How will artificial intelligence impact the future of farming? From disease and pest forecasting to precision insurance, SP Ventures explores AI in agriculture.
Insurers offer discounts for avoiding smoking and good driving, so should they incentivize farmers to invest in good soil health?
Some of the largest food companies have set ambitious climate targets for 2030 and 2040, but they are not on track to reach them, says Kenny Fahey at Leading Harvest.
Naturama Aragau is an information campaign aimed at helping consumers and farmers learn more about regenerative food production in Switzerland.
Pasturebird is using rotational grazing to raise organic and wholesale pastured chicken on 100 acres.
The need to engage more effectively with ag scientists and other agtech stakeholders was one of the main challenges cited by UK farmers speaking at the Realizing our Economic and Agricultural Potential conference in Cambridge last month.
“These are exciting times, these are challenging times, but the breakthroughs are incredible,” says Erik Andrejko, VP of Science at Climate Corp. When it comes to
Granular, arguably AgTech’s most developed farm management software, has raised $18.7 million in Series B financing in a round led by new investor and Californian family office Tao Capital Partners.
AgFunderNews recently had the opportunity to ask Jack Hemenway of Moss Enterprises, a leading technology education provider to a host of industries including farming, five questions about the future of 3D printing in agriculture and what every investor should know about this exciting new technology.
For many agtech entrepreneurs and innovators, finding the cash flow to get their idea off the ground is the most important step. Here are some of the grants and programs available in the US.
Editor’s note: AFN recently had the chance to speak with Gregg Halverson, president of Black Gold Farms. Halverson will be speaking at the Forbes Reinventing
Microbiomes are all around us—and even inside us. According to The Human Microbiome Project, tens of trillions of the little cells live on and
Editor’s Note: AgFunderNews recently had the opportunity to speak with The Honorable Joe Gunter, Mayor of Salinas, on the relationship between agriculture and technology both in
As the world population continues to climb, so does the demand for food. With a finite amount of arable land, keeping up on the supply side
Earlier today, Kingenta Ecological Engineering Group announced the launch of a broad scale agricultural partnership between Israel and China. Founded in 1998, Kingenta is a
Smart irrigation company CropX has announced a $9 million Series A round led by Innovation Endeavors, Finistere Ventures, GreenSoil Investments. Prior backer OurCrowd also participated in
Food retailers have been hot on the trail of new ways to help consumers stock their pantries and refrigerators. Using platforms similar to Amazon, many
“Farmers everywhere will tell you that weather and water are the biggest issues,” Travis Bayer, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Asilomar Bio. The company recently closed
Editors Note: AgFunder recently sat down with Felicia Marcus, Chair of the California State Water Resources Board. Marcus will be leading a discussion on Living in the
Middle market businesses holder Compass Diversified Holdings (“CODI”) announced earlier this week that it will acquire Fresh Hemp Foods, which operates under the brand name
Smoke & mirrors, not worth the extra cost: 50 US farmers speak out on carbon markets