Brief: BASF to launch 30+ sustainable ag R&D projects worth $9bn by 2030
March 5, 2021
The projects will complement BASF’s offerings in seeds, seed treatments, biological and chemical solutions, and digital services.
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Tag: chemical inputs
Vive’s nanotech-powered crop inputs land $5.4m funding
July 28, 2020
The Ontario-based startup is counting on nanotechnology to offer farmers the benefits of both traditional chemical-based inputs and newer biological products.
Syngenta restructures, rebrands, and relaunches after taking $5.6bn Chinese biz on board
June 18, 2020
CEO Erik Fyrwald previously told AFN that Syngenta’s takeover by ChemChina “gives us the freedom for increased investment around seeds and crop protection.”
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 CropScience COO: acquisition is exception to rule in startup interactions
November 14, 2019
We caught up with Brett Begemann in London recently to talk glyphosate, Bayer’s venture activities, digital ag, gene editing and smallholder farmers.
Adama acquires Peruvian crop protection company AgroKlinge to target large-scale farmers in the region
October 30, 2019
Adama is hoping to gain a stronger foothold in Peru’s agricultural market and to target large-scale industrial farmers with the acquisition.
Best of 2017: AgFunder’s Top 7 Guest Articles
December 28, 2017
Our evergrowing global subscriber base of agrifood tech entrepreneurs, venture capital investors, agrifood corporates, governments, and enthusiasts means that we have an incredible amount of expertise in our 45,000-strong network.
Asilomar Bio Raises $12m Series B for Chemical Yield Enhancer
December 5, 2017
Asilomar’s chemical input can make yields from an average year of rainfall in major row-crop growing climates as high as if rainfall was ideal, says the founders.
Ag Industry Brief: Food Giants Team-Up on Blockchain, Farms Prep for Hurricane Harvey, Cheaper Whole Foods, more
August 25, 2017
South Texas farmers are reportedly racing to harvest crops before the imminent arrival of Hurricane Harvey on Texas’s gulf coast, Amazon is lowering Whole Foods prices, and more.
UK Ag Chemical Discovery Company Redag Raises $2m in Seed Funding
March 3, 2016
The UK spin out of pharmaceutical company Redx Pharma, is partnering with agrochemical companies to discover new ag chemical compounds.
What FBN’s New Chemical Inputs Sourcing Service Means for Farmers
February 25, 2016
Farmer Business Network’s new business line FBN Procurement, a service helping farmers to source ag chemicals at the cheapest rates possible, has raised some questions in the industry.
How a Farmer and His Two Sons Launched an Agtech Startup
February 23, 2016
The Applegates have been inventing and building farm technology since they were nine years old and have now launched Praxidyn, an agtech startup.
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