News & Events
17 May 2020
Listen to veteran journalists Michael Hickins and Barbara Darrow interview AgroScout CEO Simcha Shore, on early detection as a key in detecting pests and diseases that threaten agricultural crops.
“Beat the Beetles”
When plant-eating beetles hide under leaves and plants show no visible signs of disease until it’s too late, detection is not an easy task for farmers. AgroScout, a start-up based in Israel, aims to solve this problem using drones, multispectral imaging and data science. CEO Simcha Shore explains how these different technologies come together to help farmers get a leg up.
FruitSpec raises $5 million
FruitSpec’s Yield Management Platform provides digital visibility of fruit yield data to entire supply-chain production units
Phytolon secures $4.1 million in funding
Funding for fermentation-based technology for the production of food colors