agtech

More than 30 thousand people and at least 570 exhibitors are expected at Ag in Motion this year. This year is also the 10th edition of the annual out-door farm show, located on the Discovery Farm site near Langham, Saskatchewan. It gets underway Tuesday and runs until Thursday. Show Director Rob O’Connor says to mark […]

The Global AgTech Summit is featured in the first half of the second day of Canada’s Farm Show on Wednesday. The Summit begins at 10:15 a.m. with a panel discussion featuring alumni from the AgTech Accelerator Program, as they will share “experiences, challenges, and visions for driving innovation in AgTech” according to the description on […]

Fifteen agriculture companies have been selected to participate in the AgTech Accelerator program. Of the 11 Canadian companies selected, 2 are Saskatchewan-based – ABAzyne Biosciences and PathoScan, both from Saskatoon – 4 are from the U.K. A list of all 15 companies can be viewed below. Bre Walkeden, Community and Partners Manager for Cultivator powered […]

The Saskatchewan Government announced a pilot partnership to further support agricultural technology development and economic growth in the province. This new collaboration between Innovation Saskatchewan, Wabash Heartland Innovation Network (WHIN), and Cultivator powered by Conexus, will establish a connection to the U.S. grain belt. The province says through WHIN’s connections, the partnership will also act […]

  The Agtech Accelerator, founded by Cultivator, powered by Conexus, Emmertech, and Economic Development Regina says its initial cohort has seen great success so far this year. So far, the agtech event has raised almost 22 million dollars in private capital, generated almost 10 million dollars in revenue, received 14 million dollars in public funding, […]

  Cultivator, powered by Conexus, is pointing to successful efforts to start up high tech companies in Saskatchewan. The incubator manager of Cultivator, Jordan McFarlen, says there is more distribution of high-growth companies, founders staying in Saskatchewan to launch and grow companies, and an increase in venture capital investment for Saskatchewan startups. He points to […]

The University of Regina is providing 180 thousand dollars in support of the Agtech Accelerator. Agtech is a venture capital backed accelerator to assist early stage Canadian Agtech startups through innovation and push global agriculture forward. Agtech includes Economic Development Regina, Cultivator from Conexus, and Emmertech. Associate vice president of Research at the U of […]

The province of Saskatchewan has taken the next step to expand the agriculture technology sector. The Saskatchewan government has selected Conexus Venture Capital as the manager for the province’s $15-million agtech venture capital investment. Agriculture Minister David Marit, says the five year venture capital fund investment is designed to bring economic growth to the province […]

The Saskatchewan government is taking steps to support agricultural technology development. The province is allowing Innovation Saskatchewan to make investments in agtech startups through a Venture Capital Fund. Innovation Saskatchewan minister Jeremy Harrison says the announcement will allow new investment into game-changing technology for farmers to accelerate economic recovery and expand economic development. The province […]