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by Sara VanderPoel
Aug 21, 20231 min read
Pyka Gets Approval to Operate its Autonomous Crop Spraying Aircraft in U.S.
Pyka’s highly-automated uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) is the largest ever to receive FAA authorization for commercial operation in the....
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jul 19, 20232 min read
Norwegian Phosphate Rock Discovery Could Meet Global Fertilizer Demand for 50 Years
Phosphate rock pebbles - Scott Audette / REUTERS Norge Mining, a mining company based in the UK, recently discovered 70 billion metric...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 25, 20231 min read
Guardian Agriculture Secures $20 Million in Series A Funding
This week, Guardian Agriculture, the leading developer of electrical Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) systems, announced that they...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 19, 20232 min read
Vertical Farming Hits Fair Oaks Indiana
Vertical Acres, a produce company, invested $3.8 million to acquire 20 CubicFarms machines. With the help of CubicFarms’...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 14, 20232 min read
Is Lab-Grown Meat's Carbon Footprint Worse Than Conventional Meat?
Otherwise known as "cultured meat", lab-grown meat is created by taking stem cells from, for example, a cow, and placing them in petri di...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 12, 20231 min read
Derek Jeter Joins Meati Foods™ as Investor and Advisor
Derek Jeter, a legendary MLB Hall of Famer, investor, and entrepreneur, has made a significant investment in Meati Foods™, a company that...
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by Sara VanderPoel
May 25, 20232 min read
Vertical Farm in Compton: Plenty Unveils Its Latest Facility
Ag tech company Plenty has announced the opening of its new farm, a sophisticated indoor vertical farm in Compton, California...
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by Sara VanderPoel
May 1, 20231 min read
Crop Dusting Drone Gets First FAA Approval in US
PHOTO COURTESY OF GUARDIAN AGRICULTURE FAA approval allows Guardian Agriculture to begin safely operating its fully autonomous, electric,...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 25, 20231 min read
Farmer Business Network Brings Artificial Intelligence to the Farm
Last week, Farmers Business Network (FBN®) introduced an innovative AI-powered agronomic advisor, named Norm℠, which leverages publicly...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 24, 20231 min read
Carbon Robotics Raises $30 Million in Funding for LaserWeeder
Photo: (Business Wire) Carbon Robotics, a leader in AI-powered robots, recently closed an additional $30 million in Series C funding from...
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by John Paul
Apr 14, 20231 min read
Bayer and Microsoft announce cloud-based Enterprise Solution
AgPowered Services, a cloud-based solution from Bayer in partnership with Microsoft Azure Data Manager for Agriculture, has been...
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