From Farm Journal Ag Web:
“In a proof of concept moment, AgLaunch and 42 of its farmer network members, announce they have cashed out an early investment in an irrigation technology startup.
“We believe that first, farmers have to be at the center of any new innovation in agriculture,” says Pete Nelson, executive director of Ag Launch Initiative. “We set out with the premise of having farmers in the middle that could have a play in the ag tech sector, and we could probably grow companies better by putting capital, data and farmer influence on what the problem is.”
Read more on the Farm Journal AgWeb site here.
