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UrbanFarmers Closes $2.1M Series A Round

April 7, 2015

Big up for city farming! UrbanFarmers, a Zurich based company providing farming solutions for urban areas, announced the successful completion of a 2.1m Series A round

AgTech Heats Up in Israel

March 27, 2015

Long known as the “start-up nation,” the country is now emerging as a global pioneer in the agriculture technology sector.

AgFunder’s New Report Captures $2.36B In AgTech Investment in 2014

March 4, 2015

From precision agriculture to biotech to drones, VCs pumped funds into companies that are revolutionizing how we grow, produce, and distribute food around the world.

Innovation and Investment in AgTech

February 21, 2015

Editors note: Vonnie Estes is an executive with over 20 years of experience in leadership roles commercializing biotechnologies. This article originally appeared in BioFuels Digest. Having spent

Who owns groundwater?

September 2, 2014

By: Erica Gies, independent journalist. This post originally appeared on Ensia. Grapevines march across wires strung along rolling hills, their little trunks improbably supporting heavy

July Roundup of Ag & AgTech Deals

August 25, 2014

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

‘SafetyNet’ May Get the Fish We Want, Without the Bycatch

August 11, 2014

By: Emma Bryce. This post originally appeared on Ensia Six years ago, the Norwegian coast guard filmed a Scottish fishing vessel riding gray swells, dumping

Healthier, more economical alternatives to Ag’s “plasticulture”

July 17, 2014

Finnish researchers combat agriculture’s reliance on plastics by developing biodegradable crop covers.

10 American Cities Lead Urban Agriculture

May 30, 2014

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

Country’s Largest Vertical Farm Ditches Sunlight, Uses LEDs

May 22, 2014

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.

Home Town Farms to Bring a Vertical Farm to a City Near You

May 7, 2014

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

BioFuel and Ag-Product Company, Cool Planet, Raises $100M in Series D

April 4, 2014

Thanks to a recent $100 million investment, you might soon reduce CO2 by driving a car, and increase crop productivity by using a carbon-negative soil.

Cleantech Panel Looks at the Promise of AgTech

April 1, 2014

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

Can Crowdfunding Bridge the Investment Gap in Agriculture?

December 12, 2013

To meet the demand for food, fuel, and other agricultural products, scientists estimate that we’ll need to double—perhaps even triple—production by the year 2050 [1].