Ag Tech

Australia leads the way in ag-tech innovation

Finfeed Archived Feb 07, 2019

In 2017 investment in the sector topped $10 billion and that number has continued to grow as a new generation of ag-tech start-ups leads the way in solving agriculture’s most pressing problems.

CLI to Begin Trial Farming of Industrial Hemp

Next Investors Archived Feb 06, 2019

ASX ag-tech junior, CropLogic (ASX:CLI) is only just starting its journey in the hemp market, but already has big plans to crop 100-150 acres of hemp in Oregon in 2019.

CropLogic to trial farm industrial hemp in Oregon, eyes US$22B market

Finfeed Archived Feb 06, 2019

Ag-tech junior, CropLogic (ASX:CLI) is in the process of pursuing trial farming in Oregon, US, following its investigation into the state’s industrial hemp market. This will demonstrate CropLogic’s ability to vertically integrate its agronomy expertise, digital ag-tech, extensive knowledge of the local growing conditions, and its foothold in the Pacific North West region.

Ag-tech innovation will be key to China’s food supply challenge

Finfeed Archived Jan 30, 2019

China has to feed nearly three times the number of people per unit of land as the rest of the world – it has a fifth of the world’s entire population, with 1.4 billion people to feed.

CropLogic advances on Oregon plans as US legalises hemp

Finfeed Archived Jan 21, 2019

In December last year, US President Donald Trump raised some eyebrows when he signed the 2018 Farm Bill — a bill including the Hemp Farming Act of 2018, which sees hemp officially removed from the Controlled Substances Act. In short, this means that hemp can now be regulated as an agricultural crop, representing a major win for hemp growers and hemp CBD companies like ag-tech play CropLogic (ASX:CLI).

Roots scores second commercial ag-tech sale in China

Finfeed Archived Jan 21, 2019

Ag-tech innovator, Roots Sustainable Agricultural Technologies (ASX:ROO), has scored a second commercial sale and installation deal with Dagan Agricultural Automation, its exclusive distribution partner in China.

Another successful Roots pilot — first in US$55B floriculture market

Finfeed Archived Dec 18, 2018

Ag-tech small cap, Roots Sustainable Agricultural Technologies (ASX:ROO), has conducted its first successful Root Zone Temperature Optimisation (RZTO) cooling pilot in the floriculture production sector — a market that’s worth US$55 billion each year.

Ag-tech solutions needed more than ever as growers face water crisis

Finfeed Archived Dec 17, 2018

With the threat of prices rising even further, many growers are even reconsidering the cost-benefit-risk profile of planting crops at all. Water prices have doubled in the last 12 months, putting pressure on crop growers across several regions of Australia.

Ag-tech junior CropLogic makes first sale from Mildura office

Finfeed Archived Dec 12, 2018

Flourishing junior, CropLogic (ASX:CLI), has reached a major milestone today, making its first sale from the Sunraysia region for its ag-tech hardware and software solution, CropLogic realTime. This new order follows the ASX small cap’s August opening of its first regional Australian office in Mildura, and the appointments of Cedric Geffen and Talitha Gollan in the respective roles of sales agronomist and regional sales manager.

Roots’ interim pot heating results deliver plant wet weight increase of up to 272%

Finfeed Archived Dec 12, 2018

Ag-tech pot-stock, Roots Sustainable Agricultural Technologies (ASX:ROO), has released outstanding interim results for its world-first Root Zone Temperature Optimisation (RZTO) heating pilot in an open field, showing an increase in plant weight of up to 272%.

Ag-tech Innovator Roots Ramps Up Cutting-Edge Root Zone Cooling Technology Commercialisation

Next Investors Archived Dec 04, 2018

Roots Agricultural Technologies (ASX:ROO) is developing and commercialising disruptive, modular technologies to solve major problems in modern agriculture, such as water shortages and food production security.

ASX AgTech Stock Hits 5x Growth in Take Up of its Technology

Next Investors Archived Dec 03, 2018

On award-winning ASX ag-tech junior has combined agronomy and technology to deliver a real-time industry leading soil monitoring solution that combines cutting edge software with robust sensory probes to optimise crop yield and results.

Roots’ unique ag-tech increases yield by 257% in chives pilot

Finfeed Archived Nov 27, 2018

Ag-tech play, Roots Sustainable Agricultural Technologies (ASX:ROO), has released results from a successful pilot on greenhouse-grown chives using its Root Zone Temperature Optimisation (RZTO) cooling technology, showing a 257% increase in yield.

CropLogic considers entry into billion-dollar Oregon hemp market

Finfeed Archived Nov 26, 2018

Ag-tech junior, CropLogic (ASX:CLI), is weighing up an entrance into the industrial hemp market in Oregon, USA. To facilitate this, the company has appointed two consultants: Green Rush Advisory Group (corporate advisor) and Green Light Law Group (law firm).

Roots takes ag-tech to commercialisation cutting edge

Finfeed Archived Nov 22, 2018

This week, Roots Sustainable Agricultural Technologies (ASX:ROO) co-founders, Dr Sharon Devir and Boaz Wachtel, spoke to the Finance News Network about its finely honed technologies — Root Zone Temperature Optimisation (RZTO) and Irrigation by Condensation (IBC) — alongside recent installations and trial results. You can watch the video at the link below.

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