The Yield Lab Institute (YLI) in St. Louis today announced the launch of H.A.R.V.E.S.T. AgTech, the next generation of a proven incubator that will further accelerate technical resources and funding for the global agtech startup community. H.A.R.V.E.S.T. (Harnessing Agricultural Research and Venture Ecosystems for Sustainable Technology) builds on the strong foundation of the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator’s (IN2) agtech track. …
Denali Makes Waste into 12 Billion Pounds of Feed and Fertilizer
Denali continued to lead the nation as a recycler of organics in 2024, transforming organic materials into 12 billion pounds of high-quality feed and fertilizer. According to Denali’s newly released 2024 Sustainability Report, the recycled agriculture-grade products fed nearly 50,000 cattle and enriched more than 100,000 acres of farmland, which helped build resilience for American agriculture, supporting healthy soils, nourishing …
Land O’Lakes and Local Retailers Join to Fast Track Ag Tech
Land O’Lakes, Inc. today unveiled its participation with local ag retailers in AgRogue Growth Partners, a new initiative aimed at using the cooperative model to fast-track breakthrough technologies for agriculture. As the Land O’Lakes cooperative system has a long history of driving adoption of the latest ag technologies, Land O’Lakes and a coalition of its retailer-owners will invest up to …
PowerPollen Unveils Autonomous Ground Fleet
Pollination technology leader PowerPollen has launched a breakthrough fully-autonomous, AI-enabled precision pollen application system designed to transform large-scale seed and grain crop pollination. Unveiled during a field demonstration with investors, customers, government officials and growers, the new machines are built to deliver commercial-scale collection, preservation and application at lower cost, higher efficacy, and reduced input requirements. The compact design improves …
AgGateway Revises Data Ethics and Stewardship White Paper
After two years of work, AgGateway has released its revised White Paper on Data Ethics and Stewardship, accounting for the increasing reliance on data in agriculture that brings ethical, legal, and stewardship challenges. “The substantial work and commitment of volunteer members and staff to update and improve this document has been staggering, and now we are at last ready to …
Arkion Life Sciences Announces Promotions
Arkion Life Sciences announces the promotion of two executives in its EgCel® IgY Technology business unit. Both are key executives within the business unit and will drive adoption and growth of the EgCel portfolio of products (EggTek® and ActivEgg®), pipeline innovations and new services brought to market. Shawn W. Jones, PhD, has been promoted to Director of Innovation & Manufacturing, …
Traction Ag Launches Accounting Integration with Keystone Cooperative
Traction Ag Inc., a leading provider of farm accounting and operations software, has just launched its latest billing integration with Keystone Cooperative. This new workflow enables Keystone Cooperative bills to sync directly into Traction Ag’s cloud-based platform, reducing manual data entry and ensuring accounting entries remain accurate and up to date. The integration addresses a major need for farmers by …
ZimmCast 749 – Tech Hub LIVE 2025
In five short years, Tech Hub LIVE has already become the go-to meeting of the year for agricultural retailers and ag tech companies. In this edition of the ZimmCast, we hear from a couple of the CropLife Ag Tech Awards of Excellence winners this year – Aman Anand with Nutrien Ag Solutions and Iowa farmer April Hemmes, and we learn …
Ag Retailers Face Challenges on Federal Level
One of the Fireside Chats at last week’s Tech Hub LIVE focused on what’s happening inside the Beltway with Daren Coppock, president and CEO of the Agricultural Retailers Association. Coppock says one of the bigger issues is the impact the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) report released in May could have on the agricultural industry as a whole. “We’re all …
Tech Hub LIVE Farmer Panel Hits Home Run
The traditional Tech Hub LIVE closing farmer panel gave attendees the opportunity to get unfiltered and honest opinions on ag tech, AI, and retailer relationships in the real world. Moderated by Farm4Profit Podcast co-host Tanner Winterhof, the panel included three innovative Iowa farmers: April Hemmes, Hemmes Farms in Hampton, Iowa; Tanner Knupp, Knupp Farms in Southeast Iowa; and Jeremy Muff, …