What Agtech Can Learn from Precision Ag Veterans
August 28, 2017
Sarah Nolet shares a few lessons for new agtech entrants from the Society of Precision Agriculture Australia’s recent symposium.
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Technology is Closing the Generational Gap in Agriculture
August 17, 2017
It’s a critical matter to prepare the next generation of farmers and give them the technology they want and need.
Crop Protection: Biologicals Integrated with Chemicals
August 16, 2017
More collaboration between biological and chemical crop protection makers can better serve growers, workers, consumers, and the environment.
Women In Agtech: CEO and CTO of InPlant Technologies
August 14, 2017
InPlant Technologies CEO and CTO discuss growing a company in a male-dominated field.
Q&A: Wells Fargo Seeks to Bridge the Gap Between Growers and Tech
August 10, 2017
We caught up with Wells Fargo SVP Adam Bergman to discuss the role of financial institutions in the agtech startup ecosystem and how Wells Fargo is supporting it.Â
Women in Agtech: Saturas Founder Anat Halgoa Solomon
August 9, 2017
In the next in our women in agtech series of interviews with female CEOs and founders working in agtech, AgFunderNews caught up with Solomon to find out more about Saturas and being a female entrepreneur in agtech.
Why Farmers Should Have a Hedging Strategy
August 7, 2017
Farmers are all too familiar with the rampant uncertainty that riddles the markets and crops every season, so they should consider putting together a hedging strategy, writes Howard Marella.
TomKat Ranch: Measuring the Benefits of Regenerative Agriculture with Precision Ag Tech
August 2, 2017
Kevin Watt, land and livestock manager at TomKat Ranch, thinks that once the benefits of regenerative ranching can be fully quantified — through soil carbon measurements, forage density, and more — it could become a mainstay of both ranching and soil management.
Women in Agtech: From Vietnam to Founding Redmelon Company – Le Vuong
July 27, 2017
The next in our series of interviews with female CEOs and founders working in agtech, AgFunderNews caught up with Vuong to find out more about Redmelon Company and being a minority female entrepreneur in agtech.
Arkansas Congressman Rick Crawford on How to Help Rural Farmers
July 25, 2017
The state of Arkansas is home to Tysons, Walmart, a Nestle plant and a Frito-Lay factory, but much of the food produced in Congressman Rich Crawford (R) of Arkansas’s first district is grown on family farms.
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.
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.
Motorleaf’s Monk on Priorities and Challenges of Being an AI Startup in Indoor Ag
July 19, 2017
We caught up with Ally Monk, CEO of motorleaf, a few months after the business raised a $1.1m seed round of funding, to get an update on how the business is progressing.
Women in Agtech: MicroGen Biotech’s Xuemei Germaine
July 18, 2017
This is the first profile in a special series that spotlights women entrepreneurs in agtech globally and follows on from an earlier feature entitled Where Are All the Women in Agtech?
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.
Grupo Flor Cannabis Group is Getting Organized Despite Uncertainty
June 30, 2017
We caught up with cofounders Omar Bitar and Gavin Korgan to talk about a Californian bill signed just this week, and how Grupo Flor is planning to succeed amid the government’s mixed messages.
Is Food Tech Headed for a Cleantech Correction?
June 27, 2017
A cautionary tale is quietly making its way around food tech investor communities and conferences. The tale is the story of cleantech.
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?
Q&A: Chipotle’s Produce Safety Manager on Reacting to Crises Using Tech
June 23, 2017
Arturo Tanus started his job in April 2016 when Chipotle was desperately trying to bring customers back after more than 450 people got sick with food-borne illnesses between August 2015 and February 2016.
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.
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