Tag: data

BeeHero blossoms with $4m seed round to commercialize precision pollination

May 28, 2020

The startup hopes to shake up some long-standing ways of thinking about how to measure pollination while improving bee health.

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.

Meat alternatives and indoor agriculture drive investment growth in agri-foodtech startups

March 9, 2020

Venture capital investment across all industries dropped in 2019 — around 16%, according to the VenturePulse report — against a backdrop of global uncertainty related

EXCLUSIVE: Farmobile patents blockchain tech to protect and manage growers’ data

March 3, 2020

Farmers continue to show skepticism and distrust when it comes to providing data to third-parties but Farmobile hopes its new patented blockchain tool can foster more trust.

France’s Sencrop acquires sensor maker Visio-Green in start of consolidation play

February 13, 2020

The acquisition will add 1,800 weather stations to the company’s existing European network to support hyper-local weather data for farmers.

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.

Future Food: The need for technology in an antiquated, but still huge, pork industry

February 5, 2020

In a world of African Swine Fever, increasing scrutiny of the meat industry and consumer demand for transparency, the pork industry needs to modernize. But according to Chris Bomgaars, founder of EveryPig, many in the industry are reticent to move on.

Yogurt maker Stonyfield wants to use data, not certification, to prove environmental benefit of its practices

January 31, 2020

Stonyfield is partnering on OpenTEAM, a multi-stakeholder project and software platform enabling increased connectivity among digital tools and specific recommendations for things farmers can do to improve soil health on their farm.

UPDATE: Agworld acquires plant protection data startup Greenbook

January 29, 2020

Greenbook maintains a searchable database of crop input labels to help users and industry professionals stay current on appropriate usages and warnings

Soy checkoff’s Tech Toolshed is gold mine for understanding how farmers think about tech

January 20, 2020

Have you ever wanted to peer into the minds of tech curious farmers? Here’s your chance.

Humanitarian Tech: AgriWebb launches Helping Hands Project for victims of Australian fires

January 17, 2020

The program links farmers who want to help with farmers who need labor, equipment, or a place to keep livestock as well as providing a tool for calculating losses for insurance claims.

Robots, hemp, drastic weather: Farmers Edge’s Wade Barnes shares 2020 ag predictions

January 14, 2020

From traceability to hemp to robots, if Barnes is right, 2020 is going to be a blockbuster year across the agricultural board.

Is CropX’s acquisition of CropMetrics a signal of increasing consolidation in digital agtech in 2020?

January 13, 2020

The Israeli startup is hoping the acquisition will accelerate its expansion into the US breadbasket as agtech veterans predict more consolidation in 2020.

Analyzing 2019’s wild weather year: could technology have helped?

December 23, 2019

Weather events have plagued US crop production throughout the year, including severe floods and an early freeze. Using Indigo’s GeoInnovation platform, we take a deeper look and ask, could technology have helped farmers weather the storms better?

Kraft Heinz leads $12m Series A for smart checkout startup Zippin

December 12, 2019

What does a CPG company want with smart checkout technology, you ask? Data, and lots of it.

FarmlandFinder raises $3m seed round led by Cultivian to make farmland sales fairer

December 5, 2019

The Des Moines-based startup is leveling the playing field by providing all users with comprehensive data about potential farm purchases.

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.

Perception is reality: data reveal gender bias in agri-foodtech investing

October 3, 2019

Just 8% of venture capital dollars invested in agri-foodtech in 2018 went to founding teams with at least one female, according to a new report by AgFunder, KK&P and The New Food Economy with support from S2G Ventures.

FarmBackup’s Vision for “Borderless Farming” in Denmark and Beyond

June 4, 2019

Søren and Anders Knudsen have developed FarmBackup, an online marketplace where farmers and contractors can advertise and arrange for equipment-based services.