Purdue invents method of sensing underground moisture using communication satellite signals
In Indiana, Purdue University researchers developed a technology that can more accurately sense soil moisture below the surface by measuring the reflections of communication satellite...
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...
The peanut’s genetic code is on the map
In Virginia, an international group of agricultural scientists have mapped the genetic code of the peanut. According to The Peanut Foundation, the culmination of a...
Phytelligence receives $6.95M to expand production and commercialize new fruit rootstock
In Washington, Phytelligence, an agricultural biotechnology company revolutionizing the way food crops are grown, announced the closing of $6.95 million dollars for expanded plant...
Bear Flag Robotics automates common farm tasks
In California, Bear Flag Robotics closed a $3.5 million seed funding round to continue developing autonomous technology for farms, which will help growers lower...
Logiag receives Canadian government funding to commercialize laser-based soil analysis
In Canada, Logiag Inc. received a repayable contribution of $470,000 from the Government of Canada to commercialize a laser-based soil analysis system that replaces...
Ceres Imaging raises $5 million to expand its agricultural imagery as a service business
In California, Ceres Imaging, an aerial spectral imagery and analytics company serving the agricultural sector, raised a $5 million Series A round led by...
PrecisionHawk and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association find common airspace
In North Carolina, PrecisionHawk Inc., a leading provider of enterprise drone technology, aligned with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, a non-profit organization that...
Farmers Edge and Allied Cooperative deliver real-time crop decisions for Wisconsin growers
In Canada, Farmers Edge, a global leader in decision agriculture, partnered with Allied Cooperative, a leading provider of agronomy, feed, grain, and equipment services...
Monsanto licenses CRISPR platform for developing improved and sustainable crops
In Missouri, Monsanto Company reached a global licensing agreement with ToolGen, Inc., a biotechnology company specializing in genome editing, for the use of ToolGen’s...