The tractor maker had previously announced its buyout of South Dakota tech firm Raven Industries in a deal worth $2.1 billion.
With a string of failures against agtech’s name, entrepreneurs must be prepared to work extra hard to gain farmers’ trust, writes Semios founder Michael Gilbert.
The Canadian telco’s social impact fund boosts the number of agtech startups in its portfolio with this latest round of investments.
Agriculture 4.0 will give farmers the opportunity to diversify their businesses like never before, increasing both profitability and sustainability.
“You will probably see more strategic partnerships and acquisitions from Semios,” Michael Gilbert tells AFN.
Founder and CEO Jaisimha Rao claims it’ll have “the world’s largest fleet of agriculture robots in the next 18 months.”
From Landsat through to modern-day providers like Planet, satellite imagery has had a role to play in agriculture. But many misconceptions persist.
The Brazilian startup said it will use the funds to develop precision ag technologies “with a focus on mitigation, adaptation, and resilience to climate change.”
The Suzhou-based startup is targeting the 34% of China’s farmland which is in mountainous areas, much of which is dedicated to fruit, nut, and tea cultivation.
PowerPollen has come up with a way to apply collected pollen to female plants any time of day or night, maximizing yield and reducing risk.
Agrobots built around collective computational intelligence could help us better understand the interactions between plant physiology, soil structure, and other environmental factors.
The Paris-based startup offers AI-powered hardware that can be mounted onto the roof of a tractor, sprayer, or spreader to automate operations.
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The Winnipeg-based precision ag company’s share price leapt by almost 18% in its first day of trading.
The two companies have combined their crop science and soil health chops with an eye on the nascent carbon credits market.
ListenField’s API ecosystem combines satellite, weather, and in-field data with crop modeling, phenology, and genotype selection to improve yields for rice and other crops.
The Beijing-based startup will use the funding to accelerate its global expansion, partnering with other agrifood businesses in Creadev’s portfolio.
Israel’s SupPlant and US-based ClimaCell have joined forces to make precision ag insights more accessible to low-income farmers in emerging markets.
Adoption remains one of the biggest hurdles for agtech innovators.
The established specialty mineral and chemical provider will combine Growers Insight’s platform with its agronomic services.
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