Secure Food Solutions, Inc., a food safety company, focuses on developing technologies for the detection of toxins, pathogens and other contaminants in the food supply worldwide.

Location: Martin, Tennessee
Site: www.secure-food-solutions.com

Skycision saves growers time scouting by rapidly identifying field stress through the analysis of aerial imagery. Data is provided to augment yield-impacting decisions. Skycision was developed by a team that met at Carnegie Mellon and has its first target customers in the vineyard industry in California.

Location: founded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Site: www.skycision.com

Persistence Data Mining is developing a non-intrusive remote survey system to service large tracks of open farmland. Our cutting-edge soil mapping technology will serve the precision agricultural industry by dramatically improving the efficiency of automated fertilizer application.

Location: founded in La Jolla, California
Site: www.persistencedata.com/

Microbiometer™ allows you to estimate the microbial biomass in your soil in 10 minutes for 10 percent of the cost of a lab test. Results are read and stored on your cellphone or tablet and in the cloud for access across all your devices.

Location: Montgomery, New York
Site: www.microbiometer.com

Kilimo provides a decision-support tool for irrigation management in agriculture. Using satellite, climate and on-site data, we feed our proprietary Big Data engine to make the best possible irrigation prescription for each crop, improving yields up to 30 percent and water use efficiency up to 70 percent.

Location: founded in Cordova, Argentina
Site: www.kilimo.com.ar

Grow Bioplastics is a Tennessee-based company replacing oil-based plastics in agriculture with homegrown biodegradable biopolymers made from lignin, helping farmers maintain higher yields and improve the quality of their soils.

Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Site: www.growbioplastics.co/

Cowlar is a smart, non-invasive neck collar monitoring temperature, activity and behavior of each individual cow. The company’s actionable recommendations help significantly improve income on dairy farms.

Location: founded in Islamabad, Pakistan
Site: www.cowlar.com

Autonomous Tractor Company (ATC) has developed electric drive technology (eDriveTM) that can help cut equipment costs in half by using new technology on existing equipment.

Location: St. Michael, Minnesota
Site: www.autonomoustractor.com

AgVoice is a mobile voice-interaction service designed for food and agriculture professionals to capture insights on the go. By using proprietary analytics and processing of raw voice files including captured time stamps and location data, users can improve productivity and workflow management, increase documentation accuracy, and gain valuable insights to optimize the use of resources in crop and animal production for a sustainability and environmental impact.

Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Site: www.agvoiceglobal.com

Cattle Market Mobile provides farmers and buyers with the market data they want in a fast, user-friendly format. Instantly gain access to over 300 market reports from across the United States.

Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Site: www.cattlemarketmobile.com