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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 …

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Combined company creates global leader in sustainable agricultural solutions. Bioceres obtains commitment for up to $45 million loan facility and conversion of existing convertible notes into shares and new term loan facility ROSARIO, Argentina and RALEIGH, N.C., March 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. (NASDAQ: BIOX) (Bioceres) and Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ: …

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The companies build on existing seed treatment partnership to offer novel foliar bionutrient   GENEVA and RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Growers in Europe will have access to a novel, sustainable option for enhancing plant health and crop quality through a new agreement between Pro Farm Technologies, a subsidiary of Marrone Bio …

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Virginia Catalyst Awards $600,000 to AgroSpheres CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — November 02, 2021 – The Virginia Catalyst, also known as the Virginia Biosciences Health Research Corporation (VBHRC), today announced that it has awarded $600,000 in grant funding to AgroSpheres. This grant, which will be met with significant matching funds was awarded through Grant Round 12 of …

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — October 26, 2021 – AgroSpheres, a leader in developing the next generation of environmentally friendly crop protection products, announced the appointment of Dr. Robert Fraley to its board of directors. Dr. Fraley, who served for nearly 40 years as chief technology officer at Monsanto and is often recognized as the father of …

AgroSpheres Welcomes Dr. Robert Fraley, “Father of Ag Biotech” and Longtime Monsanto CTO, to Board Read More »

Small Business Innovation Research Program Provides Funding for R&D Charlottesville, Va. — October 19, 2021 – AgroSpheres, Inc. has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for $999,653 to progress its R&D collaboration with the University of Tennessee on an RNAi biological insecticide targeting fall armyworm (FAW). …

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A ruling issued March 19 by the U.S. District Court in San Francisco has upheld the legality of U.S. Department of Agriculture certification of organic hydroponic operations. “USDA’s ongoing certification of hydroponic systems that comply with all applicable regulations is firmly planted in (the) Organic Food Production Act,” Richard Seeborg, chief U.S. District Judge, said in …

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Organisms cluster beneath a field’s surface by the billion. What are they up to down there in the dirt? Which ones help crops grow – and which ones kill them? Frankly, we only have a tiny fraction of a clue. But crop scientists are getting more confident that a more usable knowledge base of these …

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As immigrants from developing countries, Payam Pourtaheri (who is from Iran) and Ameer Shakeel (from Pakistan) had seen how synthetic pesticide use and misuse contaminated the environment. As students at the University of Virginia, they founded AgroSpheres to make bio-based crop protection that could replace those chemicals. Their proprietary bioprocessing and manufacturing AgriCell platform, for …

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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 31, 2020 /CNW/ – CubicFarm® Systems Corp. (TSXV: CUB) (“CubicFarms” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the sale of three Control Rooms to Terramera, a global agtech leader transforming how food is grown and the economics of agriculture. Terramera is a British Columbia-based company on a mission to reduce global synthetic pesticide use 80 percent by 2030 …

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