EU funding and lean start-up practices to accelerate agriculture innovation
In the United Kingdom, a new agricultural innovation program received European funding to accelerate the development of promising ideas into practical tools for other...
Gotham Greens grows urban greenhouse footprint to 5 states
In New York, Gotham Greens, a leading urban greenhouse developer and grower of locally and sustainably grown produce, received another $29 million to continue...
Indigo Ag expands agriculture innovation through Indigo Research Partners
In Massachusetts, Indigo Ag, Inc., a company dedicated to harnessing nature to help farmers sustainably feed the planet, announced the expansion of its innovation...
Stine Seed invests in tractors without drivers
In Iowa, the founder of Stine Seed Company invested $5 million in Smart Ag, an Ames tech startup that developed software that takes the farmer out of the...
Nuvus releases grow.droid controlled environment agriculture factories
In Florida, Nuvus Gro Corp., a provider of advanced controlled environment agriculture with sophisticated automation and analytical tools for the cultivators of legal industrial...
Harper Adams University partners with TAFE to advance autonomous farming
In the United Kingdom, Harper Adams University formed a collaboration with India-based Tractors and Farm Equipment to develop advanced technological, agronomic and educational solutions...
Organic crop spray repels insects with no side effects
In Germany, a Technical University of Munich research team developed an alternative to traditional insecticides that not only kill pests, they also endanger bees...
New fertilizer system feeds engineered cotton and kills weeds, too
In Texas, a newly developed fertilizer system will provide nutrition to engineered cotton crops worldwide and a deadly dose to weeds that are increasingly...
BASF and Evogene partner to develop novel insecticides
In Germany, BASF, announced a new collaboration with Evogene Ltd. to focus on the development of novel insecticides based on new binding areas known...
NASA soil moisture data helps map the amount of water in soils worldwide
In Maryland, data from the first NASA satellite mission dedicated to measuring the water content of soils is now being used operationally by the...