The AgriFood News Aggregator features headlines from around the globe collected on AgFunder’s news sharing platform #feedit each week. Have news to share? Post it here and engage, share, and debate with your peers.
AgriFood Tech Venture News
DroneDeploy raises $25 million to help drone operators capture and analyze aerial data – Venture Beat
Ganaz, GroGuru Wins $500k in Seed Funding to Develop Automation to Help Relieve Ag Labor Woes – PR
IntelinAir and TerrAvion Partner to Empower Farmers with Mission-Critical Actionable Intelligence – PR
One of the Nation’s Largest Indoor Farms Takes Root In Las Vegas – PR
Agrilyst launches new mobile app – Medium
TechAccel Announces UC Davis STAIRTM Grant Award for Novel Gene Editing Approach – PR
Farmobile DataEngine Launches to Drive the Future of Agriculture – PR
CiBO Technologies Announces Key Appointments to its Leadership Team and Board of Directors – PR
Vault Technologies Hires Grant Cupps as CTO – PR
Agrellus launches new mobile app to buy ag inputs any time or place – PR
Aqua-Yield Named Best of State in Utah – PR
AgriFood & Tech Commentary
Confession of an Anti-GMO Activist – Wall Street Journal
Bayer Acquisition May Have Killed Innovation at Monsanto – Business Insider
These companies support GMOs in foods – AgDaily
The Most Overlooked Asset in the Agtech Revolution – PrecisionAg
Call for AgTech revolution to embrace the whole feed to food supply chain – Feed Navigator
Improved plants for greater food security in the future – Bio-based News
Smart Agriculture Needs Better Broadband in Rural Areas, Say NTIA Panelists – Broadband Breakfast
The Five Biggest Startup Opportunities In Agtech Today – Forbes
6 Game Changers in the Aquaculture Industry – All About Feed
Meet Goodr, the company using blockchain technology to reduce food waste – NBC
AgriFood Industry News
Conagra Brands to Buy Pinnacle Foods for $8.2 Billion – Wall Street Journal
Scientists Confirm First Case of Waterhemp with Six-way Herbicide Resistance – Successful Farming
American Farm Bureau President Joins Connected Nation Board of Directors – PR
Climate Trust Capital Invests $2.2 M in Maine Carbon Forestry Project – PR
AgriFood Policy News
The Iowa farmers on the frontline of Trump’s trade war with China – The Guardian
What’s next for Senate farm bill – Politico
Where the US stands on federal food waste policy – Waste Dive
Smoke & mirrors, not worth the extra cost: 50 US farmers speak out on carbon markets