Monsanto taps Understory to provide hyper-local weather data for agricultural operations
In Wisconsin, Understory, the weather network, edge computing and machine learning company, announced an international expansion with Monsanto to provide on-the-ground insights into localized...
BioLumic raises $5 million to enhance more crops with ultraviolet light
In New Zealand, BioLumic, creators of the first ultraviolet crop yield enhancement system, closed $5 million in Series A financing led by AgTech investors...
Wefarm gets $5 million to expand farmer-to-farmer information sharing network
In the United Kingdom and California, Wefarm, the world’s largest farmer-to-farmer digital network, secured $5 million in seed funding, led by Silicon Valley-based True...
Soil microbes are the focus on the most scientifically advanced farm in the world
In California, scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are working with the University of Arkansas and Glennoe Farms on a...
Benson Hill and Embrapa partner to accelerate Brazil’s crop performance
In Missouri and Brazil, Benson Hill Biosystems and Embrapa partnered to accelerate crop performance programs with cutting edge genome editing capabilities.
"Brazil represents 20 percent...
Progeny Drone converts aerial crop photos into useful information in minutes
In Indiana, Progeny Drone Inc., a Purdue-affiliated startup, has created software that rapidly converts aerial crop photos into useful information for plant breeding, crop...
New lightweight, low-cost crop robots coming to a farm near you
In Illinois, the TerraSentia crop phenotyping robot, developed by a team of scientists at the University of Illinois, is a new lightweight, low-cost agricultural...
Farming shrimp in the cloud with Cargill’s iQShrimp
In Minnesota, shrimp farmers can tap into the first cloud-based solution in the aquaculture industry thanks to Cargill's iQShrimp. The predictive software uses machine...
Deere brings carbon fiber in house with King Agro acquisition
In Illinois, Deere & Company signed an agreement to acquire King Agro, a privately-held manufacturer of carbon fiber technology products with headquarters in Valencia, Spain and a...
Agribotix delivers timely drone data for Frenchman Valley Coop
In Colorado, Frenchman Valley Coop, an established leader in agronomy and agricultural products, is expanding its existing drone survey program for their growers by...