Microsoft-backed agtech innovation network Grand Farm expands to Georgia
June 13, 2024
Grand Farm aims to facilitates collaboration and research between groups to develop local agtech with applications for global agriculture.
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People moves: Foodpanda CEO departs amid rumors, Syngenta has a new boss, Post CEO on sudden medical leave
November 6, 2023
Aquaculture company Vertical Oceans welcomes new CFO, Cibus hires an expert in “natural capital.”
Enhanced rock weathering startup Eion predicts dramatic growth as DOE pumps $35m into CO2 removal
October 18, 2023
Enhanced rock weathering startup Eion is scaling up aggressively in 2024 as more players commit to buying carbon credits generated by its carbon removal process.
Meet the founder: FarmLab’s Sam Duncan on why effective soil mapping is a lot like blood testing
July 21, 2023
The FarmLab agronomy platform can help farmers better map, sample and analyze soil for agronomy and carbon projects.
How Trace Genomics is bringing soil analysis out of the dark with hi-definition genome sequencing
February 23, 2023
As a new report from the outlines, Trace Genomics’ hi-definition genome sequencing technology can decode and catalog the complete soil environment.
Exclusive: Loam Bio raises $73m Series B from Lowercarbon, Acre, others to boost soil carbon
February 13, 2023
Australia-based Loam Bio’s microbial seed inoculum could help farmers store more carbon in the ground and more easily enter carbon markets.
How agrifood corporates defined ‘regenerative agriculture’ in 2022
December 22, 2022
Major CPGs and other agrifoodtech players weigh in on what regenerative agriculture entails as it becomes an increasingly crucial pillar of farming.
Budweiser brewer AB InBev’s route to net-zero: there’s no ‘one-size-fits-all’ way to scale regenerative agriculture
December 15, 2022
With over 20,000 farmers across 13 countries, multinational brewing company AB InBev employs a range of tactics when it comes to boosting soil health.
By the numbers: the state of the world’s soil in 2022
December 8, 2022
From widespread soil degradation in Africa to Iowa’s quickly disappearing “black gold,” the numbers show how urgent the world’s soil situation is.
An 8-step action plan to fix the soil health tech stack now
October 31, 2022
Standardizing soil data will build a thriving marketplace that rewards farmers and ranchers for actions that increase soil health and sequester carbon.
BREAKING: Soli Organic secures $125m to expand soil-based vertical farming across the US
October 12, 2022
The company says it can grow leafy greens and herbs indoors via its soil-based vertical farming system for 30% less than it costs to grow outdoors.
X-Centric is bringing down the time & cost of on-site soil carbon analysis
July 7, 2022
Co-founder Roozbeh Ravansari says the startup’s ‘point-and-shoot’ system can help facilitate emerging ag carbon markets and optimize fertilizer use.
UPDATE: Ag Carbon Market Map: Meet the 75 companies helping to harness the benefits of regen ag
May 26, 2022
Ag carbon markets are becoming more viable thanks to smart program design and innovative tech, Matthew Guinness writes.
Shenandoah Growers rebrands as Soli Organic with $120m to build more soil-based indoor farms
October 28, 2021
The indoor soil-based farming company will build new facilities with financing from real estate firm Decennial Group.
Australia unveils 2050 net-zero target with ‘technology not taxes’ approach
October 26, 2021
The country will double-down on agtech innovations in areas such as soil carbon sequestration and livestock feed to achieve the target.
Soil testing startup Krishitantra secures $1m seed capital from Omnivore, NABVentures
October 8, 2020
The funding will enable the Indian startup to take its rapid soil testing kit and analytics services to the country’s 130 million smallholder farmers.
CropX acquires New Zealand precision effluent and smart irrigation decision startup
September 10, 2020
Covid-19 has created new opportunities for acquisitions as startups struggle to fundraise, according to CropX CEO Tomer Tzach.
Future Food: From software to regen ag, Soilworks says key to better health is in the ground
July 6, 2020
Soilworks’ co-founders formed the regenerative ag-focused investment group after working together at B2B SaaS investor Scaleworks.
Using microfungi & melanin, this soil carbon startup just raised $6.9m in a round led by Li Ka-shing’s VC
June 24, 2020
Early Twitter and Uber backer Chris Sacca’s firm also invested in Australia’s Soil Carbon Co, which is developing a microbe-mediated method to sequester carbon.
Fertilizer startup Upcycle & Co closes $825k seed round, sets sights on ag market
June 22, 2020
Focusing on gardeners and commercial landscapers for now, Upcycle & Co closed its recent seed round during the pandemic.
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