EXCLUSIVE: Biopesticide startup Robigo raises pre-seed funding to make ‘molecular vigilantes’
November 5, 2021
US-based Robigo engineers plant microbiota into ‘molecular vigilantes,’ according to co-founder Connor Sweeney.
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Brief: GreenLight Biosciences agrees to go public in $1.2bn SPAC merger
August 10, 2021
The ag biotech company, which uses the RNA tech made famous by Covid-19 vaccines, will list on the Nasdaq – eventually providing an exit for investors including AgFunder, S2G Ventures, and Continental Grain Company.
Arise, robotic slug slayers
April 27, 2020
Slugs are greedy guests on farms. Some estimates reckon a single slug is capable of killing up to fifty wheat seeds within one week of sowing. A group of UK innovators and farmers are working on a robotic solution.
EXCLUSIVE: Crop Enhancement raises $8m Series B to support trials for its ‘safer chemistry’ pesticide coating
March 11, 2020
In the bio-based inputs race, this California-based startup thinks a foliar coating approach for tackling pests can overcome the biologics efficacy debate.
Bayer is betting on chemical ag with new herbicide slated for 2030. What about biologics?
February 18, 2020
Although it’s interested in biologics, it claims farmers still need the high rate of efficacy that chemical agriculture has to offer.
UPDATE: Agworld acquires plant protection data startup Greenbook
January 29, 2020
Greenbook maintains a searchable database of crop input labels to help users and industry professionals stay current on appropriate usages and warnings
BRIEF: Terramera increases Series B to $48.5m with Canada’s ArcTern
January 28, 2020
This is ArcTern’s fourth investment from its $200 million Fund II but appears to be its first in agtech beyond a bet on ethanol production.
FoodChain ID acquires food tester Diversified Laboratories, As You Sow scores 14 food corps on pesticide residues
November 18, 2019
Diversified Labs can identify over 600 pesticides, PCBs, dioxins, antibiotics, mycotoxins, and other chemical contaminants found in food, according to the company.
Brief: AgroSpheres raises $4m Series A with Ospraie, Wilbur Ellis, for ‘Minicell’ pesticide tech
August 28, 2019
The Virginia-based startup is developing a novel delivery system for crop protection products using nano-technology for its ‘Minicell’ platform.
Skyx & Advanced Tactics Partner to Take Crop Spraying Drones to the Next Level
October 8, 2018
Israel-based drone software company Skyx and US-based drone hardware designer Advanced Tactics (AT) have partnered to take crop spraying drones to the next level.
There’s Hope on the Horizon for Pesticide-Averse Consumers
July 2, 2018
Kevin Chen writes about the different methods and technologies being introduced to reduce or eliminate the use of chemical pesticides in farming.
Report: Cutting Pesticides Won’t Damage Profits for 77% of French Farms
May 2, 2017
A study of 946 farms in France has shown that pesticide use can be significantly reduced without lowering yields or profitability.
1955 Capital Makes First Investment into Startup Combatting Pests in Developing Countries
September 13, 2016
Crop Enhancement, a startup using what it dubs “sustainable chemistry” to combat crop pests and increase crop yields in the tropics, has raised $8.5 million in Series B funding.
How Genetic Engineering is Helping Farmers Combat their Biggest Pests
July 29, 2015
UK-based research group Oxitec has started genetically engineering moths to make them infertile to help farmers control and reduce the destruction of their crops.
Marrone Bio Files for $35M Stock Offering
June 3, 2014
A leading bio-pesticide company, Marrone Bio, just made a big move that might lead to a ramp-up of business. Marrone Bio Innovations Inc., a
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