Maryland's agricultural community, the state's largest commercial sector, faces an immediate threat from the growing impacts of saltwater intrusion, in which saltwater from the Chesapeake Bay is compromising groundwater and soil, disrupting communities and rendering arable land useless to traditional farming.As saltwater cannot be used to irrigate crops or serve...
SMADC was recently awarded a grant through the Rural Maryland Prosperity Investment Fund (RMPIF), to create a series of videos on all aspects of Southern Maryland’s agriculture (land and water) with a focus on the farmers, producers, livelihoods, and goods and services produced by nine key regional agricultural industries: agri-tourism,...
Benedikt Bosel is regenerating his family’s farm in East Germany and inspiring other farmers in the region to do the same.@f3techMD #regenag #agritech #regenrativeag Source: Regen Ag Renegade: How an investment banker turned farmer is making regenerative ag happen in Germany...
In the latest episode of the video interview series with local founders, Dan Fucich and Kelsey Abernathy talk about the company's natural air purifier, and how algae can improve lives.@f3techMD #algenair #algae #co2 #airpurification Source: Between Two Founders: AlgenAir wants to change how you think about algae - Technical.ly Baltimore...
We have just opened our $20m New Carnivore Fund to investors. The fund will invest in alternative protein startups including plant-based alternatives, cellular agriculture, and the picks-and-shovels that will enable the industry. We'll invest between pre-Seed and pre-IPO stages.> > If you'd like to invest, reserve your spot, or learn more, click here...
Join us at the 2019 FounderTrac Demo Day!You will see 10 startups present for four minutes each to an audience of over 200 people comprised of VCs, angels, and entrepreneurs. A panel of VCs and executives will ask questions and give feedback to each company.The startups represent a variety of...
The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program has released the call for applications for 2020 Farmer Grant projects. Proposals are due online by 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 3, 2019. Farmer Grants provide research funds for commercial farms on land or sea to explore new ideas in...
Applications are now open through November 10, 2019 for Bethesda Green’s Spring 2020 Accelerator Cohort! They’re looking for eco-entrepreneurs who have achieved product market fit and are ready to scale. Specifically, they’re looking for companies that have environmental sustainability woven into the fabric of their business models, or otherwise contribute...
First annual THRIVE Fresh Summit Challenge live-pitch competition featuring entrepreneur Robert Herjavec of ABC’s Shark Tank as 2019 celebrity panel judge Anaheim, CA., October 17, 2019— Today, SVG Ventures and Produce Marketing Association (PMA) announced ProteoSense, an Ohio-based startup, as the winner of the THRIVE Fresh Summit Challenge and recipient...
Suburban Maryland has become one of the nation’s strongest markets for life sciences, according to JLL’s latest industry Outlook.@f3techMD #lifescience #biotech #suburbanmaryland #nih #fda Source: Suburban Maryland emerging as a life sciences powerhouse - Washington Business Journal...
