Tag: big data

Brazil’s KPTL invests in poultry management platform Agrisolus

March 2, 2021

Agrisolus captures real-time data about a variety of metrics to optimize poultry production and prevent disease in the flock.

Leveraging big data for better sweet potatoes

October 28, 2020

When it comes to growing sweet potatoes, North Carolina is a superstar. Now it’s turning to tech to get even better at it.

Smart Farming Conference

October 9, 2020

The digital revolution in farming subscribe to our newsletter After mechanisation, the introduction of mineral fertiliser and the industrialisation of production processes, connectivity and data

SMARTAGRIFOOD SUMMIT

September 24, 2020

#Agrifood20, a leading event for the digital transformation of the agri-food sector. Startup Europe’s Smart Agrifood Summit, an industry-leading event for the creation of innovative

Weather, food security, and Covid-19

June 1, 2020

Agriculture is a weather-driven sector. Increasing weather variability due to a warmer atmosphere, coupled with Covid-19 supply chain disruptions and trade restrictions, are driving up food prices and increasing food insecurity in 2020, writes John Corbett.

Could TeakOrigin’s data-based “language” around food quality help ailing supply chains during Covid-19?

April 20, 2020

The startup is using analytical chemistry, optical spectroscopy, and machine learning to create a universal data-based language for evaluating food quality.

How will Covid-19 impact the US organic food sector? Mercaris weighs in

April 16, 2020

Mercaris, an organic and non-GMO trading platform and data service, thinks Covid-19 brings market risks as well as unique opportunities.

Grow crops like a fighter pilot

April 14, 2020

The next harvest is becoming a matter of economic survival for some growers in uncertain times. With trade wars, pandemics and market plunges, farmers now more than ever need every edge they can get to make the most of the growing season. One thing they can do to up their game is to take inspiration from fighter pilots, writes Joe Byrum.

EXCLUSIVE: Provision Analytics raises $3.2m to expand food safety data platform

April 14, 2020

For the Canadian startup, traceability and food safety are about finding correlations across the food system – and not just telling a product’s story.

Africa Agri Tech 2020

February 18, 2020

Africa Agri Tech offers three days of unparalleled discovery, exploration and networking. The event offers a multi-tiered expo and conference programme that will investigate the

EXCLUSIVE: Leaf Agriculture comes out of stealth with agtech API to integrate your farm data

February 11, 2020

Leaf wants to make it easier for agtech innovators to create apps by harnessing clean, standardized, and aggregated data from multiple sources.

BASF’s Xarvio partners with Arable to improve fungicide recs in lead up to outcome-based pricing

December 4, 2019

Xarvio is now pulling data from Arable’s hyperlocal weather data sensors to help farmers improve the timing and efficacy of their fungicide applications, which will feed into BASF’s new business model plans for farmers.

Why Prospera started in greenhouses before taking AI tech into the fields

November 15, 2019

Prospera recently announced its partnership with Valley Irrigation to combine its sensor-based analytics software with Valley’s pivot irrigation systems.

BRIEF: Israel’s Agritask closes $8.5m Series A to advance farm data in frontier markets

November 7, 2019

The InsuResilience Investment Fund led Israel-based Agritask’s Series A funding round for its application in expanding farm and crop insurance to smallholder farmers.

9 questions with FoodBytes! Chicago pitch company Agremo

October 16, 2019

Serbian startup Agremo pitched its farm data management software last month to a panel of judges and audience.

Tastewise raises $5m Series A for consumer data platform, releases trend report

September 25, 2019

The Israeli startup combs thousands of recipes, menus, and social media conversations to figure out what food and beverage trends consumers will crave next.

Hyperspectral tech company FruitSpec secures $4m Series A

September 24, 2019

The Israeli agritech company FruitSpec — which is carving out a niche using hyperpectral imagery to count fruits —is set to officially close its $4 million Series A fundraise at the Agrivest conference in Tel Aviv on Tuesday. Get the scoop here!

AFN introduces… Viridis RS & Tractor Junction

September 18, 2019

Introducing GROW accelerator’s first cohort starting with two startups that are taking aim at India’s agricultural problems – Viridis RS and Tractorjunction.com.

How fertilizer companies are using technology to stay relevant

August 5, 2019

Charlotte Hebebrand, is director-general of the International Fertilizer Association (IFA), a nonprofit organization that represents the global fertilizer industry, on issues related to the promotion

Meet the AI-powered cannabis app that wants to help you find the exact high that you’re looking for

July 30, 2019

Tired? Anxious? Chronic pain? Trouble sleeping? There’s probably a strain of cannabis for that and Namaste Technologies is using an AI-powered app to help you find it.