Improving soil health leads to improved crop yields
In Michigan, new research from Michigan State University suggests that crop yields and the global food supply chain can be preserved by harnessing the...
Urban agriculture benefits worth $33 billion worldwide
In Arizona, the urban agriculture phenomenon has grown for many reasons, each specific to the plot of land it covers. While most of the...
PrecisionHawk creates the largest network of commercially licensed drone pilots
In North Carolina, PrecisionHawk Inc., a leading provider of drone technology for the enterprise, bought Droners.io and AirVid and will merge the companies to...
Crop monitoring enters 4D
In Georgia, a four-dimensional, that is 3D plus time, reconstruction that can provide farmers with detailed crop information including plant heights and growth rates...
Insight Robotics receives $9 million to expand robotic forest monitoring worldwide
In Hong Kong, Insight Robotics received a US$9 million investment that will benefit forestry all over the world. Insight Robotics optimizes management of forestry,...
Amfora announces technology to increase the protein in all crops
In California, Amfora Inc., a biotechnology company committed to improving the nutritional content of food and feed crops, announced a major new program to...
TerrAvion raises $10 million to expand into key U.S. agricultural areas
In California, with a goal to offer service to 80 percent of U.S. irrigated agriculture by the end of 2017, TerrAvion raised $10 million...
Pairwise raises $25 million to address global food challenges
In California, Pairwise Plants closed a $25 million Series A financing co-led by Deerfield Management and Monsanto Growth Ventures. Pairwise is an agricultural company...
Benson Hill and Beck’s announce the first photosynthetic efficiency trait
In Missouri, Benson Hill Biosystems, a crop improvement company unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants, and Beck's, the largest independent, retail seed company...
The Climate Corporation improves water-use efficiency with HydroBio acquisition
In California, The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Monsanto Company, acquired HydroBio, an agriculture software company based in Denver, CO. The HydroBio team will...