John Deere and Iowa State University have partnered to establish a new demonstration farm with four different fields and processes to help test sustainable farming solutions.
The 80-acre demonstration farm will allow Deere and ISU to test sustainable solutions for large grain production systems in real-world scenarios with trial and error, according to John Deere…
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PepsiCo and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) are partnering on a regenerative agriculture initiative that aims to 2 million acres of farmland by 2030.
The agreement is expected to last over seven years and will initially enroll corn, soy and wheat farmers in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana and Nebraska. The growers will receive financial incentives,…
Indoor farming startup Nebullam has expanded its services to Iowa City and Coralville the company announced this week.
Nebullam was founded in 2017, with a focus on improving indoor farming technologies. Today, Nebullam owns and operates its flagship indoor farm and corporate headquarters within the Iowa State University Research Park.
The company's first delivery to…
John Deere has selected seven companies for its 2022 Startup Collaborator program.
Iowa City agtech company Rantizo announced today that it has become the first company approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for operation of the DJI Agras T-30 drone for agricultural applications.
The T-30 drone launched earlier in 2021, but could not be operated due to the FAA regulation only allowing the use of drones 55 pounds…
N-Sense, an Ames-based startup that is developing a soil nitrate sensor system for on-the-go nitrogen management, has received a $50,000 investment from Ag Startup Engine.
Founded in 2017, N-Sense's soil nitrate sensor system can be attached to farm implements and used to determine in-real-time on-the-go soil nitrate concentrations with enough accuracy to facilitate precision application…
Growers Edge, a provider of data-driven financial technology (fintech) solutions for the agricultural industry, announced today the acquisition of the lending and appraisal software, as well as the farmland sales website from FarmlandFinder.
The acquisition by Growers Edge will build on the company’s innovative warranty-backed Crop Plans and financial software and services for the ag industry.
FarmlandFinder was…
Nebullam, an emerging indoor farming company based in Ames, is partnering with Omni Analytics Group (OAG) ahead of its upcoming launch of additional Nebullam Farms throughout the U.S.
Nebullam was founded in 2017, with a focus on improving indoor farming technologies. Today, Nebullam owns and operates its flagship indoor farm and corporate headquarters within the…
Mazen Animal Health announced today the close of its Series Seed Round led by Next Level Ventures and joined by Kent Corporation, ISA Ventures, Ag Startup Engine, Ag Ventures Alliance and Summit Ag.
The company is developing orally-delivered animal vaccines that revolutionize animal disease prevention. All six first tranche investors came into the second tranche…
Summit Agricultural Group—an Alden, Iowa-based agricultural investment and farm management company—has announced the creation of Summit Carbon Solutions, a new business platform intended to develop the world’s largest carbon capture and storage project.
Expected to be operational in 2024, the Summit Carbon Solutions project will significantly lower the carbon footprint of biorefineries and other carbon…
After four years, the Iowa Agritech Accelerator will not return in 2021 and the governing board has decided to dissolve the program, organizers of the program announced today.
Launched in 2016 by the Greater Des Moines Partnership and the Cultivation Corridor, the accelerator graduated a total of 18 companies throughout its four cohorts. The Des…
Nebullam, an indoor farming company based in Ames, announced earlier this month that it will be 'Building in Public' going forward.
Building in Public (BIP) is pretty much exactly what it sounds like. When a startup builds a product or service in public, they allow people to see their building process including their product, service,…