Outside Agriculture Investors: Blessing or Curse?
July 21, 2017
While a number of outside investors have been great assets to our industry, many others have been a net negative for agriculture, writes Jim Budzynski.
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Crop Protection: Biologicals vs Chemicals?
July 20, 2017
Chemical pesticides are under increasing scrutiny from consumers and regulators; biopesticides can provide an alternative or supplement to these traditional chemical pesticides, write Spencer Maughan and Kieran Furlong.
Food Incubators and Other Ways For Startups To Engage with Corporates
July 5, 2017
There are an increasing number of large food companies seeking to stay on top of new technologies and innovations by engaging with startups, many through food incubators.
Is Debt a Better Instrument for Farmland Investment?
June 27, 2017
Drew Fox asks, is farmland investment the best way to access the opportunity in agriculture, or is there a better solution?
How to Ensure Big Data Brings Value to Farmers
June 22, 2017
Agriculture data has been a big disappointment for the majority of farmers, particularly in the US. But there is still much potential if approached the right way, according to Igor Ivanov and Ellen Czaika.
6 Legal Tips for Launching a Successful Agtech Startup in 2017
June 20, 2017
Murray Indick is a partner at global law firm Morrison & Foerster and here offers tips on how to launch an agtech startup.
10 Online Platforms Helping Future Indoor Farmers
June 13, 2017
Indoor farming is a business and business is hard. Here are five online platforms to help indoor farmers.
Brazilian Farmers are too Nervous to Track Their Costs
June 13, 2017
Many Brazilian farmers are struggling to stay in business because their working capital is disappearing, writes Ed Siatti.
Intrapreneurship: the Need for Acceleration is Not the Exclusive Domain of Startups
June 6, 2017
Intrapreneurial projects are a way for large companies gain in agility, to the benefit of the whole food and agriculture innovation ecosystem, writes Christophe Breuillet.
The Future of British Farming: Accentuate the Technology and Eliminate the Subsidy
May 31, 2017
Brexit presents an opportunity for the UK to re-pivot, refocus and redeploy its capital and energies towards the nation’s value-added agricultural technologies and cutting-edge science capabilities, writes Richard Ferguson.
Data as Agriculture’s New Currency: Advancing to the Next Level
May 29, 2017
This last in a three-part series by Joe Byrum explores the use of data by non-farming organizations and the need to improve data collection for the benefit of the whole agriculture industry.
Agricultural Giants Risk Being Left Behind in Agtech Boom
May 23, 2017
There’s a real risk that the biggest agricultural companies in the world right now might not be the same in 10 years’ time. That doesn’t have to be the case, but if you look at the data, it’s not hard to imagine it happening, writes Paul Cuatrecasas.
Data as Agriculture’s New Currency: The Farmer’s Perspective
May 15, 2017
This is the second article in a three-part series from Joe Byrum about agricultural data as a commodity and currency, this time focusing on farmers.
Change is Not Optional: How Large Food & Beverage Companies Can Engage with Disruptive Technology
May 10, 2017
With technology set to disrupt the food & beverage industry, it’s becoming clear that, for companies that wish to survive, change is not an option, write sustainability consultant Tod Christenson.
Where Are All the Women in Agtech?
May 9, 2017
Where are all the women in the agriculture industry, asks Amy Wu?
Taiwan: Home to the Total Supply Chain for Agriculture 4.0
May 4, 2017
There are few places in the world that have a better environment for building agtech devices and large scale smart farming projects than Taiwan, writes Matthew Ryan.
Data As Agriculture’s New Currency
May 3, 2017
The first in a three-part series by Joseph Byrum explores the development of data as an agricultural commodity.
What is precision agriculture?
April 24, 2017
What exactly does the buzz phrase precision agriculture mean, and how is technology enabling it? Remi Schmaltz takes a closer look.
The Food Chain Is Craving Innovation
April 11, 2017
Hasti Afsarifard is corporate innovation manager at Plug and Play Tech Center, the accelerator organization that invested in DropBox and PayPal.
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.
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