Bill Gates is “done with cow farts.” So the Microsoft co-founder proclaimed in the opening line of a new blog post entitled, “We should discuss soil as much as we… Read More
Seattle startup iUNU has raised more cash to expand its platform that uses technologies such as artificial intelligence and computer vision to change the way commercial greenhouse operators monitor their… Read More
Some of the most intriguing farming in Washington is taking place not among the valleys or rolling hills of the eastern part of the state. It’s happening indoors, in an… Read More
For over a year, Hannah Freeman has dedicated her life to solving a big pain point for farmers and workers: finding each other and communicating. That’s the mission of Ganaz,… Read More
Growers is growing. The Raleigh, N.C.-based farm data analytics startup today announced a $5 million Series A investment round and the creation of a second headquarters in Seattle. St. Louis-based… Read More
Thar’s money in them thar mealworms! At least that’s what Cavallo Ventures is counting on. The venture capital arm of the Wilbur-Ellis agricultural product distribution firm says it’s providing seed-round… Read More
Hannah Freeman and Sri Artham believe the current system farmers use to get labor is broken, expensive, and fertile ground for corruption. They came to that realization during the years… Read More
Bill Gates became the world’s richest man by tackling seemingly impossible problems — so it should come as no surprise that he believes in a startup whose goal is to… Read More
Complete with cowboy hat, Bill Gates traveled a long way from the bustle of Seattle to witness the innovative techniques being used to raise cattle in the outback of Australia.… Read More
German chemical and pharmaceutical giant Bayer today inked a memorandum of understanding with Planetary Resources as part of a deal to utilize satellite images collected by the Redmond-based space startup. Bayer will… Read More
Forests provide essential resources, vast ecosystems, and remove carbon from the environment — they are essential for all life. But replanting logged forests is a costly business. It’s why DroneSeed co-founders Grant… Read More
If agriculture conjures images in your mind of a farmer sweating atop an old tractor or rusty sprinklers watering crops, it’s time to rethink that impression. More than a century after… Read More
OAKVILLE, Wash. – The Austin family’s cows seem a lot more contented since the robots took over the milking. It’s the humans, not the cows, who have had to make the biggest… Read More
In August, the U.S. Department of Agriculture published findings that showed demand for locally-grown food rising rapidly. Consumers are more conscious than ever of the health and environmental benefits that come… Read More
In this scary world of technology that’s coming for your jobs, here’s one practical use that will actually help save jobs: Cow-milking robots. Dairy farming is grueling work. Farmers have to… Read More
A grant of nearly $10 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation could revolutionize the lowly banana, turning the fruit into a more sufficient source of vitamin A in… Read More
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates is a voracious reader, carrying a tote bag of books on his travels across the globe. Earlier this month, Gates shared the eight books that are… Read More
Microsoft is one of the world’s biggest technology companies. But a new type of business may be sprouting on the company’s massive corporate campus, and this one could be rooted… Read More