Two years ago money was flowing toward start-up companies developing plant-based "meat," biological control of crop pests, field sensors and technology to track food back to the farm. That's just a partial list. To generalize, ag and food tech was hot. In 2023, things have cooled off. | Reuters photo

Global investment in agricultural technology cools off

On the positive side, the number of venture capital firms in Canada specializing in agriculture and agri-food is growing

Two years ago, investors and venture capital firms were dumping billions into agriculture and agri-food technology. Money was flowing toward start-up companies developing plant-based “meat”, biological control of crop pests, field sensors and technology to track food back to the farm. That’s just a partial list. To generalize, ag and food tech was hot. In […] Read more

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Combine settings app wins award

LANGHAM, Sask. — Trevor Scherman and partner Megan Madden are making it easy for farmers to connect during harvest time to get the best settings for their combines. Scherman, who co-founded the ScherGrain Solutions System with his father, says he used the same philosophy in his latest behind that was behind using a drop pan […] Read more