Tag: biological

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 of plant nutrients, improvement of the operating environment of the member companies and the collection and compilation of industry information.

Vestaron Closes $40m Series B for Peptide-based Biopesticide with “Proven Modes of Action Unlike Microbials,” says CEO

June 13, 2019

Vestaron wants farmers to know that its peptide-based products are different from existing microbial products, offering more consistent efficacy with the same environmental benefits.

For Biologics to Succeed, ‘Plug & Play’ Inputs Must Give Way to Holistic Farm Management

May 30, 2019

As lawmakers, court battles, and consumer demand continue to push conventional chemical inputs out of the picture, a major market opportunity for bio-based inputs has developed. However, many farmers are struggling to understand an entirely new production methodology, argues biologicals veteran Pam Marrone.

Sound Agriculture’s Differentiated Science and “Mission-Driven Team” Drives the Biologicals Business

May 30, 2019

Winner of the 2019 AgriFood Tech Innovation Awards, Sound Agriculture is developing natural alternatives to synthetic fertilizers.

3Bar Biologics and Pivot Bio Team Up to Crack One of the Biggest Barriers to the Adoption of Biologicals

March 20, 2019

The duo is hoping to smash one of the biggest barriers to biologics adoption by providing farmers with a way to cultivate living microbial inputs on the farm that cannot survive in the current supply chain without cold storage.

Pivot Bio’s PROVEN Microbes Can Reduce Negative Impacts of Fertilizer Overuse and Leaching

February 7, 2019

Nitrogen fertilizer is widely used in row crop production and is a key expense farmers face each year. But often that fertilizer is wasted, washing away after heavy rains or leaching due to irrigation or poor soil quality.

EXCLUSIVE: HarvestPort Raises Bridge Funding from Penny Newman, Launches N-Reducing Soil Amendment

November 8, 2018

The round coincides with a new partnership with Penny Newman to launch a new soil amendment product onto the market that has the potential to reduce nitrogen application by 30% over 3 growing seasons.

Billionaire-Backed Fund Invests in Pivot Bio’s $70m Series B to Address ‘One of Largest Sources of GHGs on Planet’

October 2, 2018

“Pivot Bio is addressing one of the largest sources of GHGs on the planet – the potent nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide emissions associated with the use of synthetic fertilizers,” said Carmichael Roberts of Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

Syngenta Ventures Invests in $2.9m Seed Round for Danish Pheromone-based Pest Control Startup BioPhero

September 27, 2018

BioPhero develops insect pheromones that are used as active ingredients in products to control pests in crops.

AgBiome Raises $65m Series C

July 19, 2018

The plant microbiome research and products company counts the Gates Foundation as an investor.

Senate Passes Farm Bill with Incentives for Farmers to Build Soil Health, Sequester Carbon

June 21, 2018

These provisions include funding for a new USDA pilot project that will incentivize farmers, through payments, to adopt agricultural practices aimed at improving soil health and sequestering organic soil carbon.

Inocucor Makes ‘First of Many’ Acquisitions, Closes Series B on $54.4m

April 19, 2018

Biologicals startup Inocucor has acquired ATP Nutrition in the opening salvo of a plan to become a “selective consolidator” in the premium crop inputs space.

Ag Industry Brief: Drones and Ag Inputs See M&A, Indoor Growers Form Safety Working Group, Corporate VC Staff Shift, more

March 30, 2018

One agrifood tech VC vet heads from Monsanto Growth Ventures to Temasek while indoor growers get together to develop industry safety standards, plus agtech M&A in this week's brief.

Ag Industry Brief: Y Combinator Sweet On Cultured Meat, Granular Partners with Planet, Another Startup Pays for Data, more

March 23, 2018

Granular and Monsanto have new partners, Y Combinator requests cultured meat proposals and 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.

Micropep Raises €4m Series A for miRNA-based Crop Enhancement

March 6, 2018

Micropep Technologies, a French ag biotechnology company has raised a €4 million ($4.94 million) Series A round of funding. Micropep is developing crop enhancement products using micro-RNA or miRNA.

Boost Biomes Launches Microbe Discovery Platform with $2m Seed Round

February 27, 2018

Boost Biomes uses DNA-sequencing to study microbiomes and identify interactions that have desired outcomes -- in this case, combatting common crop threats.

The New Face at Syngenta Ventures: Colin Steen Moves from Seeds to Startups

January 30, 2018

Syngenta Ventures has a new managing director in Colin Steen, a Syngenta-veteran with venture experience from the early, early days of venture-backed agtech.

Inocucor Brings in Pontifax to Close $38.5m Series B

January 8, 2018

Inocucor manufactures biological stimulants for agriculture using a patented fermentation process to combine multi-strains of bacteria and yeasts into soil and plant optimizers. It has two products on the market today that aim to enhance the growth of crops.

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Tag: biological

How fertilizer companies are using technology to stay relevant

Vestaron Closes $40m Series B for Peptide-based Biopesticide with “Proven Modes of Action Unlike Microbials,” says CEO

For Biologics to Succeed, ‘Plug & Play’ Inputs Must Give Way to Holistic Farm Management

Sound Agriculture’s Differentiated Science and “Mission-Driven Team” Drives the Biologicals Business

3Bar Biologics and Pivot Bio Team Up to Crack One of the Biggest Barriers to the Adoption of Biologicals

Pivot Bio’s PROVEN Microbes Can Reduce Negative Impacts of Fertilizer Overuse and Leaching

EXCLUSIVE: HarvestPort Raises Bridge Funding from Penny Newman, Launches N-Reducing Soil Amendment

Billionaire-Backed Fund Invests in Pivot Bio’s $70m Series B to Address ‘One of Largest Sources of GHGs on Planet’

Syngenta Ventures Invests in $2.9m Seed Round for Danish Pheromone-based Pest Control Startup BioPhero

AgBiome Raises $65m Series C

Senate Passes Farm Bill with Incentives for Farmers to Build Soil Health, Sequester Carbon

Inocucor Makes ‘First of Many’ Acquisitions, Closes Series B on $54.4m

Ag Industry Brief: Drones and Ag Inputs See M&A, Indoor Growers Form Safety Working Group, Corporate VC Staff Shift, more

Ag Industry Brief: Y Combinator Sweet On Cultured Meat, Granular Partners with Planet, Another Startup Pays for Data, more

Head of R&D at Bayer Crop Science Explains Startup Strategy As New Incubation Space Opens in Sacramento

The $100m Bayer, Ginkgo Bioworks Joint Venture Has a Name, a CEO, and a Plan

Micropep Raises €4m Series A for miRNA-based Crop Enhancement

Boost Biomes Launches Microbe Discovery Platform with $2m Seed Round

The New Face at Syngenta Ventures: Colin Steen Moves from Seeds to Startups

Inocucor Brings in Pontifax to Close $38.5m Series B

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