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.”
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Tag: precision agriculture
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.
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.
Fundings in Brief: Japan’s Farmnote Raises Seed Capital and Indian Animal Healthcare Companies Merge
September 3, 2015
Read about Japanese farm management tool Farmnote, two M&A deals with Indian animal health companies and a $6m Series A for IoT company LinkLabs.
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