Ag Startup Engine announced the inaugural winners of the Ag-tech Founder of the Year and Ag-tech Startup of the Year awards during its 2024 Ag Innovators Unconference on Oct. 3. Kyle McMahon, founder of Tractor Zoom, was named Ag-tech Founder of the Year, and FloVision Solutions, led by Rian Mc Donnell, received the Ag-tech Startup […]
The Ag Startup Engine will hold its 2024 Ag Innovators Unconference in Des Moines on Oct. 3. The agenda includes keynotes from startup founder and adviser John Teeple and Than Hartsock, vice president of precision upgrades at John Deere. This year, Ag Startup Engine will award the Ag-tech Founder of the Year and Ag-tech Startup […]
Ag Startup Engine, a fund for agtech startups, hosted its 2023 Unconference event in Des Moines touching on the themes of data, artificial intelligence and sustainable agriculture. Speakers from this year’s event shared their thoughts on agricultural innovation currently and in the future. Bill Northey, CEO of Agribusiness Association of Iowa and former Iowa Secretary of Agriculture“When […]
The current hiring landscape is on nearly every business leader’s mind. The Ag Startup Engine’s fifth annual Ag Innovators Unconference sought to inform and support agricultural startups in their hiring journeys and working to attract tech talent to Iowa. Ag Startup Engine co-director Joel Harris moderated a panel discussion titled “Crap. I just raised a bunch […]