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Ag Startup Engine Looking For Early-Stage Agtech Companies Thursday Mar 11th, 2021 News Reporter It’s time for your Farm of the Future Report. I’m Tim Hammerich. Much of the boom in ag technology has been fueled by venture capital. So what are these investors thinking about the future of farming? Iowa-based Ag Startup Engine recently announced they have increased their investor-member base and are planning to invest in up to 45 startups over the next five years. Executive Director Joel Harris says they are looking for companies that can 10x other solutions in key areas. Harr...

Swegreen launches the ‘NextGen’ of super-efficient in-store vertical farms in Ica Maxi megastore in Linköping. This puts the company’s Farming-as-a-Service growing unit for leafy greens right at the entrance of the store. The new vertical farm will be the Scandinavia’s largest in-store cultivation. Swegreen's innovative in-store service will make the Ica Maxi megamarket in Linköping, located in Mid-Sweden, the first of all Sweden’s megamarkets to offer fresh herbs and salads grown from seed to fully grown plant inside the store itself. Every day, severa...

Quality Differentiators for Commodity Crops Friday Feb 26th, 2021 News Reporter It’s time for your Farm of the Future Report. I’m Tim Hammerich. The latest in food and feed science has improved our understanding of diet and nutrition. As our knowledge grows in this area, we realize not even commodity crops may have the same nutritive value. Genesis Feed Technologies is helping feed manufacturers get the most value out of their ingredients, and CEO Peter Schott thinks this could eventually mean quality premiums for growers. Schott… “We try to connect ingredient purchasers ...

Handheld breath test device for pregnant cattle to move to industry trials TueTuesday 16 updated TueTuesday 16 FebFebruary 2021 at 7:24pm Bronwyn Darlington is the founder and CEO of Agscent and farms at Carwoola Station in southern NSW. ( Print text only Cancel A device that could change the way farmers preg test cattle is a step closer to commercialisation. Key points: The federal government backs commercialisation of the device with $600,000 grant Trials on farm will continue with the product expected to roll out in early 2022 The federal government has offered $600,000 to help a company a...

15 startups shaking up animal health, nutrition and precision farming Multiple new technologies are entering the market to support producers in improving sustainability, traceability, and animal welfare from farm to fork. The virtual Animal AgTech Innovation Summit, coming up next month, is set to showcase 15 international startups with pioneering technologies aimed at disrupting animal health and nutrition, from probiotics, to machine vision to artificial monitoring. Hosted by an investor panel with Cavallo Ventures, Cultivian Sandbox Ventures and Zoetis, the fol...