By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media CNH Industrial – the name behind some of the most recognized agricultural equipment brands including Case IH, New Holland Agriculture, and STEYR – announced it is launching CNH Industrial Ventures, its own strategic investment arm. This vehicle is being seen by the company as a next step in its role […]
By Aline Glick, Head of Product, Aspiring Universe Precision agriculture has become increasingly sophisticated, with smart sensors available to monitor crop conditions in the field at the level of a single peach. However, local sensing devices are prohibitively expensive and cumbersome for row crop monitoring, and AI-based extrapolations from remote sensing have lacked the scientific […]
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Women in Agribusiness (October 6, 2020) Today’s agricultural industry is on the verge of turning into a high-tech industry, with agricultural startups and investment in the sector growing at a breakneck pace. In fact, global agtech investment spending has increased sixfold since 2013, according to PitchBook. And in the last two years, […]
The state of Hawaii is launching a new aquaculture accelerator and an associated investment fund. The goal of the project is to attract startups addressing challenges faced by the industry, including animal health and operation and water management. The establishment of the accelerator and fund was a joint endeavor between the Natural Energy Laboratory of […]
Agtech startup Agersens’ revolutionary virtual fencing technology was highlighted at last fall’s Women in Agribusiness Summit, a sister event to the Global AgInvesting series, where the company’s Sally Haynes prevailed over the Ag Innovation Hour panel, which showcased disruptive innovations that are changing the future of agriculture and food. As chief scientist of animal behavior […]
Chipotle announced the launch of the Chipotle Aluminaries Project, an accelerator program sponsored by the Chipotle Cultivate Foundation to foster growth stage companies in the food and agtech space. The seven-month long program is being partnered by Uncharted, a Denver based non-profit that will host and run the accelerator, and will focus on startups (both […]
SoftBank Group, is reportedly currently in talks to invest between $500 million and $750 million in robot-made pizza delivery startup, Zume. Bloomberg reports that Zume has secured a patent for their proprietary delivery trucks that include robotic systems and on-demand ovens that start via a remote signal to make pizzas for customers as the truck […]
Land O’Lakes has acquired 100 percent of the assets of Agren Inc., a software company that provides soil health and conservation planning software. The acquisition was conducted through Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN, a partnership between farmers, companies, and Land O’Lakes that is farmer-focused, farmer-driven, and that “aligns and harmonizes on-farm conservation and company-led sustainability target to […]
Indigo Ag has expanded its innovation platform, Indigo Research Partners. Originally launched in 2017 as Indigo Partners, the platform collaborates with 50 growers and agronomic experts to evaluate agricultural technologies. The platform will now support growers through “real-time, farm-specific insights collected from commercial-scale testing” of technologies such as sensors, drones, and weather stations, accelerating the adoption of new technologies. “We’re currently […]
MiAlgae, a startup in Scotland looking to revolutionize the global livestock feed industry by producing low cost microalgael nutritional supplements through remediating wastewater from the whisky distillation process, has secured £500,000 in funding. The funding came in equal parts from business angel group Equity Gap, the Scottish Investment Bank, and the University of Edinburgh’s venture fund Old College […]
