Top entrepreneurs from the biotech and IT sectors are turning their attention to the challenge of disrupting centuries-old food production systems. AgTech has become a hot investment sector in only the last 5 years. Before then, investments to disrupt the food industry had a peak year in 2009 of $300...
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s administration in December released the state’s first plan to combat saltwater intrusion. The 76-page report doesn’t forecast how widely impacts will be felt, citing a lack of existing research, but it identifies the resources facing the highest risk, ranking agriculture at the top.@F3TechMD #saltwater #envirotech #agritech @agroecokate Source: Bay...
As global aquaculture grows in scale and intensity, and governments wise up to the need to regulate it more closely, there’s plenty of call for technology that can foster supply chain transparency while boosting yields, improving welfare, and cranking down on costs.This is where the Canadian farm management startup Wittaya Aqua is wading...
The Star Tribune found that farmers are choosing to buy older tractors to save money and so that they can repair the tractors themselves. A new tractor can cost well over $150,000, while one built 40 some years ago with little use could cost a third of that. Tech-heavy new tractors...
Introducing the Phosphorus Management Tool Maryland's Phosphorus Management Tool (PMT) regulations provide a multi-year process for farmers to transition from the Phosphorus Site Index to the PMT, an updated tool that can identify areas where there is a high risk for phosphorus runoff and guide the use of effective management practices...
F³ Tech Accelerator, a program supporting agriculture and aquaculture startups in Maryland with the Easton-based Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center, welcomed guests Nov. 22 to the Belcher Pavillion at Anne Arundel Medical Center for a symposium to address the impact of saltwater intrusion on agriculture.Mike Thielke, left, executive director at the Eastern Shore...
Baltimore: January 23rd Washington DC: January 24th You don’t want to miss this once-a-year opportunity to hear candid and invaluable perspectives from some of the nation’s leading investors and industry playmakers. Join us in Baltimore or Washington DC and interact with industry luminaries as they discuss opportunities for extraordinary growth in 2020. 2020 Speakers Announced The Crystal Ball...
TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced today that its programs: Rural Business Innovation Initiative (RBII Fund), Builder Fund (Builder Fund), Seed Funds (Seed Fund) and Maryland Venture Fund (MVF) are now accepting applications for investments.@f3techMD @tedco #investment #rural #startup #funding Source: Applications Now Open for TEDCO’s Investment Funds | TEDCO...
What a decade it's been for the advancement of the food and agriculture industries! It was a decade spent catching up with other industries in the technological revolution. What's in store for 2020? Five of the industry's leading investors tell AFN.@f3techMD @AgFunder #investment #agtech #agritech Source: 2020 predictions from agri-foodtech's leading...
We expect 2020 to be another exciting and dynamic year for investments in agriculture and related businesses. One of the ways we seek to understand momentum behind agriculture investments is to examine consumer food preferences. According to Nielson’s recent “How America Will Eat” report, sales growth during the last year...
