Unlike almonds, which rely on honeybees for pollination, a dwindling and increasingly expensive resource, pistachio crops are pollinated by wind, which is both abundant and free-of-charge. So why are some growers turning to artificial pollination?
SwarmFarm combines autonomous vehicles with an open network to help farmers customize equipment based on their individual needs.
Fresh from the recent acquisition of precision irrigation startup Tule, CropX explains how it balances M&A with internal development for agtech solutions.
The deal with Tule brings an additional layer of plant data and a foothold in the California speciality crops market to the table.
The growAG platform connects startups, researchers, investors and other key players with opportunities in Australia’s agtech industry.
A shift has occurred in the farm robotics category and The Mixing Bowl and Better Food Ventures have put together a market map detailing nearly 250 startups automating various activities on crop farms operating both indoors and outdoors to highlight its depth.
Deere is investing in not one company but an entirely new way of doing crop protection and, ultimately, commodity farming.
St. Louis is in many ways the point of intersection for the agtech and geospatial sectors when it comes to improving our global food system.
Sustainable Farming is both under-funded and a major opportunity for investors wishing to get involved with climate tech.
They’re building a robotic system that can monitor crop health and feed data-informed insights back to farmers.
The Israeli company will further develop its smart irrigation tech API for smallholder farmers facing the impacts of climate change.
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 Ghanaian startup allows crowdfunders – which it calls ‘digifarmers’ – to invest in African smallholdings, and then digitalizes the ag value chain end-to-end.
Agriculture 4.0 will give farmers the opportunity to diversify their businesses like never before, increasing both profitability and sustainability.
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.
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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.
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