The first ever investor-driven conference with the sole focus on sustainable agriculture will take place at the New York Marriott Downtown, Thursday, September 17, 2009. In order to determine who would present at the conference, a competition was held among over 50 companies. Yesterday the eight winners were announced.
The companies that will present at the one day sustainable agriculture conference range from a fish farm in China to a biopesticide company based out of California. The conference audience will feature farmers, investors, government officials, and venture capitalists, among other interested organizations and entities.
The conference (‘Agriculture 2.0’) is being cohosted by NewSeed Advisors, and according to NewSeed Advisors’ announcement, speakers at the conference will include a representative from the United States Department of Agriculture, a representative from the Yale Sustainable Food Project, and many, many others.
According to the news release, the following companies will present at Agriculture 2.0:
Good Natured Family Farms (Kansas City, Kansas)
BioSoil (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
HQ Sustainable Seafood (Hainan, China)
Sky Vegetables (Needham, Massachusetts)
Marrone Bio Innovations (Davis, California)
Farm Power (Mount Vernon, Washington)
Dakota Organic Prairie (Harvey, North Dakota)
Vital Farmland (San Francisco, California)
To read the news release on Business Wire online click here.
To learn more about the Agriculture 2.0 conference click here.
The companies that will present at the one day sustainable agriculture conference range from a fish farm in China to a biopesticide company based out of California. The conference audience will feature farmers, investors, government officials, and venture capitalists, among other interested organizations and entities.
The conference (‘Agriculture 2.0’) is being cohosted by NewSeed Advisors, and according to NewSeed Advisors’ announcement, speakers at the conference will include a representative from the United States Department of Agriculture, a representative from the Yale Sustainable Food Project, and many, many others.
According to the news release, the following companies will present at Agriculture 2.0:
Good Natured Family Farms (Kansas City, Kansas)
BioSoil (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
HQ Sustainable Seafood (Hainan, China)
Sky Vegetables (Needham, Massachusetts)
Marrone Bio Innovations (Davis, California)
Farm Power (Mount Vernon, Washington)
Dakota Organic Prairie (Harvey, North Dakota)
Vital Farmland (San Francisco, California)
To read the news release on Business Wire online click here.
To learn more about the Agriculture 2.0 conference click here.
Posted: 08/21/09
