From under-marketing your crop and lowballing yield estimates to ‘fixing’ contracts based on market volatility, here are the biggest mistakes you can make in grain marketing.
Infrastructure, crop cultivation, and logistics and distribution are set to be the leading areas for funding in the years ahead, says East Ventures partner Melisa Irene.
We catch up with Ward and Presser about agrifood tech investing as Presser joins NY-based law firm MoFo’s M&A and PE practices.
Of all the reports on the tragic and rising death toll resulting from Covid-19, there’s one underlying health condition that has been largely overlooked: obesity.
Soilworks’ co-founders formed the regenerative ag-focused investment group after working together at B2B SaaS investor Scaleworks.
WRI’s criticism of regenerative agriculture based on its conclusions about the feasibility of carbon sequestration is a foolish exercise in throwing the bovine out with the bathwater.
“If you build it; the funding will come.” It might not be the exact quote that drove Kevin Costner to build a baseball diamond in an Iowa cornfield in Field of Dreams, but it is the advice that many founders and entrepreneurs are following as they look for locations for their agtech startup businesses.
Incorporating CRISPR and other biotech tools in the still-forming regenerative ag movement will undoubtedly cause some controversy.
In every conversation I have with the FoodShot team, I learn something new. Now they’re turning their attention to the protein debate with a unique approach.
Moving towards more climate-resilient agriculture and food production was already imperative for India. The Covid-19 pandemic has made it even more urgent.
How does an environmentalist become an aerial imagery data analytics and AI entrepreneur?
Two prominent academics from UC Davis and Wageningen agree that there is no time — either for the health of people or the planet — to be imprecise with our approach to protein, a macronutrient that is so resource-intensive and consequential to the environment.
Several factors have kept farmers guessing which fields are producing the lion’s share of profit – and which are responsible for making losses, writes Dmytro Lennyi.
It’s time to put the stigmas to bed and the pipettes to work and give cannabis a chance to work its magic. It’s that essential, writes Kevin McKernan.
Take a first look at Seana Day’s new Farm Tech Landscape 2020 here, and some insights into what to expect next.
In the US, roughly 70% of seafood consumption is at restaurants and only 30% at home. With restaurant business falling off a ledge, what are the pandemic-evoked ramifications for seafood businesses? To find out, our resident fish geek called a variety of players in the chain to find out.
When developing the future of protein from plants, innovators must take heed of key lessons that this pandemic is teaching us about the fragility of our food systems.
Digital does not mean difficult; the key to branding is authenticity; and how the CARES Act could be relevant to your indoor growing business were some of the takeaways and topics at Artemis’ virtual grower summit, according to CEO Allison Kopf.
Facebook’s first investment in an Indonesian company has echoes of its $5.7 billion Jio deal in India earlier this year.
Born out of the National University of Singapore, Singrow is directing its efforts towards local production of temperate-zone fruits and vegetables in tropical areas. And it’s starting with strawberries.
Digital Ag: Why is predicting return on investment per field so hard?