Tag: precision agriculture

BREAKING: FMC, Omnivore lead $5m investment in Indian ag robotics startup TartanSense

August 25, 2021

Founder and CEO Jaisimha Rao claims it’ll have “the world’s largest fleet of agriculture robots in the next 18 months.”

The top 5 misconceptions about satellite imagery for agriculture

June 29, 2021

From Landsat through to modern-day providers like Planet, satellite imagery has had a role to play in agriculture. But many misconceptions persist.

Satellite floating above an Earth cosatline to illustrate satellite imaging

India’s Pixxel scores $7.3m to bring hyperspectral imaging to ag & beyond

March 17, 2021

Today, Earthbound agriculture. Tomorrow, mining asteroids in outer space…

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.

Startup Spotlight: Cloud Ag seeks to replace soil sampling by measuring carbon from the air

December 1, 2020

The Boulder, Colorado firm believes it can give the nascent carbon credits industry a boost by using hyperspectral imaging to make soil monitoring more efficient.

Telus Agriculture launches with 7 acquisitions and more on the menu

November 12, 2020

With the new business unit, Canadian telecom giant Telus is aiming to provide tech solutions across the entire agrifood supply chain.

With $1.2m in fresh funding, SpaceSense sees satellite data as agtech’s next frontier

October 22, 2020

Remote sensing startups like France’s SpaceSense generate satellite data insights for precision agriculture by developing pattern recognition algorithms.

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.

Why precision agriculture is essential in combating climate change

July 23, 2020

If 15-25% of farms adopted precision agriculture, greenhouse gas emissions and water use could be reduced by 10% and 20% respectively, according to the World Economic Forum.

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?

BRIEF: Israel’s Agritask closes $8.5m Series A to advance farm data in frontier markets

November 7, 2019

The InsuResilience Investment Fund led Israel-based Agritask’s Series A funding round for its application in expanding farm and crop insurance to smallholder farmers.

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.

Augmenta raises $2.5m seed round from Hardware Club, Marathon VC

October 8, 2019

The Greek tech startup will use the funds to support commercialization of its real-time device that analyzes crops and manages input application.

Global Thinking Sets Up New Zealand Agtech Startups for Outsized Impact

February 15, 2018

The New Zealand agtech ecosystem is starting to gain recognition for its innovation well beyond the boundaries of New Zealand.

Data As Agriculture’s New Currency

May 3, 2017

The first in a three-part series by Joseph Byrum explores the development of data as an agricultural commodity.

What is precision agriculture?

April 24, 2017

What exactly does the buzz phrase precision agriculture mean, and how is technology enabling it? Remi Schmaltz takes a closer look.

What Do the New FAA Regulations Actually Mean for Ag Drone Startups?

July 1, 2016

The FAA has released its regulations allowing commercial drone use. Slantrange & AgEagle weigh in on what this might actually mean for the growing sector.

How Big Data is Disrupting Agriculture from Biological Discovery to Farming Practices

June 9, 2016

Vonnie Estes is an agtech consultant with a particular focus on building biotech-focused startups. Here she drills down into the disruption taking place in the industry through innovations in big data.