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.
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Q&A: Driscoll’s Head of Emerging Technology On Harvesting Robotics and Open Innovation
February 7, 2018
We caught up with Nolan Paul ahead of the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit, to discuss how Driscoll’s works with startups and lessons learned while trying to determine the future of strawberry growing.
American Robotics Raises $2m to Bring Fully Autonomous Drones to Market
February 5, 2018
American Robotics CEO Mozer said that the decision to raise a second seed round followed an overwhelming response from growers when the company released a video of its autonomous drone, Scout, in 2017.
EXCLUSIVE: Biotech Dominates THRIVE Top 50 in AgTech List
January 15, 2018
Biotech and predictive analytics startups dominate the Salinas, CA-based THRIVE AgTech’s Top 50 list of agtech companies shaping the future of agriculture for 2018.
Harvesting Robotics Market to Reach $5.5bn From Early Adopters Alone – Report
January 10, 2018
Only 3% of growers are currently using robotic harvesting, but there is indeed a constituency for early-stage robotics technology, a recent report reveals.
Plenty Vertical Farm CEO Matt Barnard: “We Have a Lot of Work to Do” [podcast]
December 20, 2017
In today’s episode, we speak to Matt Barnard, CEO of indoor vertical farming company Plenty about his record-breaking $200 funding round and his plans for growing a global farming business with highly localized customers.
Tortuga AgTech Raises $2.4m Seed Round for Indoor Ag Robotics
December 4, 2017
Tortuga AgTech is developing robotic systems for harvesting fresh produce in controlled environments, from indoor hydroponics to greenhouses, starting with strawberries.
The State of Play for Farm Robotics
November 27, 2017
A small group of farm robotics startups is taking on various farming tasks in the hopes of saving labor, adding efficiency, and improving precision agriculture.
Ag Industry Brief: Barilla Launches Venture Fund, Inventory Robots Are Coming to Walmart, Whole Foods Gets New Boss, more
November 17, 2017
Barilla, the family-owned company best known for its signature blue pasta box, announced a new food-focused venture fund and accelerator called Blu1877, plus more in our weekly brief.
Ag Industry Brief: Perdue to Re-Evaluate GMO Reg Changes, Fish 2.0 Announces Winners, Bosch Partners on Driverless Tractor, more
November 10, 2017
US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced plans to withdraw Obama-era revisions to biotechnology regulations involving genetic modification and editing plus more in our weekly industry brief.
Capagro: Farmers Are Ready to Invest In Robotics But Selling Won’t Be Easy
November 7, 2017
We caught up with Bénédicte Monpert, a partner at CapAgro since 2015, to find out why the firm is looking to invest in more robotics startups ahead of the International Forum on Agricultural Robots in Toulouse, France.
Emertec: The Next M&A Revolution in Agrifood Tech Will be in Robotics
October 25, 2017
We caught up with Eric Marty, investment manager at Emertec Gestion since 2004, to find out why his firm is betting on farm robotics.
Report: Agriculture in Top 5 Most Automatable Industries, Above Retail
October 24, 2017
In a comprehensive assessment of the potential for automation by McKinsey, agriculture ranked fourth with a 57% potential for automation, behind accommodation and food services (73%), manufacturing (60%), and transportation and warehousing (60%).
Q&A: Talking Farm Robotics With Anterra Capital’s Dan Harburg
October 18, 2017
Since he has now been on both the startup and investor sides of the table, we caught up with Dan Harburg to find out what he thinks is coming up next in farm robotics.
Robot-enabled pizza startup raises $48m Series B, bucking decline in restaurant tech
October 11, 2017
Zume is one of just a few startups creating solutions for restaurants to use in-house compared with the rest of the agrifood tech sector, but could the tide by changing as high profile investors come into the space?
How an Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Startup Got Acquired by John Deere [podcast]
October 3, 2017
In this episode, I speak to Jorge Heraud, the cofounder and CEO of Blue River Technology, a Silicon Valley startup bringing robotics to the farm. Blue River was recently acquired by John Deere, the world’s largest tractor company, for $305 million.
Blue River Was ‘Clear Leader’ in John Deere’s Search for a Robotics & AI Acquisition
September 12, 2017
Deere & Company announced plans to acquire Blue River Tech for $305 million last week as the next step in its quest to build autonomous equipment for agriculture.
John Deere Acquires ‘See & Spray’ Robotics Startup Blue River Technology for $305m
September 6, 2017
“This is the start of the next chapter in agriculture,” says Kiersten Stead from MGV, an investor in Blue River.
More than Robotics is Needed to Solve Farm Labor Shortage
July 13, 2017
Though robotics are more and more visible in the fields and in the media, the labor shortage will need to be addressed by both industry and government if food production is to stay on course.
Food Industry Leaders Take a Full-Systems Approach at Mixing Bowl Hub in Silicon Valley
June 28, 2017
Here are a few highlights from The Mixing Bowl Hub’s Food IT: Farm to Fork Conference.
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