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Operation desert corn: Bayer opens new high-tech greenhouse in Arizona
March 4, 2020
The facility is the first of its kind for the company and the most technically advanced, costing roughly $100 million for a company that has had a rough ride on its share price valuation over the last few years.
Bayer is betting on chemical ag with new herbicide slated for 2030. What about biologics?
February 18, 2020
Although it’s interested in biologics, it claims farmers still need the high rate of efficacy that chemical agriculture has to offer.
Bayer Growth Ventures: What We Don’t Know Yet
October 29, 2018
Venture capital at Bayer Crop Science, which has until now focused mainly on investing in external funds, is just beginning to firm up with the creation of Bayer Growth Ventures (BGV). But there are still a lot of unknowns.
The Future of Venture Capital at Bayer-Monsanto: It’s Complicated
June 6, 2018
A few details about the future of venture capital at the new integrated Bayer have emerged, but according to Bayer Crop Science CEO Liam Condon, firm plans are still months away.
Bayer, Netafim, Swiss Re, and IFC Team-Up to Bring New Tech to Smallholders
April 24, 2018
A new coalition of agriculture and finance industry players is working together to find new ways to get technology into the hand of smallholders farmers
Ag Industry Brief: FBN Makes Moves in Canada, Bayer Sells Digital to BASF, more
April 13, 2018
Farmers Business Network makes an acquisition in Canada while Bayer sells assets to get ready for the big takeover, plus more in this week’s brief.
Head of R&D at Bayer Crop Science Explains Startup Strategy As New Incubation Space Opens in Sacramento
March 22, 2018
We caught up with Adrian Percy, global head of R&D for Crop Science at Bayer on the sidelines of the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit, to discuss the company’s open innovation strategies in the area of biologicals and novel crop inputs.
The $100m Bayer, Ginkgo Bioworks Joint Venture Has a Name, a CEO, and a Plan
March 20, 2018
Bayer and Ginkgo Bioworks announced the partnership in September 2017. The partners jointly invested $100 million in the venture, making the deal the second largest deal from an Ag Biotechnology startup in 2017, according to the AgFunder data.
225 Major Investors Commit to Pressure Bayer, BASF, Nestle and Other Carbon Emitters
December 13, 2017
The Climate Action 100+ initiative is the work of 225 investors with more than $26.3 trillion assets under management including banks, private equity firms, and pension funds to name a few.
Bayer Joins Forces with Ginkgo to Launch $100m Microbial Startup
September 14, 2017
Bayer CropScience and Ginkgo Bioworks, a startup genetically engineering microbes for the flavor, fragrance, and food industries, have partnered with hedge fund Viking Global Investors to invest $100 million in a new, as yet unnamed agtech startup.
Bayer CropScience to Adopt SlantRange Drone Technology
July 6, 2017
SlantRange, a US drone sensor manufacturer and imagery analytics provider using computer vision for agriculture, has won a contract with Bayer CropScience’s crop breeding and research programs in the US.
Why Bayer Invested in 5 Agtech Funds and Big Data is So Exciting
November 1, 2016
We speak to Geoff Kneen, the R&D Licensing and new ventures manager, North America of Bayer’s Crop Science division, to hear more about Bayer’s strategy of outsourcing agtech investment.
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