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| Sep 23, 2026 | The Mixing Bowl says it’s still ‘early days’ for crop robotics but AI, M&A are driving advancement | It’s still early days for the “robotic revolution” in agriculture, according to agrifood innovation hub The Mixing Bowl and its latest Crop Robotics landscape report.
Originally launched in 2022, the landscape tracks such companies, this ye... |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 🎥 ‘The whole system is now more investable’: Reservoir makes the case for ag robotics | When growers are testing new ag robots, they will usually tell you one of two things, observed Ben Palone at Western Growers at the inaugural Ruggedize conference at Reservoir Farms in Salinas: “They’ll say it’s alright, which means its wor... |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Reservoir’s Danny Bernstein says we’re ‘entering the golden age of robotics’ in agriculture | With the cracks in chemical-based crop protection widening, many are now contemplating the role of farm robotics in helping growers reduce reliance on these inputs.
Danny Bernstein, CEO and managing partner of farm robotics incubator Reserv... |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Interest in biostimulants ‘extraordinary’ despite 86% funding drop to category | [Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company is AgFunder.]
One thing that’s clear from The Mixing Bowl’s latest market map: the crop biostimulant space is incredibly crowded.
Unveiled at the 2025 Salinas Biological Summit this past June, the 2... |
| Jul 2, 2025 | Platform10 signs MOU with the Biological Products Industry Alliance to ‘enhance grower confidence in biological products’ | Speciality crop biologicals program Platform10 has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Biological Products Industry Alliance (BPIA), North America’s main trade organization for advancing ag biologicals.
Both parties signed the MOU... |
| May 23, 2025 | With nearly $6bn raised since 2012, biological control funding is volatile yet buoyed by resilient early-stage activity | “Some conventional pest control products aren’t working as well anymore or are being regulated out of existence,” says Chris Taylor, partner at agrifoodtech advisory firm The Mixing Bowl and author of the frequently cited Crop BioControl La... |
| Mar 13, 2025 | US agrifoodtech funding up 14% driven by investment in AI-related startups | [Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company is AgFunder.]
After a few tough years of macroeconomic turbulence marked by stubborn inflation, costly credit, and ongoing trade uncertainties, the US agrifoodtech investment scene showed cautious s... |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Are agtech stakeholders actually collaborating? FIRA USA 2024 attendees weigh in | Is the agrifood industry truly collaborating to move technology forward or is less talk, more action needed?
I’ve been kicking this question around in my head for some time, particularly as the word crops up more and more in conversations, ... |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Navigating the Agtech Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities Amidst a Capital Crunch | The agricultural technology sector is at a crossroads. With a capital crunch tightening its grip, startups in ag robotics and automation face a daunting landscape. Yet, the need for innovation has never been more pressing. Farmers are grapp... |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Sponsored post: How ag robotics & automation startups should navigate the current capital crunch | It’s no secret that capital is constrained right now in the agtech world, making fundraises difficult for startups and causing more than a little uncertainty over future growth of the sector. When it comes to ag robotics and automation, thi... |
| Aug 14, 2024 | ITpipes Secures $20 Million to Revolutionize Pipeline Inspection | In a world where infrastructure crumbles beneath our feet, ITpipes emerges as a beacon of hope. The company, a titan in pipeline inspection software, recently announced a significant funding boost of $20 million. This infusion comes from Tr... |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Adoption of ag biologicals on ‘a steep upward trajectory’ among row crop producers but education still needed: study | Use of biological crop solutions amongst US row crop farmers has increased 8% over the last two years, according to a new study from research and consulting firm Stratovation Group.
“Ag Biologicals: Revisiting Farmer Value, Perception and P... |
| Jul 2, 2024 | ‘The pressure is on’ as ag biologicals evolve past ‘the peak of inflated expectations’ | When it comes to advancing both the technology and adoption rates of biological-based products in agriculture, “no one sector can do it alone,” said California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross last week at the 2024 Sa... |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Western Growers & Wharf42 initiative Platform 10 launches global grower trial network to speed up adoption of biologicals | Platform 10, an international collaboration formed to accelerate adoption of ag biologicals, just launched its grower trial network to conduct extensive global field trials of promising biologicals on grower farms.
Western Growers Associati... |
| Jun 18, 2024 | Farmers ‘ready and willing to try’ biological crop solutions. Only ‘strong business models’ need apply | The ag biologicals sector has seen numerous changes over the last year spanning the technological, regulatory, and ag retail realms, to name a few. There is also an increasingly louder call from consumers and governments alike for more biol... |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Biological progress or bathtub brews? The state of US crop biologicals in 2024 | Bathtub brew. Snake oil. Bugs in a jug. For years, companies developing biologicals — a form of crop protection derived from naturally occurring substances like microbes, peptides, and plants — have labored under the shadow of these labels,... |
| Oct 16, 2023 | People moves: Aerofarms shuffle continues, Howard Schultz & Starbucks part ways, Regrow Ag enlists MongoDB vet | Stay up to speed with the latest people moves in agrifood and tech with AgFunderNews’ monthly column of the industry’s biggest leadership changes. This month, AeroFarms CMO steps down shortly after the company emerges from bankruptcy, agtec... |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Biologicals won’t replace chemical crop inputs anytime soon. Here’s why | With all the talk these days of “sustainable food systems,” “regenerative agriculture,” and “climate-smart farming,” it’s tempting to imagine that the end of chemical pesticides, fertilizers and other inputs is just around the corner.
