agriculture

The tech innovations that are helping to make food abundant

Posted in Business on 2nd Dec, 2018
by Alex Muller

Over the last few years, we have seen a dramatic rise in exponential technologies transforming the food industry from seed to plate.

Softbank and Bezos backed vertical farm startup has global expansion plans

Posted in Business on 11th Nov, 2017
by Alex Muller

Plenty is a startup that has big vertical farming expansion plans $226 million in total venture funding.

Action needed to 'future-proof' pollinators

Posted in Featured, Science on 10th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller

International scientists are calling for action to "future-proof" the prosperity of pollinating insects, birds and mammals.

Bayer And Planetary Resources To Improve Agriculture With Space Data

Posted in Business on 1st Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller

'A powerful tool that can provide a new level of information on crops anywhere in the world'

Descartes Labs raises $5M for AI agricultural predictions

Posted in Software on 18th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller

Using deep learning technology, Descartes Labs claims that it can make more accurate predictions than the U.S. Department of Agriculture.