What Drives Disruption? (Hint: It’s Not Technology)

It’s not technology that drives disruption, but rather customer behavior, says Harvard professor Thales Teixeira, in his new book.  @f3techMD  #innovation #agritech  #aquatech Source: What Drives Disruption? (Hint: It’s Not Technology)

Colorado considers blockchain for agricultural supply chain

A new bill in the state legislature would create an advisory group to look at distributed-ledger technology in managing farms and the food supply.  @f3techMD  #agritech  #blockchain  #supplychain Source: Colorado considers blockchain for agricultural supply chain | StateScoop

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: A Company Growing Protein On Trees Raises $20m Series D

The pongamia tree is a protein powerhouse that far outclasses the globally dominant soybean: its yields can offer as much as 10 times the beans per acre as soy, according to TerViva, which closed funding today.  @F3TechMD  #agritech  #accelerator Source: BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: A Company Growing Protein On Trees Raises $20m Series D – AgFunderNews

Chesapeake Champion – Celebrating Stewardship

Hutchison Brothers – innovators, conservationists, farmers leaving their land better than they found it. Join Horn Point for the 7th annual Chesapeake Champion celebration to honor this year’s Champion, the Hutchison Brothers, for their passion and dedication to innovative, conservation agricultural practices.  @F3TechMD #agritech #Maryland Source: Chesapeake Champion | University of Maryland Center for Environmental […]

The way to feed 10 billion people in 2050

From autonomous pickers which can pick twice fast as humans to drones which can precisely pick up weeds and spray pesticides, these are some of the innovations which is being deployed to feed the burgeoning human population, which would reach … Source: The way to feed 10 billion people in 2050

MADTECH Wins AgPitch 2018

Congratulations to MADTECH Drones, AgPitch18 Winner!AgPitch18 was held on December 6 at the Grow & Fortify Value-Added Agriculture Summit, at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club in Kent Island, MD. Source: AgPitch | MidAtlantic Farm Credit

Fish 2.0 Global Innovators Forum: Nov 5-6

Mark your calendar: Nov. 5–6, 2019, the fourth biennial Fish 2.0 Global Innovators Forum will bring investors, entrepreneurs, and seafood experts together at Stanford University for network building and frank discussions of hot topics in the sustainable seafood sector. Invited businesses will meet investors with a real interest in seafood and partners that can help […]

Apply for a Fish 2.0 Track

Are you Fish 2.0 qualified? Don’t wait to find out—the deadline and last chance in 2019 to complete Part 1 of the Fish 2.0 Readiness Assessment entries is May 19, 2019, at 10 p.m. PDT. Businesses that earn 70 percent or more will get an invitation to meet potential investors and partners in the Fish […]