Tag: agriculture

Syngenta Has $50,000 Contest for Ag-Entrepeneurs

May 28, 2014

Aspiring ag entrepreneurs: Have a good idea but no money to start? Listen up; there’s a contest for you. Syngenta is going to be

Agrivest: Investors are bullish on precision Ag

December 18, 2013

Some big investors are looking at Ag’s new opportunities to be had. Just a few months ago, Monsanto bought Climate Corp for a whopping $930

Kaiima Raises $65 Million, Aiming for Food Sustainability

December 16, 2013

When your company’s name translates as “sustainability,” you’d better have promise. One agro-biotech company has just that; in fact, it’s got about $65 million worth.

Join us in Israel for Agrivest 2013!

December 14, 2013

Join our CEO Rob Leclerc at Agrivest 2013 in Israel! Leclerc will be on a panel ‘Exploring the Key Fundamentals Driving Growth in Agriculture Investment’

Fixing Ag’s Big Data Problem

December 14, 2013

Big data is a big problem in agriculture, and entrepreneur and ag-expert Lance Donny believes he can fix it. Lance Donny, CEO of OnFarm Systems,

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].

AgFunder Featured in SeedStock.com

December 12, 2013

We’ve always been big fans of SeedStock.com, so we’re excited to be featured this week on their blog! We were thrilled to see an article

And the Winner of this year’s Agrivest 2013 Pitch Competition is….

December 10, 2013

By Rob Leclerc When you think of “Israel,” do you think “AgTech”? Probably not, but maybe you should. With two-thirds of its land desert, and

Farmers Beware: Robot Swarms Could be Taking Over Your Fields

December 5, 2013

The bots are coming for your fields, your food, and your fertilizer. Three brothers have schemed up an idea that makes John Deere look medieval.

5 Thanksgiving Ag Facts

November 28, 2013

1. Cranberry farmers are financially struggling this year, though the U.S. is easily the world’s #1 producer. With about 80 percent of the world’s cranberries