Jennifer Marston

EarthOptics and Pattern Ag merge to advance soil health; former Benson Hill boss Matt Crisp joins the Alpine Bio board.

Brazil tops of the list of the world’s “breadbasket” regions best poised to meet a global demand for food expected to increase 60% over the next decade, according to a new report from US-based think tank Atlantic Council.

New funds will go towards commercializing Catalera products and building out the product development pipeline.

Resistance to traditional insecticides and pesticides is on the rise, lowering the efficacy of such products and potentially putting crop yields in danger.

Roughly 71% of consumers have little to no familiarity with the term “regenerative agriculture” or its practices, says Purdue University’s monthly Consumer Food Insights Report. Those that do know the concept may not be willing to help pay for it via higher food prices, regardless of the associated environmental benefits.

The latest beef in the livestock sector is around big banks funding it. This week, an open letter went out to JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America saying its lending practices conflicted with its climate commitments.

If you’re going to build a venture-backable startup, you’d better have a product or service someone actually wants, says Jarrod Sutton, managing director of Indiana-based Purdue University’s agtech accelerator DIAL Ventures. In other words, you’d better have an actual customer — or better yet, several.

A consortium of agriculture industry experts has released a new “ Ag Playbook ” aimed at helping startups, investors, and others establish a common

Impact measurement organization 60 Decibels has released what it says is the first-ever study of smallholder farmers' experiences with digital tools and services for agriculture.

Agronomic platform CropX will integrate EnGeniousAg's nitrogen-sensing technology into its farm management offering.