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Stablecoin Tether Brings Blockchain to Latin America’s Ag Sector With $100M Investment

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Cryptocurrencies are known to have characteristics of commodities, and now the blockchain is increasingly making its way into the ag sector. Most recently, Tether Holdings, an early mover for digital assets known as stablecoins, has taken close to a 10 percent position in Latin American agro-industrial company Adecoagro, with […]

Three Questions With… Ellie Symes of The Bee Corp

Photo Credit: The Bee Corp. By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media Today in this quick-hitting profile series that features the movers and shakers in the agtech sector, GAI News spoke with Ellie Symes of The Bee Corp., of Indianapolis. The company develops technology to help growers reduce cost and optimize pollination quality, and help […]

Contributed Content: Tagatose May be the Answer to the World’s Craving for Sweets

by Lucy M. Stitzer, dirt-to-dinner.com The Dirt: Sugar can be addictive and bad for your health. What if there was a healthier option? At Dirt-to- Dinner, we love our desserts, but we don’t love the negative effects of these sugary treats! Tagatose, a rare sugar, may be the answer to the world’s craving for sweets. Sugar […]

Partnership Launches Iowa Agtech Accelerator

The Greater Des Moines Partnership and Cultivation Corridor has partnered to launch a new agtech accelerator (The Accelerator) that will support the development of Central Iowa as a global hub and incubator of cutting-edge agricultural technology. The Accelerator will be modeled after the Global Insurance Accelerator that was launched by The Partnership in 2014 and […]