By Joseph Byrum It takes hundreds of millions in research and development funding to create a world-beating germplasm pool that meets the individual needs of growers facing a variety of tough conditions. Not surprisingly, only a handful of companies have the financial clout to develop elite genetic traits. The seed industry’s top four firms spend […]
By Aaron Magenheim, CEO & Co-Founder of AgTech Insight & Growers Insight “Farm Management” has turned into a buzzword many people use broadly yet don’t really understand the importance of and details surrounding it – especially in our rapidly changing world. As CEO and co-founder of AgTech Insight, a global advisory and implementation firm specializing […]
By Adam Bergman, managing partner, EcoTech Capital Partners A hot topic recently was the January announcement that Memphis Meats, one of the leading cell-based meat, poultry, and seafood companies, raised a $161 million Series B financing round. Many company executives and investors have been asking me why a company without commercial revenue and still working […]
CONSULTANT’S CORNER: Please enjoy this month’s issue of Consultant’s Corner — where the industry experts from HighQuest Consulting provide insight on the latest activities in the ag investing and agtech space. By Philippe de Lapérouse and Mark Zavodnyik, HighQuest Consulting Just as robotics and automation are increasingly being adopted in agricultural production, these technologies are […]
