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IGrow PreOwned 1/17/21 IGrow PreOwned 1/17/21

Indoor Farming Services Provider Agrify Sets Terms For $25 Million IPO

Agrify was founded in 2016 and booked $9 million in revenue for the 12 months ended September 30, 2020. It plans to list on the Nasdaq under the symbol AGFY. Maxim Group LLC and Roth Capital are the joint bookrunners on the deal

IGrow PreOwned 5/19/20 IGrow PreOwned 5/19/20

What The Heck Is Farm Management Software?!

You can think of these platforms as “enterprise solutions” from Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, and SAP’s of the world...but for Ag.

IGrow PreOwned 11/26/19 IGrow PreOwned 11/26/19

AEssenseGrows Adds Business Management To Cruise Control Aeroponics

The Guardian Cloud Intelligence central management system brings cloud-based data analysis and visualization of complete grow operations to AEssenseGrows’ advanced software platform for automated aeroponic plant growth

IGrow PreOwned 6/24/19 IGrow PreOwned 6/24/19

Software For Farming Inside A Shipping Container!

Welcome to the world of hydroponic farming – growing vegetables and fruits, using water as the main source of ingredients and nutrition

IGrow PreOwned 6/1/19 IGrow PreOwned 6/1/19

AEssenseGrows Wins Red Herring 2019 Top 100 North America Award

AEssenseGrows (pronounced "essence grows"), founded in 2014, is a precision AgTech company based in Sunnyvale, California

IGrow PreOwned 1/24/19 IGrow PreOwned 1/24/19

Farmee Experts: Affordable Crop Consulting Online

German AgTech startup Farmee and well-known Dutch crop consulting company Delphy just launched the online platform Farmee Experts

IGrow PreOwned 10/23/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/23/18

Ag Software Provider Launches Survey

Software solutions provider Agrilyst has launched their third annual State of Indoor Farming Survey. This survey will give Agrilyst and growers insight on emerging trends and challenges in the greenhouse and vertical farming industries.

IGrow PreOwned 7/25/18 IGrow PreOwned 7/25/18

30MHz And Hort Americas Join Forces To Bring Smart Sensing To North American Growers

Leading commercial horticultural suppliers Hort Americas, and smart sensing technology providers 30MHz are pleased to announce that they’ve partnered to bring the power of real-time, crop-level monitoring to growers across Canada, the United States, the Caribbean and Mexico.

IGrow PreOwned 5/25/18 IGrow PreOwned 5/25/18

Building The Digital Cooperative For Indoor Agriculture

The Agrilyst Platform is a digital cooperative for greenhouses and vertical farms. Using Agrilyst, growers manage their operations and bring intelligence to their workflow.

IGrow PreOwned 5/23/18 IGrow PreOwned 5/23/18

The Journey To Fully Traceable Crops

The current E.coli outbreak has hospitalized dozens of people and caused one death so far. It is still unknown which farm or processor led to the outbreak. We believe this is unacceptable and solvable, and so today we’re releasing a new feature: Digital Compliance.

IGrow PreOwned 5/16/18 IGrow PreOwned 5/16/18

Energy Is A Major Expense In Greenhouse Productions (between 10% and 25%).

Several solutions currently exist on the market to help reduce this energy bill. The dilemma is how to choose an optimal configuration adapted to the external climate, inner climate, and crop(s).

IGrow PreOwned 5/8/18 IGrow PreOwned 5/8/18

Smithers-Oasis Company Announces Partnership With Agrilyst

Smithers-Oasis Company, a worldwide leader in providing solutions throughout the plant and flower supply chain from propagation to consumer, announces its partnership with Agrilyst, leading provider of a software as a service (SaaS) product for greenhouses and vertical farms that allows growers to track crops, labor, inventory and other metrics.

IGrow PreOwned 5/2/18 IGrow PreOwned 5/2/18

French Engineering Office Is Marketing The First Online Software To Facilitate The Construction Of Energy Efficient Greenhouses.

Energy is a major expense in greenhouse productions and with energy prices volatility we have not heard the last of this.

IGrow PreOwned 4/18/18 IGrow PreOwned 4/18/18

Nebullam: Indoor Farming

What started seven years ago as a way to address food security, production and sustainability led to 13 different prototypes and a model farm near Nevada. And if all goes according to plan in 2018, Nebullam will have a second model farm near Ames and additional capital to help send a product to market by 2019.

IGrow PreOwned 4/17/18 IGrow PreOwned 4/17/18

African Agtech Market Map: 99 Technologies Changing the Future of Agriculture in Africa

There are seven billion people on the planet and more than one-quarter of them suffer from malnutrition, mostly in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. By 2050, the global population is expected to reach 9 billion people and the number of under-nourished children to increase by 25 million.

IGrow PreOwned 3/14/18 IGrow PreOwned 3/14/18

What is Blockchain Technology? A Beginner’s Guide

You may have heard the term “blockchain technology” before, in reference to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. For the uninitiated, the term might seem abstract with little real meaning on the surface. However, blockchain technology is a critical element of cryptocurrencies — without it, digital currencies like Bitcoin would not exist.

IGrow PreOwned 2/12/18 IGrow PreOwned 2/12/18

Agrilyst Adds Horizons Ventures to New Round with Eyes on China

Agrilyst offers a software-as-a-service platform to help indoor agriculture operations maximize their efficiency. The platform offers workflow management tools, inventory tracking, and pest and nutrient management.

IGrow PreOwned 2/9/18 IGrow PreOwned 2/9/18

Agrilyst Raises Another $1.5M For Its Intelligent Indoor Farming Platform

Agrilyst, a platform that makes it easier for indoor farmers to manage their crops based on sensor data, today announced that it has raised a $1.5 million funding round from iSelect Fund, Argonautic Ventures, Horizons Lab (Horizons Venture’s seed fund) and Onlan Capital Fund.

IGrow PreOwned 2/8/18 IGrow PreOwned 2/8/18

Autogrow Opens Virtual Innovation Community

Autogrow has opened a virtual agtech and science lab and is inviting indoor ag developers, growers and enthusiasts to join in building a dynamic and innovative community.

IGrow PreOwned 2/7/18 IGrow PreOwned 2/7/18

AEssenseGrows Software Delivers 40% Faster Growth with Automated Sensor-Controlled Indoor Farming

AEssenseGrows produces modular aeroponic grow systems that are constantly aware of plant status through a blanket of precision sensors controlled by the Guardian Grow Manager software.