By Cristina Gallardo Plant Health Care shares rose 48% after the London-listed company said that it has agreed to a 32.8 million pounds ($41.6 million) takeover by India’s PI Industries. Shares at 1305 GMT were up 2.78 pence at 8.50 pence. They are currently up 130% over the year to date. Under the agreement, accepting …
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The horticulture industry continuously seeks innovative solutions to enhance crop yield, quality, and predictability. In January 2024, Koidra, a leader in intelligent automation, and Delphy, a global consultancy and research expert in greenhouse agriculture, explored the combination of their hierarchical and autonomous decision-making models to improve the management of high-tech cucumber cultivation under LED lights. …
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RTP crop protection firm extends funding round to $15 million RTP firm 5Metis raises $5.5 million in Series A extension. By Zac Ezzone – Staff writer, Triangle Business Journal Apr 30, 2024 A small company developing new crop protection products in Research Triangle Park has added a few million dollars to a funding round. THIS …
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Jennifer Marston Biomedical engineering or crop biologicals? That was the question Payam Pourtaheri and Ameer Shakeel faced upon graduating from the University of Virginia [UVA] seven years ago. The two went on to start AgroSpheres, which offers a novel delivery system for more targeted pesticide use, but in many ways, having a non-traditional (i.e., non-agricultural) background …
INNOVA gathers, models and visualizes ag data so businesses stay a step ahead. ST. LOUIS, March 12, 2024 (Newswire.com) – INTENT, a leader in ag data services and software, unveiled its INNOVA offering which harnesses the power of AI and machine learning to transform complex datasets into predictive insights. Until now, the unknowns in agriculture …
Nature Fresh Farms Revolutionizes Tomato Harvesting with Robots & AI Nature Fresh Farms, one of North America’s leading greenhouse farms, recently implemented an automated solution to harvest tomatoes. Now, with the help of robotics and AI, they can meet increasing customer orders and overcome labor challenges. Challenges solved by: FOUR GROWERS A need to …
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Phospholutions Releases Life Cycle Assessment Demonstrating a Nearly 50% Decrease in Phosphorus Fertilizer Carbon Emissions and Impact to Freshwater Ecosystems. State College, PA, – Phospholutions Inc., a pioneer in sustainable fertilizer technology, announces industry-leading carbon reduction in phosphorus fertilizer production following a comprehensive life cycle assessment (LCA) of their groundbreaking RhizoSorb® technology conducted by Sustainable Solutions Corporation. This …
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Over 220 farms sold in 2023 with strong institutional growth ahead of previously announced business combination with Agrinam BOSTON, Jan. 31, 2024 — Freight Farms, Inc. (“Freight Farms”), an innovative agtech company and leader in hydroponic container farming, and Agrinam Acquisition Corporation (TSX:AGRI.U) (“Agrinam”) announced substantial growth in year-over-year orders of Freight Farms’ flagship Greenery farm in 2023 (32%), showcasing need from institutions and …
Six complementary technologies planned for waste-to-value site in global first designed to decarbonise food production and maximise resource efficiency. “GigaFarm” capable of replacing 1% of UAE food imports set for construction in Dubai Food Tech Valley Food Tech Valley has signed an agreement at COP28 with ReFarmTM to start construction on a 900,000 sq. ft. …
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Jennifer Marston US-based Freight Farms, which provides container farming technology to the indoor ag industry, plans to go public via a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Agrinam Acquisition Corp. The deal values Freight Farms at $147 million. The company says this move will enable it to “aggressively” scale its business. Freight Farms has …
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