PrecisionHawk leads with first beyond visual line of sight drone
In North Carolina, PrecisionHawk Inc., a leading provider of drone technology for the enterprise, announced the first Beyond Visual Line of Sight -enabled, multi-rotor...
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...
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...
Ultra-compact robot autonomously measures crop traits all day on a single charge
In Illinois, TerraSentia, a new-to-the-market agricultural robot that autonomously measures crop traits, was unveiled by EarthSense, Inc. Developed at the University of Illinois, the robot...
ZIVO Bioscience and NutriQuest collaborate to develop algae-based animal nutrition products
In Michigan, ZIVO Bioscience, Inc and NutriQuest LLC signed a Letter of Intent to jointly develop and test animal nutrition products derived from the...
Star Trek Tricorder inspired, technology detects GMOs in the wild
In Texas, Rice University scientists are leading an effort to detect genetically modified organisms in the environment. The researchers are building tools to detect, quantify...
Smithfield Foods adopts a companywide 25 percent GHG reduction goal by 2025
In Virginia, Smithfield Foods, Inc., announced plans for an absolute 25 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions throughout its supply chain by 2025. The GHG...
Inexpensive soy protein seed coating enhances plant growth and development
In New York, Cornell researchers have shown multiple benefits to plant growth and nutrition when they investigated the effect of soy flour, a plant-derived...
Indigo Ag raises $47 million to support continued plant microbiome investment
In Massachusetts, Indigo Ag, Inc., a company dedicated to harnessing nature to help farmers sustainably feed the planet, announced the closing of its Series...
Two types of crop models are better than one to predict climate change effects
In Illinois, scientists now have a new tool to predict the future effects of climate change on crop yields. Researchers from University of Illinois...