![]() “For example, in wheat, we could start providing farmers with the seed, the microbes, and a sensor-based technology that will turn an irrigator on and off and use the right amount of water.” ![]() ![]() “Our goal is not to endorse technologies, but to understand what value they bring and find those that can bring farmers enhanced profitability if a product we trial brings value, we will incorporate it into one of our systems on the commercial side,” said Knight. Indigo has expanded the scope of the program to test third-party digital and biological ag startup technologies across Indigo Research Partners’ 25,000 dedicated acres, as well as collecting production data from those farmers’ 500,000 acres in total in what the company is calling the “world’s largest agricultural lab.” ![]() Indigo is rolling out the platform via its research initiative Indigo Research Partners, a collaboration between Indigo and 50 large US growers initially launched in 2017 to research Indigo’s microbial products and give farmers information about their efficacy in different environments, conditions and crop types. It will also provide Indigo with a wealth of data on the efficacy of various agtech products globally, as well as tap their data streams into Indigo Insight. This will provide startups with immediate market access to Indigo’s client base, which now spans over 500,000 acres. The startup is also set to start distributing chosen agtech startups to its farmer clients as part of its existing microbe-coated seed package at some point. The company buys that crop back from farmers for a premium based on its sustainability credentials.īut the company is expanding its offering into new domains, and at the end of the year it is launching Indigo Insight, a digital product offering precision agriculture decision support for agronomists and advisors, Barry Knight, Indigo’s head of commercial operations for North America, and head of the Indigo Research Partners Program, revealed to AgFunderNews. Indigo manufactures cotton, corn, wheat, soybean and rice seeds coated in a casing of beneficial microbes to help withstand stressors such as heat and drought and use fewer chemicals. The company currently operates across 14 countries.Indigo Agriculture, the agtech startup best known for plant microbiome technology - and raising a cool $403 million in four years - is making a bid to become an agtech product distributor and digital platform. Indigo will continue the expansion of its digital products – Market+ Source sustainable crop program – and has a biological product pipeline of 38 new biological products scheduled to launch globally over the next 30 months. The company has also produced a 133,000 registry issued, agricultural carbon credits and is already working on its third carbon crop and enrollment figures for its fourth carbon harvest show continued growth in both farmer and acreage participation. ![]() Its integrated business platform allows each player in the ag supply chain to optimize their profit from sustainability practices on each field, every year of their rotation, while also improving soil quality. Led by CEO and President Ron Hovsepian, Indigo Ag is a leader in sustainable agriculture, which leverages science and technology to turn sustainability into value for farmers, agribusinesses, and corporations. The company intends to use the funds to scale its science and technology to boost farm revenues and de-carbonize the planet. ![]()
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