The Coronavirus pandemic and a shortage of agricultural workers has led to a spike in interest and investment in farm robotics and automation. Learn more. @F3TechMD #agtech #agritech #agribusiness #f3tech Source: Farm robots given Covid-19 boost...
Covid-19 has slashed the available seasonal labor for specialty crops in the US, including wine grapes.Many vineyards in California’s fertile wine country rely on seasonal foreign workers to tackle the harvest, but the relevant H-2A visa program faced uncertainty when the pandemic hit.Although its toll on agriculture has been devastating,...
The possibilities offered for agriculture by new technologies, big data and the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) makes precision agriculture a market that’s sure to grow over the coming years. Yet so far, uptake on innovative agricultural methods that combine technology with farming on-the-ground has been slower than...
Little Leaf Farms, which grows the number one, best-selling crunchy baby green lettuce in the United States, is doubling its sun-drenched, greenhouse-growing capacity to 10 acres of lettuce fields under glass, producing more than two million packages of lettuce each month, and broadening distribution of the fan-favorite greens to stores...
Drones have been used for years to help grain farmers improve efficiencies in their operations. Research is underway to do the same for orchard owners by applying drone technology to fruit trees.Olga Walsh is an extension specialist in cropping systems agronomy at the University of Idaho. She says as of...
Applications Due Sept. 25Freshwater Advisors is working with Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ: EXC) and the non-profit Exelon Foundation to identify promising early-stage companies for the 2nd annual 2c2i program. Qualified startups are:Positively impacting climate change - GHG Mitigation or Resiliency and Adaptation Currently working on, or have the potential to work on, addressing climate change...
A private AgTech company, supported by F3 Tech, is developing a preventative & therapeutic solution to inhibit the binding & growth of SARS-COV-2 in human cellsEASTON, MARYLAND, September 1, 2020 -- F3 Tech, a leading commercialization program for early-stage companies, today announced that it has been providing resources and advisory...
EASTON, MARYLAND, September 17, 2020 -- F3 Tech, a leading commercialization program for early-stage companies, has completed its search for the 2020 Accelerator program portfolio. This year’s candidates have developed unique solutions for energy storage, remote monitoring, water filtration, automated aquaculture and sustainable materials. The companies chosen this year hail from...
Normally, August is a slow month. It wasn’t this year – especially if you’re a seafood startup.Two big fund announcements and a spate of aquaculture and sustainable seafood deals signal that this long-underinvested agrifoodtech sector has become more than a blip on investors’ radars; it’s now sector with demonstrable and...
ST Robotics has been making and selling low cost bench top robots for 3 decades. Along the way we have been involved in a wide range of applications and projects. One major application area is agriculture.@F3TechMD #agtech #agritech #agribusiness #f3tech Source: Asparagus Picking Agricobot...
