Powering Crop Performance with Biologicals
Mixing Bowl Partner Chris Taylor presented his 2025 Biostimulant Landscape at the 2025 Salinas Biological Summit held at the Yolo County Fairgrounds in historical Woodland California…
Join us in Woodland CA for the 2025 Salinas Biological Summit
Don't miss Mixing Bowl's partner Chris Taylor presenting his 2025 Biostimulant Landscape at 2025 Salinas Biological Summit June 24th and 25th in Woodland...
Diving Deeper into Bioprotection
Chris Taylor digs deeper into the biologicals sector. As a follow up to the 2023 Ag Biologicals Landscape Chris has published a new landscape focused on the bioprotection half of biologicals. This new 2024 Crop BioControl Landscape of…
The Increasing Opportunity for Agricultural Robotics
At FIRA USA 2024 Michael Rose moderated a dynamic panel focusing on the “Advancements in Robotics for Farm and Food Production”…
Launch of the ‘Global Biological Ecosystem Map’
Rob Trice, Founder and Partner of The Mixing Bowl, introduces the “Global Biological Ecosystem Map” at the 2023 Salinas Biological Summit, hosted by Wharf 42 and Western Growers.
FIRA USA 2023 hits the ground with farming robots in Salinas
Weeding, harvesting, picking, carrying,… Robots are today’s answer to the main challenges facing agriculture. And they will show up in Salinas for the second edition of FIRA USA. September 19…
Reflections on Agrifoodtech in a Time of Danger & Opportunity
We believe technology is the single biggest lever available to help address the challenges of the massive, impactful sector of food and agriculture—and realize the multitude of opportunities. Our two…
Collective Impact to Solve Food & Agriculture Challenges
By Rob Trice, Founding Partner of Better Food Ventures & The Mixing Bowl. I have written of my desire to see more focus by the food and agriculture technology innovation ecosystem on solving today’s problems….
Data Interoperability in Agriculture
Megan Shahan, a regenerative food and agriculture consultant with The Mixing Bowl, Better Food Ventures and TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation authored this recent Farm Foundation Issue Report on “Data Interoperability…
Soil health through the lens of the tech stack
This Seana Day post was a recent guest article on AgFunder News. Seana is a partner at Culterra Capital and Venture Partner at Better Food Ventures, and is based in Turlock,…
Transformative Investment in Climate-Smart Agriculture
The Mixing Bowl is pleased with the early 2021 release of a report it co-authored with US Farmers & Ranchers in Action, the Croatan Institute & the World Business Council…
Let's Refocus Agrifood-tech to Solve Today's Critical Problems
What critical problems are my actions solving today? Can we in the agri-food tech innovation space ask ourselves this question more frequently…