The Catcher in the Fly

The Catcher in the Fly

Houston, we have a pest problem. According to the Agricultural Research Service, damages to agriculture by insects exceed $100B each year and account for an annual 40% loss of ag production worldwide. Small creatures, mighty damaging. Working out the...
Nothing Runs Itself Like a Deer

Nothing Runs Itself Like a Deer

Move over, Tesla: John Deere’s on the autonomous move. Look, Ma, no operator: From satellite positioning to hands-free operating, John Deere has upped the autonomous tractor game with its announcement of technology that will allow a tractor to be operated without a...
Stenon’s Stocking Stuffed with $20M

Stenon’s Stocking Stuffed with $20M

Santa was good to Potsdam-based AgTech company Stenon this year: its stockings were stuffed with $20M in its Series A funding round. It couldn’t have been pulled off without some help from his elves, with the Founders Fund and The Production Board leading the round....
The ‘Amazon of Ag’ $nags Cash

The ‘Amazon of Ag’ $nags Cash

The self-proclaimed “leading agribusiness online market in Latin America,” Agrofy, just secured $30M in Series C funding. The Amazon for ag? Pretty close. The online marketplace sells more than 150,000 products (from 17 different categories) for farmers in...
We’re Sensing A Trend

We’re Sensing A Trend

We’re sensing new agricultural companies poised to help the future of agriculture technology. And we’re not pretending to have a sixth sense: we’re talking about AgSensor Solutions and Zyter, Inc. Help this make sense: AgSensor Solutions doesn’t make sensors;...