Tag: farm management software

Indonesian aquatech startup eFishery nets $90m in Sequoia, SoftBank-led Series C

January 10, 2022

The Bandung-based startup plans to launch into other major fish and shrimp farming markets, including China and India.

Digital ag platforms xFarm & Farm Technologies merge to become ‘Spotify of agtech’

December 7, 2021

The Italian startups will combine their businesses to help 80,000 farms boost efficiency across 1 million hectares using data.

Brief: CNH Industrial makes 2 acquisitions in 1 week to boost precision ag capabilities

December 7, 2021

The tractor maker had previously announced its buyout of South Dakota tech firm Raven Industries in a deal worth $2.1 billion.

Indian horti-platform Fasal scores $4m for Southeast Asia push

November 22, 2021

“Given we are operating in crops like palm, coffee, [and] pepper, we see the Southeast Asia region as a massive opportunity,” says co-founder Shailendra Tiwari.

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?

Fieldin acquires Midnight Robotics to make farm management more autonomous

November 17, 2021

The deal will add a layer of self-driving capabilities to Fieldin’s existing farm management platform, which relies on tractor-mounted sensors.

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.

Norway’s OptoScale nets $4.1m to grow its fish farm monitoring tech

October 13, 2021

The Trondheim-based startup believes it’s differentiated by its use of on-site edge processing, rather than relying on cloud computing.

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.

Artemis acquired by iUNU in continued CEA rollup creating $50m+ contracted revenue company

September 27, 2021

Artemis and iUNU will explore opportunities to offer more financing solutions to their CEA customers after the deal completes.

EXCLUSIVE: Leaps by Bayer leads EarthOptics’ $10.3m Series A for carbon mapping

September 21, 2021

The Virginia startup is measuring soil health, compaction, and carbon content for applications in agriculture and beyond.

CropX acquires Dacom in continued agrifoodtech rollup

August 10, 2021

This marks the third acquisition for CropX since the start of 2020 as it aims to offer the most comprehensive suite of tech services to farmers.

Conservis’ unusual exit to Rabobank-Telus JV shows management team’s mettle

July 22, 2021

Conservis provided an exit to its investors 12-years after its founding and the “odd” deal showcases a key way forward for digital adoption on the farm.

EXCLUSIVE: Brazilian farm management platform Aegro scores seed funding, eyes fintech opportunity

July 9, 2021

The Porto Alegre-based startup secured funding from SP Ventures, ABSeed, and SLC Agrícola, among others.

Bushel acquires FarmLogs to integrate farm-level and supply chain data

June 16, 2021

Data can now flow back and forth between FarmLogs’ farm-level view of an operation, and Bushel’s post-farm gate appreciation of the supply chain.

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.

In a first for agtech, Solinftec secures $27m climate bond funding

May 17, 2021

The Brazilian startup said it will use the funds to develop precision ag technologies “with a focus on mitigation, adaptation, and resilience to climate change.”

Is sustainability reporting ready for its Xero moment?

May 11, 2021

FLINTpro has been built in Australia to help the ag industry and government understand what they need to report to improve their land management practices.