There are plenty of reasons to be skeptical of indoor agriculture’s future, but there are many more to be optimistic.
Jorge Heraud, VP of automation and autonomy at John Deere, talks tractors, sprayers and educating the public about the vital role of farmers.
4AG has developed an autonomous harvesting robot it says can greatly alleviate labor challenges in the mushroom industry.
The UK-based farm robotics company talks labor shortages, AI, startup collaboration and more in this interview with AgFunderNews.
The annual Farm Robotics Challenge sets university students to work on solving real-world agricultural issues with robotics-based solutions.
Pow.bio, a Berkeley-based startup promising to change the economics of precision fermentation by enabling a continuous process, has raised a $9.5m series A round led by Re:Food and Thia Ventures.
As artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics continue to evolve, smart farms will become even smarter.
Rice and wheat are harvested with combine harvesters. Yet strawberries are still picked by hand at a time when growers are facing rising labor costs and serious labor shortages. So why aren’t we seeing more mechanization being deployed for specialty crops?
Pennsylvania-based Four Growers just released its second-generation automatic harvester for greenhouse-grown tomatoes.
The company’s first product will be a “clean propagation system” to ensure healthier, higher-quality plants.
Robots that automate the task of weeding are far and away the most popular right now amongst specialty crop growers, says Western Growers.
Tepbac stands out for its unwavering commitment to bettering the lives of shrimp farmers and improving the aquaculture industry of Vietnam.
Carbon Robotics will bring its LaserWeeder robot to new parts of North America and launch into international markets in the near future.
The now-defunct startup’s former VP Chris Cerveny says everything from timing to funding to how automation gets deployed can impact a farm’s lifespan.
Panelists at World Agri-Tech and in AgFunder’s new report say agrifoodtech investment will get worse, but those solving ‘the right’ issues have opportunity.
If crickets—which pack an attractive nutritional punch with a low environmental impact—are going to gain traction in the alternative protein market, two things must happen, says Aspire Food Group. Costs must come down and supplies of consistent, high-quality raw material must go up.
Speakers at this year’s Indoor Ag-Con offered the indoor farming industry insights, predictions and some major reality checks about the future.
Indoor Ag-Con panelists discuss vertical farming failures and assemble a checklist of best practices to help the industry moving forward.
For many startups, the challenge isn’t getting a first round of funding; it’s getting the kind of funding that can truly propel growth.
SwarmFarm combines autonomous vehicles with an open network to help farmers customize equipment based on their individual needs.
Smoke & mirrors, not worth the extra cost: 50 US farmers speak out on carbon markets