Toyota licenses GRAS-Di DNA analysis to accelerate selective breeding
In Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation signed an agreement with Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Eurofins Genomics K.K., and GeneBay Inc. to license Toyota's unique GRAS-Di...
Ceres Imaging gets $2.5 million to deliver advanced aerial imaging analytics to more farms
In California, Ceres Imaging, an aerial spectral imagery and analytics company announced that it has secured an additional $2.5 million in Series A funding...
Harvest machinery recognizes its surroundings for safer harvesting
In Germany, a new system for environment detection has been developed by Bielefeld University’s Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology and CLAAS, an agricultural...
Smart farms need more rural bandwidth
In Kentucky, rural bandwidth is the bottleneck that's standing between American farmers and the next great breakthrough in agricultural productivity according to Eric Lescourret,...
Farmobile gets $18 million to better utilize ag data
In Kansas, Farmobile, the farm data company, raised $18.1 million in Series B funding to expand its data platform to help farmers ground-truth their...
First complete genome editing system launched by Benson Hill Biosystems
In the United Kingdom, Benson Hill Biosystems, an agricultural technology company dedicated to unlocking the natural genetic potential of plants, launched Edit, powered by...
Monsanto signs evaluation agreement for Two Pore Guys rapid biomolecule detection system
In California, Two Pore Guys, Inc. entered into an agreement with Monsanto Company enabling the global agriculture company to evaluate the performance of 2PG’s...
Non-exclusive CRISPR-Cas9 licensing made easier by DuPont, MIT and Harvard
In Massachusetts and Iowa, DuPont Pioneer and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard reached an agreement to jointly provide non-exclusive licenses to foundational...
BASF buys Bayer’s seed and herbicide businesses
In Germany, BASF signed an agreement to acquire significant parts of Bayer’s seed and non-selective herbicide businesses for an all-cash purchase price of €5.9...
Farmers Edge and Planet partner for frequently updated high-quality field imagery
In Canada, Farmers Edge, a leader in decision agriculture, and Planet, an integrated aerospace and data platform company that operates the world’s largest fleet...