Tag: farmers

World Agri-Tech London: 4 ways to make agtech tools actually relevant to farmers

September 27, 2023

Panelists at World Agri-Tech in London discuss the need to put the farmer at the center of agtech development and discussion.

Exclusive: Innova Memphis raises $40m to bring the rural US ‘innovations farmers actually want’

June 28, 2023

The Innova Memphis Fund VI will invest in early-stage startups addressing the automation and digitization of agriculture in rural areas.

Exclusive: Brazil’s Seedz to expand agribusiness platform to North America to bring more farmers online

May 23, 2023

Current Seedz customers already include major North American agrifood corporations John Deere, Mosaic, and Syngenta.

Just 1% of US farmers have signed carbon farming contracts, according to Purdue survey

March 20, 2023

So far, carbon markets have proven more beneficial to corporates trying to offset emissions than to the farmers themselves.

FBN appoints Temasek’s John Vaske as new CEO, co-founder Amol Deshpande steps down

February 16, 2023

Co-founder Amol Deshpande, who started Farmers Business Network in 2014, is stepping down as CEO “to pursue other interests.”

Foodtech in focus: BioBetter bets on tobacco to bring down cultivated meat costs

October 6, 2022

BioBetter says it can bring down the cost of growth factors from the normal range of $50,000 – $500,000 per gram to a mere one dollar per gram.

Bushel’s new payments network is a major step towards digitizing US agriculture

July 4, 2022

Bushel Wallet aims to digitize, speed up, and simplify the process of moving payments between farmers and agribusiness partners in the US.

12 agtech takeaways from 12 global agriculture experts

March 25, 2022

Rhishi Pethe interviewed 12 agriculture experts from around the world for his new charity e-book. Here are key takeaways from each conversation he had.

Danone releases new tool to help farmers measure regen ag’s potential returns

January 27, 2022

Farmers can use the R3 web app to forecast their potential return on investment for implementing various regenerative ag practices.

How surplus food marketplace Full Harvest will spend its $23m Series B funding

January 17, 2022

Full Harvest’s recent Series B fundraise will go towards accelerating data insights for sellers and buyers of surplus and imperfect food.

Farmers have been burned by agtech too often. Here’s how to win back their trust

November 29, 2021

With a string of failures against agtech’s name, entrepreneurs must be prepared to work extra hard to gain farmers’ trust, writes Semios founder Michael Gilbert.

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.

Which US States (and Farmers) Win at the Thanksgiving Table?

November 23, 2017

With holiday food traditions largely unchanged in US culture since the 1950s, the late November surge in demand for turkey, cranberries, and pumpkin, among other vegetables is the driving force for many farmers’ toil all year.

Technology is Closing the Generational Gap in Agriculture

August 17, 2017

It’s a critical matter to prepare the next generation of farmers and give them the technology they want and need.

Survey Points to Agtech Deployment Doubling in 6 Years Despite Adoption Challenges

June 14, 2016

In recent months, the focus of conversations in the agriculture technology startup scene has moved on from the initial excitement about the potential for technology to transform and disrupt the industry, to the challenges around adoption.

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.