PrecisionHawk, an information delivery company that uses a small, lightweight UAVs and cloud-based software to collect, process and analyze aerial data, today announced it has
Using a microwave radiometer and radar, SMAP will measure surface soil moisture and freeze-thaw levels across the entire globe every two to three days, providing what NASA calls the “most detailed maps yet made” of these conditions worldwide.
A company called Green & Grow is really living up to its name. The Austin-based producer of bio-products to improve ag productivity just announced
We are excited to announce that we are partnering with Food+Tech Connect to launch a monthly AgTech Funding Roundup! We’ll be covering companies that are using
By: Chad Oliver, Yale University. This post originally appeared on The Conversation. Read the article here. Although it may seem counter-intuitive, it would be better
There’s a lot of talk around African agriculture. Now, there’s a little more funding going into the green space. iProcure, a Nairobi-based B2B company
It’s not always easy for farmers to get their produce, eggs, milk and products right to their customers. A new startup called Farmstr is hoping
From BrightFarms to Grove Labs, funding indoor farms is all the rage these days. PodPonics, an Atlanta-based hydroponic grower of produce, closed a $3.4
This post originally appeared on SeedStock. Small growers and urban farms are springing up across the nation, but many cities lack the infrastructure, zoning laws
Farmeron has done it again with another round of funding. Last week, the company closed a $2.65 Million seed round from investors including serial
To grow a plant, you need water, nutrients, and sunlight. Right? Well, the largest vertical farm in the US doesn’t use that last part.
Miss the AgTech Summit at the Global AgInvesting Conference last week in NYC? Don’t worry–we grabbed a handful of the big takeaways about AgTech innovation
Imagine, city dwellers: you’d like some fresh produce for tonight’s dinner. You can’t wait for the weekly farmers market, and you don’t want to pay
This week, farming business is taking over the Waldorf in New York City, and brings with it investors, experts and innovators of the ag space.
The green space continues to grow greener. Indian-based ag venture capital firm, Omnivore Partners, has backed MITRA, an Indian agtech startup that specializes in
AgTech is an interesting, and at times, smelly, whacky and always awesome field. Here are 5 ag technologies that you can’t believe (but should love
One day, NASA will tell you how well your crops are doing. A recent study from the National Academy of Sciences has shown that
If you’re in-tune with the Valley, watching investment trends and looking for new opportunities, chances are you’ve started looking into Ag. In February in
Wednesday morning’s announcement of a Series A funding in the ag space tells us that while developing commercial robots may have a high price tag,
Investeco, Canada’s first environmental investment company just announced it has closed its Sustainable Food Fund, with Canadian foundations as lead investors. Completing its final close
