Green & Grow Inc. Selected for the 2015 Austin A-List of Most Promising Startups
Green & Grow Inc. the developer of the Agriplier bio-derived yield enhancement technology, has announced it has been selected by the Austin Chamber of Commerce through its Innovate Austin initiative, and its South by Southwest interactive, to the 2015 Austin A-List of Hottest Startups. The twelve selected honoree companies wer
Read moreDoes Agtech Impact Farmland Values?
By Dan Emerson Throughout history, advances in technology have enabled farmers to steadily increase productivity. But as capital investment in both global agriculture and agricultural technology (agtech) gains momentum the question arises: what impact might technological innovation have on farmland values? The relatio
Read moreMarijuana Legalization is Opening New Agtech Horizons
The growing legalization of marijuana, a crop that requires narrow growing conditions to be successful, has sparked a resurgence in innovation and capital investment into advances in industrial agriculture and greenhouse technology. Although greenhouse technology has been in existence for decades, the wave of new marijuana startups across N
Read moreFarmland Values Fall Across Midwest _ Federal Reserve
The Wall Street Journal reports that farmland values fell across the U.S. Midwest region in the third quarter as a direct result of three years of declining crop prices, according to a report issued by the Federal Reserve issued November 12. In the St. Louis Federal district, which includes parts of Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri
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Read moreInfant Formula Firms Must Prepare as China’s Decade of Demand to Slow _ Rabobank
Infant formula firms will need to prepare for the cooling of the skyrocketing growth witnessed over the past decade in Chinese demand according to a new report by Rabobank. Between the years 2000 and 2013, China’s infant formula market saw remarkable headline-prompting demand and a growth in volume of 16%, however Rabobank forecasts that
Read moreBrief: El Niño 90% Confirmed; Crop Losses Across Asia Predicted
The National Climate Prediction Center has raised its predicted probability of an El Niño weather pattern in the Northern Hemisphere to 90%, with an 80% probability that it will last throughout all of 2015. This pattern is expected to bring excessive rains across the southern U.S. and South America, and crop failures across Asia due to scorch
Read moreFarmLogs Launches Crop Health Disrupter
By Gerelyn Terzo FarmLogs, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based tech start-up, has introduced a product to help farmers identify problem areas and ramp up yields. The company’s latest offering -- crop health alerts -- comes on the heels of a $10 million capital raise that was closed at year-end 2014, bringing the total tally of capital rai
Read moreMexico Plans Land Reform to Boost Investment
At one point, Mexico’s president, Engique Pena Nieto, hoped to spark economic growth through energy reform, but a slump in oil prices has shifted the government’s attention to gaining faster growth through other sectors including agriculture. Mexico’s government is proposing land reform legislation that would strengthen the rights of
Read moreUSDA Confirms Bird Flu in Northeast Nebraska; Flock of 1.7 Million Chickens to be Destroyed
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed that the avian flu strain H5N2 has been detected in Dixon County, Nebraska, and that a flock of 1.7 million chickens will be destroyed. “Unfortunately, Nebraska has joined a long list of states currently dealing with highly pathogenic avian influenza,” Agriculture Director Greg Iba
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