Technology

[ad_1] When a major foodservice player like Sodexo calls up your relatively young startup to ask whether you’d be interested in providing indoor ag services for their university clients, it’s safe to say you’ve arrived. “Their partnership team reached out to us and said this is a huge problem we are trying to solve and […]

[ad_1] Acre Venture Partners (Acre VP), the agri-foodtech investment firm, has reached a first close on its second fund, a multi-LP fund targeting around $125 million, the same size it reached for Fund I. The firm was founded in 2016 when it launched Fund I, a single LP fund backed by Campbell’s Soup. Fund II […]

[ad_1] *Stay tuned for updates to this story later today after we speak to Agworld about why it invested in Greenbook and how it intends to use its platform.* There’s been a lot of talk about increasing consolidation in the agtech space lately. With breaking news of another tie-up this morning, perhaps the talk is […]

[ad_1] Canadian cleantech fund ArcTern has contributed to a $3.5 million increase in the Series B round of funding for Canadian agtech startup Terramera. Terramera is a crop protection products manufacturer that aims to reduce chemical use in agriculture by 80%. This is ArcTern’s fourth investment from its $200 million Fund II but appears to […]

[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Vonnie Estes is VP of Technology at the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) and a regular contributor to AFN – see her previous posts here. PMA represents companies from every segment of the global produce and floral supply chain. Estes is a prominent figure in the agriculture biotech scene, having held technology leadership roles at prominent […]

[ad_1] Editor’s Note: AFN’s Lauren Stine collaborated with Successful Farming’s Laurie Bedord to interview Lynn Rohrscheib about her farm and use of technology. 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, […]

[ad_1] “One thing I learned in the car business is how tough the environment is on the road and it’s a very similar problem in farming. A lot of the technology is just too delicate and fiddly; durability is a big one in the farm environment.” Marc Tarpenning, cofounder of the renowned electric vehicle manufacturer […]

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[ad_1] MiAlgae, an Edinburgh-based biotech startup exploring new production techniques for microalgae, has raised £1 million ($1.3 million) to seek commercialisation in aquaculture and pet food. Previous investors joining this round are Equity Gap, the Scottish Investment Bank, and Old College Capital. Hillhouse Group joined the round as a new investor. Founded by Douglas Martin […]

[ad_1] Farmers are inundated with information: prices, weather forecasts, promotions for inputs, news updates on trade wars, and more. According to soybean and corn grower Tom Oswald, technology is adding to their fatigue. Oswald is a farmer host for the United Soybean Board’s Tech Toolshed, a multi-faceted resource intending to provide farmers with a neutral […]

[ad_1] Australia-based livestock management software company AgriWebb launched the Helping Hands Project this week to help Australian farmers affected by fires regardless of whether they are members of its platform.  “While Australians have been shocked by the scale of destruction caused by the current bushfires, the true horror awaits many farmers on their return home,” […]

Agriculture IoT startup n.thing has developed ‘planty cube,’ an automated vertical farming system that allows users to maintain crops at any time and from anywhere. the system connects like LEGO bricks with a modular design made up of multiple capsules called pickcells that contain the seeds of each plant. READ MORE: 6 Things Current Farm […]

The use of biofuel has sparked hundreds of complaints from farmers who claim it is forcing them into “unacceptable” costly machinery repairs. Adding biofuel – which is made from organic materials rather than fossil fuels – to diesel supplies is seen as one way of reducing carbon emissions from vehicles such as tractors. But farmers […]