Agrivida closes $20.4-million funding round
Agritech company Agrivida has raised $20.4 million in a Series E funding that will be used to commercialize its Grainzyme feed enzyme for poultry...
The Sentera Omni drone captures simultaneous thermal, NDVI and high-resolution crop imagery
In Minnesota, Sentera, a leading designer and manufacturer of remote-sensing technologies for precision agriculture, announced that its Omni quadcopter can capture three distinct crop...
Organic crop spray repels insects with no side effects
In Germany, a Technical University of Munich research team developed an alternative to traditional insecticides that not only kill pests, they also endanger bees...
Apeel Sciences raises $70 million to further reduce food waste in fresh produce
In California, Apeel Sciences, closed $70 million in financing after crossing major commercialization milestones in June, when the company introduced Apeel avocados at Costco...
Plant respiration accounts for more carbon emissions that previously thought
In Minnesota, University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences researchers suggest plant respiration is a larger source of carbon emissions...
FMC buys the portion of DuPont’s Crop Protection business to meet EC merger mandate
In Pennsylvania, FMC Corporation agreed to acquire the portion of DuPont's Crop Protection business that DuPont must divest to comply with the European Commission...
Nutrien acquires Agrible to expand digital agriculture business
In Colorado, for total consideration of $63 million, Nutrien Ltd., the world's largest provider of crop inputs and services, acquired Agrible, Inc., a digital...
Ontario partners with Lakehead University for long-term agri-food sustainability
In Canada, Ontario is transferring the operating and research programming of the Thunder Bay Agricultural Research Station to Lakehead University to help foster innovation...
Inari transforms plant breeding technology
In Massachusetts, with a mission to transform agriculture and positively impact society and the environment, Inari completed a $40 million Series B financing round, bringing its...
AeroVironment launches an integrated drone and analytics platform for enhanced farm decisions
In California, AeroVironment Inc. launched an integrated commercial drone information system that utilizes the Quantix drone and the AeroVironment Decision Support System. By combining...