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This funding will help the hydroponic container farming company expand its customer base and increase reach of its farms to more remote areas and urban centers. BOSTON, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Freight Farms, the world’s leading manufacturer of container farms, announced today its $17.5M Series B3 funding round co-led by Aliaxis SA, a world leader enabling access to water and …

Freight Farms Raises $17.5M Series B3 to Address Access and Sustainability in the Food System Through Container Farming Read More »

Revenues increased 71% compared to 1Q22 pro forma numbers 1Q23 Adjusted EBITDA nearly doubled YoY, reaching $73 million on an LTM basis after excluding HB4 pre-launch costs Announced agreement with Syngenta Seedcare supporting inoculant growth internationally November 09, 2022 07:08 PM Eastern Standard Time Source: https://www.businesswire.com ROSARIO, Argentina–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. (Bioceres) (NASDAQ: BIOX), a …

Bioceres Crop Solutions Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2023 Financial and Operational Results Read More »

New Apogee technology infrastructure manages, processes, and standardizes geospatial agronomic data at scale, delivering rapid, actionable insights for the agriculture industry.  St, Louis, Missouri, (November 03, 2022) – INTENT, formerly known as IN10T, is excited to announce the development of Apogee, a modern technology infrastructure for use in agriculture that will support artificial intelligence (AI) …

INTENT Develops Technical Infrastructure to Promote Artificial Intelligence Future of Agriculture, Supporting the Realization of Efficient, Sustainable Innovations Read More »

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – October 25, 2022 AgroSpheres, a leader in developing the next generation of environmentally friendly crop health products, announced today that it had raised $22 million in a Series B financing round led by Lewis & Clark AgriFood and Ospraie Ag Science. Bidra Innovation Ventures and its existing investor, Cavallo Ventures, participated in …

AgroSpheres Raises $22 million Series B to Accelerate Commercialization and Manufacturing of Reliable Biobased Solutions Read More »

A Pioneering Biocontrol Platform Using CRISPR/Cas9 Technology EASTON, MARYLAND, USA, October 12, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — F3 Tech, a leading commercialization program for early and late-stage companies supported by the nonprofit Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center and the U.S. Economic Development Administration, is pleased to announce Agragene as its third company selected to participate in this year’s F3 Tech Accelerator …

Agragene Selected to Participate in the F3 Tech Accelerator Program Read More »

Phosphorus is a key element for plant growth and a critical piece of modern agriculture. But excessive use is hazardous to the environment, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and waterway pollution. Supply chain disruptions, war and other factors are also making phosphorus fertilizers harder for farmers to obtain. Enter Phospholutions, a US-based agtech company that wants …

Phospholutions will promote more judicious phosphorus usage with its latest fundraise Read More »

ROSARIO, Argentina–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. (NASDAQ: BIOX) (“Bioceres” or the “Company”), a fully integrated provider of crop productivity solutions designed to enable the transition of agriculture towards carbon neutrality, announced today the successful completion of its previously announced integration of Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: MBII) (“MBI”). “The completion of this transaction represents …

Bioceres Crop Solutions Completes Merger With Marrone Bio, Creating a Global Leader in Sustainable Agricultural Solutions Read More »

Research Triangle Park, NC April 26, 2022 Source: https://www.5metis.com/news Crop protection innovator awarded grant from the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation to expand research initiatives to combat pathogens destroying crop outcomes. 5Metis, Inc., a recently formed pure-play discovery company specializing in crop health, is expanding its research in the area of crop protection with the intention …

Advancing Research to Support Smallholder Farmers Read More »

Agrifood and transport are the two most polluting industries on earth, David Farquhar, chief executive of Intelligent Growth Solutions, tells Emma Newlands.   David Farquhar is the chief executive of Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS), which specializes in technology regarding “vertical farming” – growing crops indoors in layers stacked on top of each other. The Edinburgh-based …

We simply must grow more of our food far closer to home in ways that reduce emissions Read More »

SEATTLE, March 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Koidra, an intelligent automation (IA) platform company based out of Seattle, has raised $4.5 million in its seed round. Ospraie Ag Science (OAS) led this round of funding, with participation from Amritam Holdings, Cavallo Ventures, and Foothill Ventures. Koidra was founded by the lead of Microsoft Research’s winning team at the inaugural Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge. They were …

Koidra Raises $4.5M Seed Funding to Bring Intelligent Automation to Greenhouses and Beyond Read More »