Cannabis Wheaton invests $30 million to expand Ontario cannabis cultivation
In Canada, Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. has agreed to invest $30 million in ABcann Global Corporation to fund the construction of 50,000 square feet...
The BioAg Alliance announces biological seed treatments to improve crop harvests
In Denmark and Missouri, The BioAg Alliance, Monsanto’s and Novozymes’ collaboration to improve crop harvests through products containing naturally-occurring microbes, announced an updated research...
$6.5 million helps FarmLead online grain marketplace enter the U.S. market
In Ontario, FarmLead received $6.5 million in investments led by Monsanto Growth Ventures and joined by Avrio Ventures, the MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund and Serra...
Beta Hatch raises funds to scale up insect production for animal feed
In California, Cavallo Ventures, the venture capital arm of Wilbur-Ellis, announced an investment in Beta Hatch, a company industrializing the production of insects as...
Plant respiration accounts for more carbon emissions that previously thought
In Minnesota, University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences researchers suggest plant respiration is a larger source of carbon emissions...
Year round planting helps soil soak up water and reduce flood and drought damage
In Washington, the Union of Concerned Scientists released a study that shows farming practices that keep soil covered all year round can reduce the...
Growlink offers beta program for Plant Health AI
In Colorado, Growlink, a leading agriculture technology company, announced a beta program for its new AI solution for greenhouse and indoor farming. Growlink Plant...
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...
Australian agriculture gets a digital boost from CSIRO and Ruralco
In Australia, CSIRO and Ruralco partnered to ensure the latest digital technology, including drones and long-range sensing, is applied to Australian agriculture. Through a...
One million acres of Australian farmland to be covered by LoRaWAN connectivity
In Australia, Discovery Ag and the National Narrowband Network Co launched Connected Country, a joint venture to build and operate a nationwide Rural Internet...