Once-rich coastal land is turning barren — a trend expected to worsen as the world continues to warm. Source: Saltwater intrusion: Rising seas are poisoning North Carolina's farmland - The Washington Post...
IFA and Larta Institute will select 7 cutting-edge innovative startups to present at a special Plant Nutrition Startup Showcase. One Showcase presenter will win $20,000.Plant nutrition startup Showcase Brought to you by the International Fertilizer Association & Larta Institute Source: Event Information — Ag Innovation Showcase...
A recent webcast (below) by Peter Diamandis and Ray Kurzweil (co-founders of Singularity University) drove that point home and provided insight into how the future will be even more radically disruptive than anything we’ve already experienced and more so that what we can today predict.Both...
The massive shift to digital ecosystems creates brand-new business opportunities in the logistics space. Source: Your Guide to the Gold Rush of Digital Logistics | INSEAD Knowledge...
We asked Gates to choose this year’s list of inventions that will change the world for the better. Source: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2019, curated by Bill Gates - MIT Technology Review...
The AgFunder Innovation Awards on March 20, 2019 bridge the World Agri-Tech and Future Food-Tech summits, as part of the Rethink Agri-Food Innovation Week in San Francisco. They recognize the innovators and entrepreneurs driving the agri-food tech industry forward. Nominated by global agrifood tech investors,...
Tyson and Perdue are investing in better conditions for its birds and relying on technology to make it happen as consumers remain concerned about welfare in poultry production. Consumers’ increasing fascination with learning more about food production has prompted many companies throughout the value chain...
A large portion of Farm Tech startups is building technologies to help growers increase their yields and farm more efficiently — from reducing their use of fertilizers and water, to pinpointing issues in the field. Many of these startups are offering a single solution, such...
Did you know that most of life’s necessities – food, fiber, clothing and shelter – start with agriculture? March 14 is National Agriculture Day, which recognizes the contributions of agriculture to American society. To coincide with this national celebration, Governor Larry Hogan has declared March...
Data analytics is becoming mission-critical to more and more businesses. One of the biggest challenges they face: recruiting data scientists. Source: What's Driving the Demand for Data Scientists? - Knowledge@Wharton...