It is... |
| May 28, 2023 | What the growing biologicals market can do for speciality crops around the world | Population growth, increasing pest outbreaks and demand for cleaner, higher-quality foods are adding pressure to an already troubled food system in the 21st century. At the same time, inflation and geopolitical conflict have driven the pric... |
| May 14, 2023 | Commentary
Commentary | Guest opinion: Kathleen Merrigan: These four challenges will shape the next farm bill – and how the U.S. eats | By Kathleen Merrigan
For the 20th time since 1933, Congress is writing a multiyear farm bill that will shape what kind of food U.S. farmers grow, how they raise it and how it gets to consumers. These measures are large, complex and expensiv... |
| May 8, 2023 | 70% of specialty crop growers now investing in farm robots, says new Western Growers report | Labor costs and availability issues are driving more investment in automation amongst specialty crop growers, according to a new report from US-based Western Growers Association.
Roughly 70% of growers surveyed for the second annual Special... |
| May 4, 2023 | Announcing The Agtech Toolkit: An Open-Access Guide To Innovating In Agriculture | Announcing the Agtech Toolkit, a publicly accessible toolkit designed for agtech entrepreneurs to ground-truth their knowledge of their market(s). |
| Mar 8, 2023 | What is “the next big thing” for agtech? | Editor’s note: Seana Day is a partner at Culterra Capital. Based in the US, she has 20-plus years of investment, M&A, and strategy experience in agrifoodtech. Her analyses on the sector are regularly used by participants in the space to... |
| Dec 3, 2019 | Is Los Angeles a natural hub for agricultural innovation? | The digital agricultural revolution can be directly traced to Los Angeles. This historical but also growing bond with agriculture, technology, and food uniquely positions it to be a leader in the industry’s transformations, writes Liron Bri... |
| Jan 15, 2019 | Startup competitions seeking agtech companies | They include AgSharks Competition, IoT.ATL AgTech Challenge and Future Agro Challenge
If you're a startup seeking opportunities to get funded, educated or connected, startup competitions are a great resource.
Vator has been holding its own ... |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Ag Industry Brief: California Cuts Food Waste, Europe to Vote on Glyphosate Ban, Rabo Launches $1bn Fund, more | Europe to Vote on Glyphosate Ban
On Tuesday, October 24, the European Parliament will vote on whether to ban Monsanto’s controversial pesticide glyphosate in the next three years. The following day, the European Commission’s Standing Commit... |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Ag Industry Brief: Israel, China in $300m Agtech Deal, Mistletoe CEO Launches Indian Agtech Accelerator, Protix Acquires Insect Breeder, more | Israel and China Strike $300m Deal to Bring Agtech East
Israel and China have signed a $300-million trade agreement to facilitate the export of environmentally-friendly Israeli technology to China. A statement from Israel’s finance ministry... |
| Apr 12, 2017 | WGA’s Tom Nassif on Need for Agtech Amid California’s Farmworker Shortage and Immigration Policy Uncertainty | It’s now been over a year since Western Growers (WGA), the member association for west coast fruit, vegetable, and permanent crop farmers, opened the doors of its Center for Innovation and Technology (WGCIT) in Salinas. In January 2015 it s... |
| Nov 30, 2016 | Where Are They Now? Water Tech Startup SWIIM a Year On from Series A | Last November, SWIIM System, the water management software platform, closed a $3 million Series A on AgFunder. The round was led by goFARM, an investment firm backed by Robert Costa, former principal of Australian food producer Costa Group.... |
| Oct 26, 2016 | Number of Resources for Food and Agritech Startups Grows | The list of resources for startups in the food and agriculture industry is growing. In August, we reported, along with AgThentic and AgInnovation Development Group, that there were 77 programs — from accelerators to incubators to pitch comp... |
| Sep 12, 2016 | Ag Industry Brief: Verizon Announces New Ag IoT Partnerships, Rootility Hires Ex-Syngenta Exec, more | Verizon Announces New Ag IoT Partnerships with CA Vineyards
Verizon is deploying its agriculture IoT service on three new Californian vineyards: Delicato Family Vineyards, Scheid Vineyards, and Renteria Vineyard Management. It’s also workin... |
| Dec 10, 2015 | WG Center for Innovation and Technology Announces First Six Tenants at Grand Opening | Today the Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology will hold its grand opening on Main Street in Salinas Valley and announce the center’s first six tenants.
The center aims to be a hub for the accelerated development and rapid d... |
| Nov 18, 2015 | Water Management Platform SWIIM Raises $3m Series A from Aussie Family Office | SWIIM System, a water management software platform, has raised $3 million in Series A funding in a round led by family office-backed investment firm goFARM Australia.
The round was profiled on AgFunder, the online investment platform, and a... |
| Aug 4, 2015 | Western Growers Seeks Tenants for Ag Innovation & Technology Center as Construction Starts | Support for AgTech startups is picking up pace globally from accelerators in India and St Louis, to research funding in Oregon and Colorado. And from October, AgTech entrepreneurs in California will have a new hub to join as Western Growers... |
| May 6, 2015 | Western Growers Launches $4M AgTech Fund | Western Growers announced the launch of a $4 million dollar AgTech fund on May 1. The mission of the fund will be to invest in agricultural innovation around the world. Investment in the fund comes from Western Growers and its member invest... |
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