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...
Bury and forget soil sensors reduce fertilizer runoff
In Iowa, engineers at Iowa State University and the University of Florida are working on a new system of “bury and forget” soil sensors...
Jain Irrigation funds Agri-Valley and Irrigation Design merger
In California, Agri-Valley Irrigation, Inc. and Irrigation Design and Construction agreed to merge their businesses into a newly formed distribution company funded by Jain...
Evonik and Royal DSM partner to produce omega-3 fatty acids from algae at commercial...
In Germany, Royal DSM and Evonik announced their intention to establish a joint venture for omega-3 fatty acid products from natural marine algae for...
PrecisionHawk and ADM partner to manage crop risk using dronetech
In North Carolina, PrecisionHawk released a new waterpooling app that was developed in conjunction with ADM Crop Risk Services to provide insurance adjusters and...
Dow AgroSciences and Chromatin ink license deal for unique sorghum genetics
In Indiana, Dow AgroSciences licensed unique sorghum genetic stocks to Chromatin Inc., enabling Chromatin to launch new products in markets outside of the United...
CBH and AgriDigital pilot agri-blockchains for grain handling
In Australia, the CBH Group is partnering with AgriDigital to explore the potential for blockchain and distributed ledger technology in the agricultural industry; in...
PrecisionHawk raises $75 million to lead the drone industry
In North Carolina, PrecisionHawk, Inc. raised a $75 million round of funding from a group of venture and strategic investors. This investment brings PrecisionHawk’s...
DroneDeploy and agX partner to simplify farm drone flight planning
In Oklahoma, DroneDeploy, a commercial drone cloud software platform, partnered with agX to help growers more easily capture field maps and analyze aerial data....
80 Acres Farms is building the first fully-automated indoor farm in the U.S.
In Ohio, 80 Acres Farms, a fast-growing indoor vertical farming firm, announced it is building the first fully-automated indoor farm in the United States....