Author: daniel

RACE AGAINST TIME – YOUR CYBERATTACK RESPONSE IN 10 CRITICAL STEPS

The steps your SOC team takes in the first 24 hours of a breach are critical. So are the actions you take to future-proof your organization. It’s 12:01 a.m. on January 2, 2022. You have just learned that your organization has been hit with a new variant of ransomware. Every. Second. Counts. What do you […]

F3 Tech Portfolio Company 5Metis Raises $10 Million

Investment marks largest financing deal to date for an F3 Tech accelerator company Easton, MD (October 8, 2021) – 5Metis, an F3 Tech 2021 Accelerator portfolio company, has just raised $10 million from investors in an oversubscribed Series A Preferred Stock financing round. This marks the largest investment deal in the history of the Accelerator […]

CROP SCIENCE COMPANY 5METIS ANNOUNCED AS FIFTH 2021 F3 TECH ACCELERATOR PARTICIPANT

Founded by industry veterans, 5Metis just closed $10 million in Series A funding   Easton, MD (October 6, 2021) – F3 Tech, an agriculture innovation accelerator program for early-stage companies supported by the nonprofit Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center and the U.S. Economic Development Administration, today announced 5Metis as the fifth company in this year’s program. 5Metis is a new […]

New Ransomware Attacks on Agriculture Beg the Question: Is the Industry Secure?

Over the past week, a pair of new cyberattacks hit two Midwestern farm cooperatives, demanding payment in exchange for access to their computer systems and data. These are the latest in a line of similar attacks that have targeted the agricultural industry, which begs the question: What can agriculture do to protect itself? On September […]

OPERATOR CERTIFICATION (FTC) FOR WRITING NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS

Operator Certification (FTC) is being offered to nursery, greenhouse and controlled environment growers who are interested in writing nutrient management plans for their operation, and for nutrient management consultants who wish to learn more about the process for developing these nutrient management plans. The program will be held in person at the Wye Research and […]

F3 Tech Selects Companies In AgTech And Clean Energy Storage For 2021 Accelerator Program

F3 Tech, an agriculture innovation accelerator program for early-stage companies supported by the nonprofit Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center and the U.S. Economic Development Administration, has selected five companies from the fields of crop and soil health, as well as clean energy storage, to participate in its 2021 program. The companies were selected from a pool […]

F3 Tech Expands its Advisory Resources – Advisors aid the expansion of the F3 Tech Accelerator Program

From left: Andrew Rose, Flor Andres and Bill McComas F3 Tech, an agriculture innovation accelerator program for early-stage companies supported by the nonprofit Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center and the U.S. Economic Development Administration, is pleased to announce the addition of three industry experts to join its advisory team: Flor Andres, Bill McComas and Andrew Rose. […]

Eastern Shore Nonprofit to Offer Funding, Services to Innovative Agribusinesses

The Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center is seeking start-ups and beginning businesses specializing in agriculture and aquaculture innovation to participate in its next F3 Tech Accelerator Program. F3 is short for Farm-Fish-Food, and the technical accelerator program aims to help agriculture and aquaculture operations become financially successful and sustainable as they navigate intensive periods of business […]

CyberAg Symposium [INFOGRAPHIC]

Take a look at who attended our 2020 & 2021 CyberAg Symposiums, featuring leaders in Cybersecurity and Agriculture.  

Sustainable Food Chains Matter – Here’s Why

Despite a global pandemic and a host of supply chain disruptions, companies still keep sustainability top of mind in today’s cold food chains. Maintaining a sustainable food chain both upstream and down comes with a host of challenges and opportunities. “Never before have we witnessed a disruption to our food chain as was seen in […]