The conference, organized by the Australian Farm Institute, explored whether digital technologies will enable the third agricultural revolution and bring about the next big productivity gain, and how to catalyze this revolution in Australia.
Satellite and sensing startup Planetary Resources raised the funding from a group of high-profile individuals and venture capital investors.
*Update: Strider has disclosed the participation of Qualcomm Ventures and the size of its $3 million Series B funding round. This article was originally published on May 5, 2016.
Last week, Benson Hill Biosystems announced the launch of CropOS, its data analytics platform, which uses machine learning and cloud biology to tackle agriculture’s biggest challenges.
Avrio Capital has invested in Intelia, an environment controller manufacturer and data collection company for the indoor animal agriculture industry, as well as two food companies.
We recently had a chance to chat with Gavin Smith, regional president with responsibility for Oceania at Bosch, to find out more about his investment in The Yield.
Swiss agribusiness Syngenta has announced the winners of its first ever Syngenta Crop Challenge, which challenged entrants to develop a model that predicts the seed varieties farmers should plant next season to maximize yield.
AgEagle was one of the first drones companies in the agriculture sector. It’s also the second most popular drone manufacturer for clients of software company DroneDeploy.
There’s more to big data than precision agriculture, argues Matt Crisp, CEO of Benson Hill Biosystems, ahead of a panel on Cloud Biology for agriculture at the Global AgInvesting conference tomorrow.
The American Farm Bureau Federation has launched a new initiative aimed at awarding certain ag data company with an “Ag Data Transparent” seal if they participate in its Ag Data Transparency Evaluator (ADTE).
The farm management software platform has opened a new office at WGA’s center in Salinas, while Costco is making loans to organic farmers as demand grows, and find out how many billionaires are getting farm subsidies.
The drone technology company is the first ag-related investment for Yamaha Motor Ventures, which was joined by Verizon Ventures, NTT Docomo, and USAA as new investors in PrecisionHawk.
Noel Dickover, director at the PeaceTech Lab explains how agriculture big data tools, particularly those tracking weather, can help peacebuilders in conflict zones.
The USDA’s lacking regulation of gene-edited mushrooms has raised criticism while citizens in China protest Chem China’s acquisition of Syngenta over GMO Concerns in this week’s industry-in-brief.
Mike Betts, director of investments for AgFunder, shares his thoughts on the development of the indoor ag industry.
The Data Store offers farmers a way to sell their agronomic and machine data to third parties and split the proceeds with Farmobile. Plus former White House staff Sam Kass makes move into food tech.
Kenneth Zuckerberg, senior research analyst in Rabobank’s Food & Agribusiness Research & Advisory Group, shares his thoughts on the future of the agtech startup market.
Last week Geosys partnered with Pessl Instruments and SST Software, while Farmers Edge announced a deal with The Weather Company. This follows a series of precision ag partnerships last year.
General Mills has decided to label GMO foods in the wake of the GMO bill’s demise, while satellite imagery company Geosys partners with a precision ag platform and a weather station company, and Farmers Edge teams up with The Weather Company.
Fraley joined representatives of Dow, DuPont and Bayer at the World Agri-Tech Investment Summit to discuss the value of collaboration and investment in agtech innovation.
