BREAKING: Israel’s Greeneye Technology raises $20m to expand precision-spray tech across the US
April 17, 2024
The company will also introduce new capabilities to its system, which farmers can retrofit to existing machinery.
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Returning to his startup roots, former John Deere VP Jorge Heraud joins Rootwave to tackle weed management
April 10, 2024
After seven years at Deere, the agtech vet joins Rootwave as a newly appointed board member.
‘Glyphosate is safe’: Facing tens of thousands of lawsuits, Bayer names ongoing Roundup-related litigation a top priority
March 5, 2024
Bayer CEO Bill Anderson called the ongoing litigation “a huge burden” on company financials during a recent investor call.
Sense-prescribe-act: Sentera takes on precision weed management with alternative to See & Spray
February 15, 2024
As regulatory pressure to reduce herbicide use increases, Sentera adds precision weed management to its tech stack.
Brief: Crop biologicals firm Biobest eyes South America expansion with $570m acquisition of Brazil’s Biotrop
September 12, 2023
Acquiring Biotrop gives Biobest an automatic entry into the South American market for biological crop products.
Why AgFunder invested in Azaneo’s low-power electric weeding tech
September 11, 2023
Azaneo is developing a quick-pulse, low-power electrical weeding technology it hopes will reduce dependence on chemical herbicides.
FBN invests in and partners with Greeneye herbicide reduction tech in “ironic” deal
January 25, 2023
The partnership will combine the Farmers Business Network’s customized crop protection plans with Greeneye’s AI-based precision weed spraying system.
Brief: Gene editing companies Calyxt and Cibus plan merger to become Cibus Inc amid signs of struggles
January 18, 2023
Both companies have struggled to stay afloat and face further headwinds from the current downturn and rough economic climate.
Deere’s investment in InnerPlant is about changing Big Ag. More corporates need to follow suit
September 29, 2022
Deere is investing in not one company but an entirely new way of doing crop protection and, ultimately, commodity farming.
BREAKING: Aqua-Yield bags $23m Series A to boost fertilizer efficacy with ‘nanoliquid’ technology
September 13, 2022
Aqua-Yield’s concentrated liquid products can be added to most spray inputs farmers use for crop protection and soil and plant health.
BREAKING: Nufarm leads $70m Series C for crop protection startup Enko
July 27, 2022
Enko will use the funding to advance its pipeline of crop protection chemistries that provide an alternative to outdate chemical-based products.
EXCLUSIVE: Moa nets $44m Series B funding to launch the next generation of herbicides
May 26, 2022
With herbicide resistance on the rise, Moa Technology wants to “replenish the toolbox” available to farmers, says CEO Virginia Corless.
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