While Gaston Marquevich is thankful his fresh produce operation Generation Farms in Florida and Georgia has always sold into grocery stores, the Covid-19 pandemic has placed other pressures on his vertically-integrated farm business.
The next harvest is becoming a matter of economic survival for some growers in uncertain times. With trade wars, pandemics and market plunges, farmers now more than ever need every edge they can get to make the most of the growing season. One thing they can do to up their game is to take inspiration from fighter pilots, writes Joe Byrum.
Henry Gordon-Smith is founder of urban farming consultancy Agritecture and is today launching a new urban farm planning software tool called Agritecture Designer.
Customized technology in areas like irrigation and soil mapping can decrease wasted resources and streamline time-consuming, complex operations.
A battle is being waged over water use in California and California’s Central Valley is at the epicenter, writes Sean Hood.
Regenerative agriculture is a means to increase farmers’ profits, sequester over 1 trillion tons of carbon, and build resilient economies through regenerating our soils and landscapes. But how can we disseminate these practices fast enough for agriculture to become a key player in the fight against climate change?
Agrifood tech accelerator GROW and VC firm AgFunder will work with the UNDP’s Global Centre to select successful entries for its Cultiv@te innovation challenge.
Here’s how tech firms are working to prevent repeats of deadly food safety incidents like 2008’s adulterated infant formula scandal in China and 2018’s E. coli outbreak in the US.
Jeff Bezos committing $10 billion to fight climate change through his new Earth Fund could not have been timelier. Climate change is for real. Here’s a look at some Indian agritech innovations that are trying to address climate change risks.
Genetically modified foods have a long history of opposition but today’s consumers are giving them another look.
Agri-TechE’s Belinda Clarke and colleagues went on a trade mission to St Louis, Missouri in the US to discover how it’s built an ecosystem for agritech innovation and investment. Here are her takeaways.
How do you farm in the ocean? It turns out there are lots of ways, as Scott Nichols explains.
It’s hard to know how to respond to the spread of COVID-19. The virus is creating uncertainty across the world, impacting societies and businesses with varying degrees of severity.
We joined DCVC Bio, Novo Holdings, 8VC and others to invest in sustainable leather startup MycoWork’s $17m Series A. Here’s why.
BDS Analytics has forecast that the worldwide legal cannabis industry generated revenues in the region of £11.5 billion in 2019 and is expected to grow to around £35 billion by 2024. Alongside this phenomenal rate of growth, the UK agriculture sector is embarking upon a period of unprecedented change.
Technology is helping food companies connect consumers to their food but it’s also creating new opportunities to mislead them. Where do we draw the line between truth and questionable marketing?
As scrutiny over livestock production intensifies, some ranchers are highlighting the ecosystem services that they can provide and their capacity to combat climate change.
When Perdue purchased the high-welfare pork, beef, and lamb brand in 2015, speculation about whether Niman could retain its niche appeal was high.
Climate scientist, inventor and founder of two sustainable businesses, Adam Lowry is currently CEO of Ripple Foods, a dairy-free milk products company. His first company was Method, the sustainable cleaning products brand that’s now a household name.
Agriculture technology startups and established companies face many challenges in a tight marketplace for farmers and ag professionals.
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