Indoor farmers will have new options for automation after Agrilyst, which provides farm management and automation software for indoor farms, and controls hardware and software for hydroponic and greenhouse automation provider Motorleaf, will now share data. The companies announced in a recent press release that connecting Motorleaf devices to Agrilyst’s platform will allow growers to better visualize climate and nutrient […]
BOSTON, May 24, 2017 – Agtech disruptors, innovators, and investors alike will gather at the third annual Global AgInvesting (GAI) AgTech Week, here, June 26-28 at the Marriott Long Wharf to examine agtech opportunities, trends, and breakthrough technologies, and find their piece of the multi-billion dollar sector. According to the consulting group at HighQuest, the […]
California-based agtech venture capital firm Finistere Ventures is expanding its presence into Israel with the addition of two venture partners in-country. In line with the firm’s determined global expansion, Finistere has brought on Gil Meron and Eyal Rosenthal to explore agtech investments and to strengthen its partnerships in what the firm considers a key region. […]
Blockchain, which is the technology fueling digital currencies such as Bitcoin, has made its way into the agriculture sector, and industry participants ranging from major corporations to startups are embracing it. Blockchain gets avocados and pork chops from the farm to the table with greater speed and security than has been possible until now. While […]
The BioAg Alliance, a partnership that brings together Novozyme’s operations and capabilities in microbial discovery, development, and production with Monsanto’s microbial advanced biology, field testing, and commercial capabilities, has announced the launch of world’s first upstream corn inoculant, Acceleron® B-300 SAT. Acceleron® B-300 SAT is an improved product formulation of the JunpStart® inoculant that had existed […]
Ireland-based food and bio-tech company, Nuritas, has confirmed that U2 band members Bono and The Edge are two investors included in the company’s second and latest funding round which gained €2 million earlier this year. The company also announced plans to triple its workforce in Ireland this coming year to more than 60 as part […]
Toronto-based Deveron UAS, drone data service that operates in precision ag, has been collecting data on local farms for the past two years. The startup uses drones to gather on-demand, near real-time field level data to help farmers bolster yields and reduce costs. Now Deveron UAS plans to expand its technology into Western Canada and […]
Trimble’s Agriculture Division has combined a trio of its product offerings into a single platform. Trimble Ag Software is a web, desktop and mobile app that was designed in response to farmer demand for greater mobile capabilities. The new product was rolled out in recent days at the 2016 Trimble Dimensions User Conference in Las […]
New investment firm Impact Venture Capital is leveraging its strategic location in California to identify investment opportunities in agriculture technology. Agtech is a natural fit for the VC startup, given the firm’s proximity to Silicon Valley with offices in both Sacramento and Burlingame, and Impact is actively scouting and vetting opportunities locally and beyond. Launched […]
Slantrange, a leading provider of next-generation agricultural drone technology and analytics systems announced new distribution partnerships that will expand the company’s geographic reach to five continents. The announcement of the partnerships in the U.S., Canada, Australia, South Africa, the UK, Panama, and Colombia comes less than three months after the company closed a $5 million […]
