Tag: soil health

2nd World Plant and Soil Congress

July 23, 2021

Conference Series LLC LTD invites all the participants from all over the 2nd World Plant and Soil Science Congress during July 23-24, 2021 in Tokyo,

Brief: Former Monsanto CTO Robb Fraley joins Trace Genomics board

April 15, 2021

Dr Robb Fraley, former CTO of Monsanto, has joined the board of directors at soil health diagnostics startup Trace Genomics.

Soil health practices boost incomes, cut costs & increase resilience: SHI, Cargill

April 6, 2021

Farmers that adopted soil health practices for at least five years saw net incomes leap an average $52 and $45 per acre for corn and soybeans respectively.

The Nature Conservancy invests in 5 soil health startups

March 9, 2021

The Nature Conservancy has made a major commitment around advancing soil-smart farming – and it has realized that technology is key to achieving its goal.

Two farmers squatting in soybean field and checking plant quality

FluroSat acquires Dagan, becomes Regrow in ‘resilient ag’ & carbon push

February 22, 2021

The two companies have combined their crop science and soil health chops with an eye on the nascent carbon credits market.

Despite growing interest in soil health & carbon farming, climate tech needs more investment: report

February 18, 2021

US Farmers & Ranchers in Action identifies where the rubber meets the road for the financing and adoption of climate-smart ag.

EXCLUSIVE: SP Ventures gets bullish on livestock tech with second close of LatAm fund

December 22, 2020

The Brazilian firm’s AgVentures II fund now exceeds $25 million, with animal nutrition company Adisseo and US miner Mosaic leading the latest raise.

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.

Patagonia-backed report says lack of ‘trusted technical assistance’ major barrier to regenerative ag

November 2, 2020

The outdoor apparel brand has sponsored a report which identifies the barriers preventing US farmers from adopting regenerative ag practices more widely.

PatternAg raises $15m to crunch soil DNA data

October 27, 2020

The Emeryville, California startup has been developing biological analytics of soil DNA data to offer farmers crop protection insights and forecasts.

World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit

October 20, 2020

The World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit takes place each year in London, San Francisco and São Paulo . With more than 41 countries represented in London

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.

Regenerative farming: Let’s look forward, not backward

August 25, 2020

Regenerative farming is nothing new. But today, many of its principles are more easily applied thanks to the development of new technologies.

Cargill, Soil Health Institute team up to find out if there’s a business case for soil health systems

August 21, 2020

The Soil Health Institute is partnering with Cargill and others to find out if adopting soil health practices can actually pay off for farmers.

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.

Customized technology can assist smaller farms to sustain their operations

April 11, 2020

Customized technology in areas like irrigation and soil mapping can decrease wasted resources and streamline time-consuming, complex operations.

UPDATE: Elemental Excelerator extends deadline for 9th climate-tech focused cohort

March 24, 2020

The non-profit program backs growing companies solving key challenges in agriculture with up to $1 million in funding — apply by March 26!

The Future of British Farming – A National Conference

March 20, 2020

Join key stakeholders for Westminster Insight’s timely Future of Farming Conference, as you’ll examine the policy landscape, the likely implications of Brexit and the Agriculture

Regen Ag Renegade: Understanding Ag appoints new CEO to break down educational barriers for farmers

March 18, 2020

Founded by thought leaders in soil health, the education and consulting organization recently appointed Walter Lynn Jr. as its new CEO.

Meet the Farmer: This soil nerd is most intrigued by what is right under her feet

January 24, 2020

From driving equipment to building a fence to stacking hay, there was always something new for Elyssa McFarland to learn growing up on her family’s grain and livestock farm near Columbus Junction, Iowa. Yet, the area that intrigued her the most was right under her feet.