How the Croptix platform is changing plant nutrition and disease monitoring
June 14, 2023
AEA’s John Kempf on why his company led the recent seed round for US-based precision agriculture startup Croptix.
Menu
Menu
Tag: pest management
The Small Robot Company nearly ‘through the danger zone’ after losing lead investor and launching crowdfunding campaign
May 10, 2023
SRC (Small Robot Company) is building survival runway via crowdfunding but says its difficulties are common amongst UK ag robotics startups.
Verdant Robotics lands $46.5m in fresh funding from Cleveland Avenue, AgFunder & others
November 29, 2022
Verdant technology can spray for weeds, fertilize and treat plants for pests while simultaneously scanning a field and collection data.
AgriFutures evokeAG. 2023: a prime opportunity for agrifood tech startups – apply to join now!
October 21, 2022
Australia’s evokeAG Startup Program is instrumental in connecting local and global startups to farmers researchers, corporates, governments and investors.
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.
Startup profile: Peptyde Bio targets high costs and chemical-resistant pests with new bio-fungicide platform
August 25, 2022
St. Louis-based Peptyde Bio hopes to strengthen the power of bio-fungicides with its platform that designs and discovers anti-microbial peptides.
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.
Davren Global’s innovative insect control is just what the grain industry ordered
November 3, 2021
Cutting-edge Australian plant biosecurity research has delivered a revolutionary non-toxic and long-acting alternative for controlling stored-grain insect pests.
EXCLUSIVE: Australia’s RapidAIM gets funding to scale real-time pest management
March 11, 2021
The Brisbane-based startup wants to lower the financial and ecological costs of crop pest management with its low-power insect sensor technology.
Provivi raises $10m from Gates Foundation to bring insect pheromone tech to smallholder farmers
February 24, 2021
Provivi will use the funds to sell its pheremone-based pest control products to smallholder farmers in Kenya, Bangladesh, and India at cost.
Automated pest control startup Trapview nets $4.4m from impact investors, Japan’s Kubota
September 10, 2020
To spray, or not to spray: That is the question Trapview wants to answer, with the hope its tech can reduce reliance on potentially harmful insecticides.
EXCLUSIVE: Provivi raises $85m Series C to combat field pests with pheromones
October 15, 2019
Provivi produces pesticide alternatives for farmers based on insect pheromones, the natural secretions animals use to find one another for mating.
Join the Newsletter
Get the latest news and research from AFN & AgFunder in your inbox.
Get the latest news and research from AFN & AgFunder in your inbox.
Follow us:
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Smoke & mirrors, not worth the extra cost: 50 US farmers speak out on carbon markets