Tag: precision ag

Brief: Farmers Edge completes $99m Toronto IPO, shares jump 18%

March 3, 2021

The Winnipeg-based precision ag company’s share price leapt by almost 18% in its first day of trading.

Two farmers squatting in soybean field and checking plant quality

FluroSat acquires Dagan, becomes Regrow in ‘resilient ag’ & carbon push

February 22, 2021

The two companies have combined their crop science and soil health chops with an eye on the nascent carbon credits market.

Thai precision ag startup ListenField gets strategic backing from Kubota

February 16, 2021

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.

EXCLUSIVE: Chinese precision ag platform Kebai secures Series B funds from Auchan owners

January 14, 2021

The Beijing-based startup will use the funding to accelerate its global expansion, partnering with other agrifood businesses in Creadev’s portfolio.

World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit

October 20, 2020

The World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit takes place each year in London, San Francisco and São Paulo . With more than 41 countries represented in London

SupPlant and ClimaCell want to make precision agtech affordable for Asia’s poorest farmers

August 26, 2020

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. These 2 startups want to change that.

June 10, 2020

Adoption remains one of the biggest hurdles for agtech innovators.

Agtech acquisition alert! Israel’s ICL acquires Growers to boost digital offering

February 20, 2020

The established specialty mineral and chemical provider will combine Growers Insight’s platform with its agronomic services.

PrecisionAg® VISION Conference

January 14, 2020

Engage with those at the forefront of global digital agriculture – a full spectrum of progressive agriculture leaders from row and specialty crop growers and

Analyzing 2019’s wild weather year: could technology have helped?

December 23, 2019

Weather events have plagued US crop production throughout the year, including severe floods and an early freeze. Using Indigo’s GeoInnovation platform, we take a deeper look and ask, could technology have helped farmers weather the storms better?

EXCLUSIVE: Canadian telecoms giant Telus acquires Decisive Farming

December 19, 2019

The deal is the latest move for Telus in the agriculture and agtech space.

FIRA 2019 – International Forum of Agricultural Robotics

December 10, 2019

Agricultural robotics is the undoubted solution for reducing the drudgery of work for producers: it allows them to provide quality food in sufficient quantity for

FIRA 2019 – International Forum of Agricultural Robotics

December 10, 2019

Agricultural robotics is the undoubted solution for reducing the drudgery of work for producers: it allows them to provide quality food in sufficient quantity for

Meet the Farmer: Lynn Rohrscheib is staying true to her farming roots

November 19, 2019

Editor’s Note: AFN’s Lauren Stine collaborated with Successful Farming’s Laurie Bedord to interview Lynn Rohrscheib about her farm and use of technology.

Precision Application Asia

November 5, 2019

This is a can’t-miss conference for anyone on the front lines of crop inputs in Asia – whether in product development, formulation, and marketing of

Spains’s ec2ce raises seed funding to crunch numbers for predictive ag

October 31, 2019

“Producers, especially in high-value crops, have invested a lot in data gathering. They have a lot of data. But they don’t know what to do with it. They need mathematical insights,” Pedro Carrillo, CEO of ec2ce, tells AFN.

India’s Fasal raises $1.6m seed funding to build out precision ag across SE Asia

October 30, 2019

Fasal, a precision agriculture platform, has just raised $1.6 million of seed funding from Omnivore and Wavemaker Partners, AFN can confirm.

Hummingbird Tech closes Series B on $10m with BASF, Telus joining SALIC-led round

October 15, 2019

UK startup Hummingbird Technologies tells us it plans to expand into North America with its fresh injection of funds from BASF VC and TELUS Ventures.

Intelligent Spray Contol System – Field Demo Event

September 11, 2019

See what 10-years of USDA development and testing created, and Smart Guided Systems commercialized for sale in a Field Demo Event. Published research reports conclude: