel! Leclerc will be on a panel ‘Exploring the Key Fundamentals Driving Growth in Agriculture Investment’
Big data is a big problem in agriculture, and entrepreneur and ag-expert Lance Donny believes he can fix it. Lance Donny, CEO of OnFarm Systems,
This week, we’re featuring the fall news letter from our friends at Investeco. The agricultural sector is going through a time of unprecedented innovation and
The bots are coming for your fields, your food, and your fertilizer. Three brothers have schemed up an idea that makes John Deere look medieval.
