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Category: AgTech

UK’s Cannaray raises £7.8m Series A in major European CBD gambit

September 9, 2019

Cannaray plans to hit the European market with medical marijuana and CBD products in the next few months with various “novel formulations” such as CBD-infused pet food.

Startup Spotlight: NATIVE wants farmers to spend less time trying to make more money

September 6, 2019

Farmers direct marketed $8.7b in farm products during 2015 as consumers continue to seek out locally produced goods.

UPDATE: CNH Industrial acquires AgDNA to ‘enable 20% productivity gains throughout crop cycle’

September 5, 2019

The deal comes after the companies formed a partnership to give Cash IH farm equipment owners access to AgDNA’s AI platform in September 2018.

Dairy behemoth taps Norwegian foodtech to keep baby formula safe in China

September 5, 2019

One of the world’s largest dairy companies, FrieslandCampina, has tapped Norwegian company Kezzler to provide global traceability services for its top baby formula brand, FRISO.

Why Fieldin stood out in crowded farm management software space

September 5, 2019

You’d be forgiven for finding the growing farm management software space overwhelming; there are now hundreds of different software tools for farmers across crop types globally. At AgFunder, we’ve reviewed many of them so it takes something special to capture our attention.

Terramera raises $45m Series B on mission to reduce chemical use in ag by 80%

September 5, 2019

Karn Manhas, CEO of Terramera, believes organic input products could soon be as effective if not more effective than damaging chemicals used today.

Bioenergy DevCo captures $106m to digest waste in a city near you

September 5, 2019

Anaerobic digestion is already used widely in Europe where the population is more attuned to environmental concerns but also as there's limited room for landfills, forcing businesses to find other solutions for food waste.

Brazil’s Agrosmart raises $5.8m Series A for digital tool serving Coca-Cola & Cargill

September 4, 2019

Agrosmart's CEO says there were many funding options available but finding the right investors was the biggest challenge.

Aker Technologies scores $2.6m for automated crop scouting tech

September 4, 2019

The St. Louis-based company is on a mission to boost precision farming with a remote monitoring and analytics platform that gives growers, retailers and suppliers better in-field insights.

How a family business became a global pioneer and tech giant in dairy farming

September 4, 2019

Every family is unique – but some families are more unique than others. This is certainly true for the Van der Lely family who started their dairy technology business as a ‘studio for invention’ in 1948. Lely has recently launched a startup challenge called Feed the Future.

How to pitch like a pro

September 3, 2019

Applications for the evokeAG 2020 Startup Program in Australia are open and the team has called on three of Australia's leading innovators and champions for entrepreneurship to discuss what makes a stellar pitch.

What happened to those GM spider goats with the silky milk?

September 2, 2019

This is not just kidding around with mind-bending science experiments for its own sake; dozens of potential applications exist for spider silk, like new ligaments or bullet-proof vests.

A mini-guide to cannabis in Asia

August 31, 2019

Asia's softening its stance towards cannabis, a once-taboo drug. It's been legalized in three countries here, and counting. But is it a good time to invest?

Cargill pumps funding into meat & fish alternatives

August 30, 2019

Cargill "gives peas more chances" with $75m investment into Puris. It also entered a JV with White Dog Labs to supply an alternative to unsustainable fishmeal to the aquaculture industry.

Do you have a technology relevant to regenerative agriculture? Join us!

August 30, 2019

We’re partnering with Food+Tech Connect, Applegate's The New Food Collective and WeWork FoodLabs on a Regenerative AgTech Meetup in New York City next month!

Farmers are adopting regenerative ag practices, but who’s leading the movement?

August 30, 2019

Comparing 2012 and 2017 Census of Agriculture Data, the Soil Health Institute identified a 50% increase in adoption of regenerative agriculture practices like no-till drilling and cover cropping.

How TERRA helps GrainCorp keep up with speed of technology change

August 29, 2019

Like most corporates the size of GrainCorp and many of the world's agribusinesses, the company is not positioned or organized in a way that makes it possible to survey the startup scene as often as necessary. Step in TERRA, the accelerator from RocketSpace and Rabobank.

AgFunder Network Partners

Category: AgTech

UK’s Cannaray raises £7.8m Series A in major European CBD gambit

Startup Spotlight: NATIVE wants farmers to spend less time trying to make more money

UPDATE: CNH Industrial acquires AgDNA to ‘enable 20% productivity gains throughout crop cycle’

Dairy behemoth taps Norwegian foodtech to keep baby formula safe in China

Why Fieldin stood out in crowded farm management software space

Terramera raises $45m Series B on mission to reduce chemical use in ag by 80%

Bioenergy DevCo captures $106m to digest waste in a city near you

Brazil’s Agrosmart raises $5.8m Series A for digital tool serving Coca-Cola & Cargill

Aker Technologies scores $2.6m for automated crop scouting tech

How a family business became a global pioneer and tech giant in dairy farming

How to pitch like a pro

What happened to those GM spider goats with the silky milk?

A mini-guide to cannabis in Asia

Cargill pumps funding into meat & fish alternatives

Do you have a technology relevant to regenerative agriculture? Join us!

Farmers are adopting regenerative ag practices, but who’s leading the movement?

How TERRA helps GrainCorp keep up with speed of technology change

Brief: AgroSpheres raises $4m Series A with Ospraie, Wilbur Ellis, for ‘Minicell’ pesticide tech

Regen Ag Renegades: Koen Van Seijen’s podcast is who’s who of regen ag investing

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