Wheelman by AgJunction offers autosteering for small farms
In Kansas, AgJunction introduced Wheelman, a new way for farmers to automatically and accurately steer farm equipment at a price that pays back in...
Apeel Sciences raises $70 million to further reduce food waste in fresh produce
In California, Apeel Sciences, closed $70 million in financing after crossing major commercialization milestones in June, when the company introduced Apeel avocados at Costco...
2-D and 3-D images combine to accurately predict plant growth
In Russia, a group of scientists from the Space Center and the Center for Data-Intensive Science and Engineering at Skoltech have developed a method...
AgroFresh launches the FreshCloud platform to predict product freshness and reduce food waste
In Pennsylvania, AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., a global leader in produce freshness solutions, launched its FreshCloud platform, a data-backed, insights-driven solution for monitoring produce quality...
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...
Blue 365, a classroom effort by Microsoft and the National FFA Organization, launches nationwide
In North Dakota and Washington, the National FFA Organization and Microsoft Corp., announced their collaboration to bring innovative technology, science, research and entrepreneurship to...
AgEagle buys Agribotix to offer food sustainability analytics
In Kansas, AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc., a precision agriculture drone imagery data company, acquired Agribotix, LLC, a drone-enabled software company that provides advanced imaging...
AgBiome raises $65 million to bring plant-based pest solutions to market
In North Carolina, AgBiome LLC, a private company harnessing the plant microbiome for novel agricultural pest solutions, secured $65 million in Series C financing...
HerdDogg corrals $2.3 million to commercialize herd health monitoring
In Oregon, HerdDogg, an innovator of precision livestock and remote animal health, secured $2.3 million in seed financing. The seed funding from several mid-western...
Inari emerges to reduce plant breeding time and cost
In Massachusetts, Inari, a Flagship Pioneering company headquartered in Cambridge, launched a transformational plant breeding technology company. Inari began in early 2016 and has...