The World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit is a world leading event series focused on the most disruptive technologies transforming the global food system. Now in its 6th year, this flagship event hosted in San Francisco gathers 1500+ of the brightest minds in agriculture. Agribusinesses, food brands, producers,...
Eighteen years ago, I wrote a column (below) questioning the over-used maxim “Cash is King.” My assertion was cash has many advantages over other assets like land, but for farmers, dirt was destiny, that is, a more powerful tool to secure a desired future. Obviously,...
His demeanor might be calm, but Michael K. Stern sees the global challenges facing agriculture today in rather dramatic terms, given the trends in population growth, the need for food and the reduction in land suitable for farming. Thankfully, the cost to gather and store farm...
Register for the Webinar Learn more about the OCP Innovation Challenge in our upcoming Info Session Webinar. This webinar will provide details on program benefits which include: Your company getting to work with industry experts to help hone your company's products or services Participating in the 2020 OCP Innovation...
Perdue, Vilsack and leading agricultural groups gathered in a Maryland barn to talk about the farm-country issue that dare not speak its name. he meeting last June in a wood-beamed barn in Newburg, Md., an hour due south of Washington, had all the makings of a...
With involvement from World Wildlife Fund and The Yield Lab Institute, The Manure Challenge is exploring how technology can help us find an expedited pathway to making better use of manure. @f3techMD #agritech #manure @world_wildlife @theyieldlab #manurechallenge Source: Make Manure Great Again: New Tech Challenge Aims to...
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Alexandria LaunchLabs® will be awarding a cash and membership prize to one incredible startup. Located at the Alexandria Center® for AgTech in the heart of Research Triangle, North Carolina’s dense agtech cluster, LaunchLabs offers early-stage companies a world-class home with state-of-the-art amenities and company-building support. Sectors...
Food companies and farmers must adapt and adopt to purpose-driven purchasers. A two-headed consumer strolls around today’s grocery stores, confusing producers and retailers. One day a consumer searches out food products that are local, organic and welfare-friendly. The next week, that very same consumer chooses food...
In 2013, Barstow’s began using an anaerobic digester, which processes manure and food waste into electricity and creates a nutrient-rich fertilizer for the farm. @f3techMD #methane #soil #agritech #digester #fertilizer Source: Raising green beef: How cattle, dairy farmers are becoming environmentally friendly...