Full Harvest raises $2 million to stop farmers from tossing ‘ugly’ fruit and veggies

 Full Harvest, a San Francisco-based startup, has raised $2 million in seed funding to reduce food…

Bext360 is using robots and the blockchain to pay coffee farmers fairly

 Coffee is the world’s second-most-traded commodity, after petroleum. Some 125 million people make a living growing…

How Winnipeg focused on local strengths to create a tech hub in central Canada

 The brick warehouses that line Winnipeg’s Exchange District look the same as they did in the…

Arable raises $4.25 million to demystify farming with sensors and data

 Arable has raised $4.25 million for solar-powered sensors and software to help farmers produce more food…

Vinsight gives grape and almond growers a high-tech crystal ball

 Farmers know how hard it is to predict yield accurately. High-value crops like grapes or almonds…

An eBay for grain-trading, FarmLead, raises $6.5 million Series A

 Farmers work to feed the world. Yet somehow, corn, wheat and rice sales are still happening…

How Hazel Technologies keeps fresh fruit and vegetables from spoiling

 Chicago-based Hazel Technologies is on a mission to reduce food waste. The company has developed packaging…

Uncorking innovation with Treasury Wine Estates in Napa

 The ancient craft of wine making conjures romantic notions of hand picked vines, and bare feet…