Tag: data analytics

For Lentera Africa, remote work is the future of farming on the continent

November 26, 2021

“The potential for remote farming is huge,” says CEO Moses Kimani.

UPDATE: Bayer inks new digital ag data infrastructure deal with Microsoft: how significant is it?

November 19, 2021

It’s the norm for journalists to be skeptical of corporate partnering announcements. But am I reading too much into this one?

Why it is important to evolve from precision farming to Agriculture 4.0

November 5, 2021

Agriculture 4.0 will give farmers the opportunity to diversify their businesses like never before, increasing both profitability and sustainability.

Continuum Ag founder on the role of soil data in regenerative farming

October 21, 2021

The Iowan platform helps growers manage soil health data to implement practices like no-till farming and cover cropping.

Bushel acquires Cargill & ADM’s GrainBridge

October 12, 2021

The acquisition brings added data analytics capabilities to Bushel, which it says will help farmers and facilities make more profitable decisions.

The future of geospatial imaging in agriculture, according to Aker Tech’s Orlando Saez

October 5, 2021

Orlando Saez is a panellist at the AgTech NEXT conference on 6 October, where he’ll be speaking about geospatial imaging’s role in ag.

Brief: Farm data company Ag-Analytics acquires land research platform AcreValue

September 30, 2021

It has also struck partnerships with Farmer Mac and Indigo Ag, which will use the combined platforms to further their own financing and carbon offerings.

Climate Corp’s Jeremy Williams on geospatial imaging

September 15, 2021

Jeremy Williams is a panellist at the AgTech NEXT conference on 6 October, where he’ll be speaking about geospatial imaging’s role in ag.

EXCLUSIVE: Ai Palette raises $4.4m to help brands predict the food trends of the future

August 24, 2021

The Singapore-based startup secured the Series A funding from Exfinity Venture Partners, pi Ventures, and AgFunder, among others.

India’s AgNext banks $21m Series A funding, delivers 5x return for exiting investor

August 20, 2021

The startup will use the capital to cement its presence in India and expand its food quality assessment platform to the Middle East and Europe.

Sentera closes $25m Series C round to scale its digital platform for agronomists

June 9, 2021

The Minnesotan startup sees partnerships as the best route to expanding its footprint, rather than developing ancillary solutions and services in-house.

American Robotics drone Scout emerging from ScoutBase

Ondas acquires American Robotics for its ‘rugged, real-world’ drones that can fly by themselves

May 19, 2021

The startup claims to be the first to receive approval from the US Federal Aviation Authority for drone flights beyond the visual line of sight.

Valmont acquires crop analytics startup Prospera for $300m

May 13, 2021

With Prospera on board, Valmont now claims to be the world’s largest, vertically integrated artificial intelligence company in agriculture.

Brief: Data analytics company DTN acquires on-farm data startup Farm Market iD

February 25, 2021

Farm Market iD aggregates data from a variety of sources to offer agribusinesses support with marketing and better serving farmers and ranchers.

Thai precision ag startup ListenField gets strategic backing from Kubota

February 16, 2021

ListenField’s API ecosystem combines satellite, weather, and in-field data with crop modeling, phenology, and genotype selection to improve yields for rice and other crops.

Record-breaking female founder warns of food inflation risk amid Covid-19 & climate change

February 2, 2021

Gro Intelligence CEO Sara Menker thinks that Covid-19’s continuing effects will see a ramping up of food protectionism this year – while climate change will also take a toll.

7 questions with Kate Campbell, Organic Valley’s new data science chief

January 28, 2021

After 17 years with Organic Valley, Kate Campbell is moving into an executive leadership position to milk the most out of the dairy co-op’s data.

EXCLUSIVE: Chinese precision ag platform Kebai secures Series B funds from Auchan owners

January 14, 2021

The Beijing-based startup will use the funding to accelerate its global expansion, partnering with other agrifood businesses in Creadev’s portfolio.

‘Drones-as-a-service’ firm Deveron completes $4.56m funding via private placement

January 13, 2021

The Toronto-based company has pivoted from drones as a core business to offering multi-layer analytics as farmers seek the most bang for their data bucks.