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January 14, 2025
As shifting weather patterns continue to wreak havoc on the global coffee market, adaptation strategies will be essential.
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ClimateAi builds ‘adaptation playbook’ via long-range forecasting: ‘I think we’ll be profitable by Q3 or Q4 of next year’
December 23, 2024
A flurry of startups offering AI-powered ag insights driven by long-range weather forecasting has emerged on the scene in recent years. But are they delivering actionable info for food & ag companies?
Almanac acquires Gro Intelligence IP to deliver ‘actionable insights across the global agricultural sector’
November 21, 2024
“We acquired the assets through an auction, so we’ve acquired the brand name, all the data sets, the customer contacts, essentially all the assets, and none of the liabilities,” says Almanac CEO Sumer Johal
BREAKING: Ag insights platform Gro Intelligence is closing down
May 31, 2024
Ag insights platform Gro Intelligence is calling it quits after failing to secure enough capital to stay afloat following a turbulent few months, AgFunderNews understands.
So how cold will it be? Winter weather outlook for 2023 in US & Europe
November 18, 2022
With all eyes on gas prices globally, here are some predictions for the winter ahead in the Northern Hemisphere.
Sencrop closes $18m Series B round to go global with its ag weather stations
May 10, 2022
The French startup will use the funding to accelerate its expansion into North America.
ClimateAi raises $12m Series A from Robert Downey Jr fund, others
July 21, 2021
“We’ve reached an inflection point on climate adaptation, and there’s a growing sense of urgency around preparing supply chains,” said CEO Himanshu Gupta.
Historic storm highlights resilience of Iowa ag infrastructure through difficulties of 2020
November 19, 2020
Agricultural strength, entrepreneurial focus, and collaboration continue to drive growth despite unprecedented challenges.
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.
Weather, food security, and Covid-19
June 1, 2020
Agriculture is a weather-driven sector. Increasing weather variability due to a warmer atmosphere, coupled with Covid-19 supply chain disruptions and trade restrictions, are driving up food prices and increasing food insecurity in 2020, writes John Corbett.
IBM opens weather dashboard to Indian farmers and agritech startups during Covid-19 lull
April 17, 2020
Big Blue claims its weather monitoring tools can help farmers and agritech startups save costs and improve revenues through better decision-making.
France’s Sencrop acquires sensor maker Visio-Green in start of consolidation play
February 13, 2020
The acquisition will add 1,800 weather stations to the company’s existing European network to support hyper-local weather data for farmers.
Robots, hemp, drastic weather: Farmers Edge’s Wade Barnes shares 2020 ag predictions
January 14, 2020
From traceability to hemp to robots, if Barnes is right, 2020 is going to be a blockbuster year across the agricultural board.
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?
Understory Raises $7.5m to Power Global Expansion of Weather Monitoring Network
November 22, 2018
Understory analyzes and processes data to create real-time datasets, views, and actionable information from historical, current and forecasted weather events to provide better insights and early detection of risks.
Ignitia Raises $1.1m Series A to Expand Tropical Weather Forecasting Service to Smallscale Farmers in Nigeria
October 30, 2018
Regardless of where a farmer is located, knowing what Mother Nature may have in store is a key aspect of planning day-to-day management as well as long-term decisionmaking.
Understory’s Move into Agriculture Comes into Focus with Monsanto Partnership
April 9, 2018
After one year of testing, Monsanto is collaborating with hyper-local weather data provider Understory to optimize the company’s seed production operation in Argentina.
KisanHub Raises £1.75m for Big Data Potato Platform
January 22, 2018
KisanHub targets agriculture enterprises, not farmers like most precision ag services, meaning suppliers, processors, and retailers that own some of their own farmland, but also have a network of contract farmers, are the company’s customers.
India’s Skymet Raises Approx. $10m Series C for Local Weather Data Service
December 18, 2017
Skymet provides climate, weather, and crop analytics to insurance companies, banks, agribusinesses, and public sector institutions in India.
Ag Industry Brief: AeroFarms Gets $1m FFAR Grant, Nestle Acquires Plant Burger Company, Impossible Opens Facility, more
September 8, 2017
Impossible Foods estimates that the new Oakland plant will be able to produce one million pounds of burgers per month, farms prepare for Hurrican Irma, and more.
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