Bear Flag Robotics Raises $3.5m Seed Round to Automate Common Tasks on the Farm
The round takes Bear Flag’s total funding efforts to $4.5 million after it took part in the Y Combinator accelerator and raised a pre-seed round in the fall of 2017.
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Q&A: Driscoll’s Head of Emerging Technology On Harvesting Robotics and Open Innovation
We caught up with Nolan Paul ahead of the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit, to discuss how Driscoll's works with startups and lessons learned while trying to determine the future of strawberry growing.
Ag Industry Brief: Trump Supports Rural Broadband, Sodexo Gets into Delivery Game, Biotech IPO Back On, more
President Trump and the Supreme Court weigh in on agriculture issues while startups launch new products in this week's brief.
Can Technology Get Slavery Out of Food Supply Chains?
Modern slavery is back at the top of concerned consumers minds and new agrifood tech startups and some established players are working to shine a light at the very bottom of the supply chain.
What Happened With Farm Labor Visas This Year (And What Didn’t)
Some farms reported being short 100 workers and media from many agricultural states reported farms leaving crops in the fields to rot due to lack of labor.
More than Robotics is Needed to Solve Farm Labor Shortage
Though robotics are more and more visible in the fields and in the media, the labor shortage will need to be addressed by both industry and government if food production is to stay on course.