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[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] Although the USDA Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently told farmers to go big or go home, some farmers across the US are opting for small, diversified holdings that market directly to the local community. The challenges that come with running a direct marketing business as well as maintaining a diversified farming operation leave […]
[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 […]
Since founding Farmers Edge in 2005, Wade Barnes has had a front-row seat to the evolution of agtech. Now operating in six countries with $103 million in venture funding, Forbes recently named the Canadian outfit as one of the 25 “Most Innovative AgTech Companies.” When it comes to what 2020 has in store for his industry, Barnes […]
From bee-keepers dumping honey on politicians’ doorsteps to farmers holding up traffic, tensions between farmers and environmentalists have overshadowed the biggest show on Germany’s agriculture calendar. Thousands of tractors descended on cities across Germany on Friday at the opening of Berlin’s annual “Green Week” trade fair, as the farmer’s collective “Land schafft Verbindung” (LSV) railed […]
[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,” […]
KEY POINTS Countries and regions with lower per capita GDP levels are generally more exposed to climate change, according to McKinsey Global Institute’s newest climate risk report. In some regions, crop yields may increase, while in others environmental conditions could cause some crops to fail entirely, according to McKinsey. McKinsey found that the top quartile […]
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 […]
It is no surprise that a substance powerful enough to take out 1,000 battle-hardened mercenaries of the Roman republic has been the subject of fascination for millennia. Stories cataloguing the delights and the dangers of deli bal, or Turkish “mad honey”, crop up throughout history. Pompey the Great was admired and feared throughout the ancient […]
[ad_1] The Federal Government has solicited a stronger partnership and collaboration between the Ministry of Agriculture and the United States of America (USA) through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono, made the appeal when the USAID delegation, led by the US Ambassador […]
The U.S. government said on Friday China would buy an additional $32 billion in U.S. farm goods over the next two years as part of an initial trade deal. China gave no firm commitment on an amount of U.S. goods, but said it may buy more wheat, rice and corn — goods it has not […]