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Reservoir Farms Announces $10M Multi-Year R&D Partnership with John Deere
John Deere and Reservoir just struck a deal to help agtech startups test their tech with no strings attached.
Reservoir Farms Opens Applications for 2026 AgTech Startup Programs in Salinas
Are you an Agtech startup ready to test and validate your tech? Reservoir Farms in Salinas is opening applications for its 2026 startup programs.
UCSC Launches AgTech Alliance
UC Santa Cruz has launched the AgTech Alliance, a campus community uniting researchers, faculty, and others interested in developing ethical and responsible agricultural technologies for a sustainable future amidst climate change.
Ohalo™ Announces the Discovery of Boosted Breeding™
Ohalo's CEO, Dave Friedberg, reveals the company's groundbreaking discovery: Boosted Breeding. This revolutionary technology delivers unprecedented improvements in crop yields that would take millennia to achieve through traditional breeding methods.
Neatleaf Secures $4m in Funding to Fulfill the Demand for AI-Driven Cultivation Technology
Santa Cruz based agtech startup Neatleaf has secured an investment from AgFunder.