Grain Weevil says its robot can make storing grain more efficient while keeping farmers out of grain bins and saving lives in the process.
A history of innovation and a new pack of entrepreneurs are driving agtech growth in Fargo and the Red River Valley.
Just under half (45%) of US row-crop producers say they currently purchase or use ag biological products, up from 37% in 2022.
IIF founder Nathan MacPheeon how his company’s investment platform for farm assets lowers risks for farmers and gets them paid faster.
The two companies will develop new systems for more precise identification and elimination of weeds in row crops.
Early commitments to the fund include The Rockefeller Foundation, Builders Vision, and the Schmidt Family Foundation.
With this latest round, Inari will ready its multiplex gene-editing platform for row crops for commercialization in the US and elsewhere.
NewLeaf will expand development of its microbial-based technology for biological crop protection and stimulant products.
Phospholutions will accelerate commercialization of its RhizoSorb fertilizer additive in the US and expand field trials of in 2024.
Research finds that 80% of farmers cite input cost as the biggest risk to profitability; more are considering tools like precision ag and biologicals.
By partnering with Lavoro, David Friedberg’s company hopes to drive more agtech adoption by leveraging the ag retailer’s influence on farmers.
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.
Ahead of its forthcoming Series B fundraise, the US-based company has landed $5.3 million in new capital for its phosphorus fertilizer additive.
Data can now flow back and forth between FarmLogs’ farm-level view of an operation, and Bushel’s post-farm gate appreciation of the supply chain.
Farmers have been so hungry for the corn and wheat amendments that the startup has sold out multiple times flying in the face of skepticism over microbes’ efficacy.
One of the drags on successful agtech innovation is the under-representation of the producers’ voice, writes the Illinois Soybean Association.
FBN says the tool offers a new future for crop marketing, using networks and data to increase profits and level out what it describes as an uneven playing field for farmers.
In recent months, the focus of conversations in the agriculture technology startup scene has moved on from the initial excitement about the potential for technology to transform and disrupt the industry, to the challenges around adoption.
This year will be the worst year of the commodity price downturn for US row crop farmers as many enter their third year of negative net incomes, according to Rabobank Food & Agriculture.
