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AmplifiedAg raises $40MM in capital to continue vertical farm expansion

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AmplifiedAg Inc., fast-growing agtech industry leader on a mission to provide global access to safe food, announced today that the company has completed $40 million in equity financing.

AeroFarms partners with Nokia for AI-enabled plant vision technology

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AeroFarms and Nokia Bell Labs today unveiled a groundbreaking multi-year partnership to combine their expertise and expand their joint capabilities in cutting-edge networking, autonomous systems, and integrated machine vision and machine learning technologies to identify and track plant interactions at the most advanced levels.

T&G Global launches genetics business

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T&G Global has today launched VentureFruit, a global genetics and variety management business.

Indoor ag firm Local Bounti adds former Amazon executive

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HAMILTON, Mont., July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Breakthrough U.S. indoor agriculture company Local Bounti Corporation today announced the appointment of construction industry leader James Michael Schaal as Vice President, Construction.

Gene-edited produce makes its case to consumers

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Gene-edited food is different than genetically modified in several ways, and maybe most importantly, how it’s being communicated to consumers.

C.H. Robinson names Chief Product Officer

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C.H. Robinson announced today that Arun Rajan will be joining the company as Chief Product Officer, effective September 1, 2021. Rajan will report to Chief Executive Officer Bob Biesterfeld and will lead all global product development and innovation across C.H. Robinson’s platforms.

Sysco partners with SAVRpak to improve food delivery

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Sysco Corporation, the leading global foodservice distribution company, announced today an exclusive partnership that will deliver SAVRpak’s patented food preservation technology to independent and local chain restaurants nationwide.

Farm tech firm Iron Ox hires director of robotics

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SAN CARLOS, Calif., July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Iron Ox, a farming innovation company with deep expertise in robotics and artificial intelligence, hired its first Director of Robotics this week as the company accelerates growth and expands its commercial footprint.

Fortune Growers to deploy predictive analytics technology in vegetable supply chain

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Fortune Growers, a leading broccoli producer in Mexico, and ec2ce, an agriculture technology company based in Spain, announced today their collaboration to deploy advanced predictive analytics in the broccoli sector in Mexico to improve operations by maximizing high quality products for the export market.

Choco closes $100MM to build a global connected food system

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Choco, the technology company building a connected global food system, announced today that it has raised $100 million in Series B funding.