The Minutes of David Friedberg on ag tech https://minutesof.com/david-friedberg/on/ag-tech/ Everything David Friedberg has said on ag tech: 6 verbatim quotes between June 2024 and October 2025, each with a timestamp and a link to the recording it… en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:22:43 +0000 Monsanto paid $1.1 billion to acquire Climate Corp, a deal Friedberg says defined the ag tech sector. https://minutesof.com/q/f33acd9e-66a8-437f-8f14-f1799f39cc70/ https://minutesof.com/q/f33acd9e-66a8-437f-8f14-f1799f39cc70/ “No. I think if you ask people that work in and around the industry, a lot of people call the acquisition of Climate by Monsanto because they paid $1,100,000,000.” — Venture Europe Thu, 09 Oct 2025 12:21:31 +0000 ag tech Friedberg argues ag tech is innovating successfully despite poor VC returns, separating farmer value from inve https://minutesof.com/q/e605933a-de31-47f8-bc75-c001b32ee43f/ https://minutesof.com/q/e605933a-de31-47f8-bc75-c001b32ee43f/ “I think that the ag market is going through a lot of fantastic innovation cycles right now. Everyone views the ag tech market negatively because the returns for the ag tech investor class isn't there.” — The Modern Acre Thu, 11 Sep 2025 16:54:41 +0000 ag tech Friedberg argues ag tech delivers real innovation and farmer value despite poor VC returns in the sector. https://minutesof.com/q/8098374f-a069-46ed-b9d9-79587b3d1a41/ https://minutesof.com/q/8098374f-a069-46ed-b9d9-79587b3d1a41/ “But that doesn't mean that ag tech isn't innovating, and that we aren't improving productivity and bringing value to farmers and improving the quality of our food systems.” — The Modern Acre Thu, 11 Sep 2025 16:54:41 +0000 ag tech Friedberg argues ag tech delivers real innovation and value despite poor VC returns in the sector. https://minutesof.com/q/8ccd51b2-9965-4de1-897c-9527f78beb48/ https://minutesof.com/q/8ccd51b2-9965-4de1-897c-9527f78beb48/ “But that doesn't mean that ag tech isn't innovating and that we aren't improving productivity and bringing value to farmers and improving the quality of our food systems.” — The Modern Acre Thu, 11 Sep 2025 16:22:17 +0000 ag tech Friedberg explains ag tech sales cycles are fundamentally longer than enterprise software due to seasonal farm https://minutesof.com/q/68aa6b5a-58c2-4867-9bbb-c7129564c547/ https://minutesof.com/q/68aa6b5a-58c2-4867-9bbb-c7129564c547/ “You know, you get to keep your sales cycle going all the time. In ag tech, you have seasonal cycles that you're kind of stuck to.” — The Modern Acre Thu, 11 Sep 2025 16:22:17 +0000 ag tech Friedberg argues ag tech is innovating successfully despite poor VC returns from over-investment. https://minutesof.com/q/6e8cd820-962b-4a20-aa07-1d8b908c2735/ https://minutesof.com/q/6e8cd820-962b-4a20-aa07-1d8b908c2735/ “that doesn't mean that ag tech isn't innovating and that we aren't improving productivity and bringing value to farmers and improving the quality of our food systems.” — The Modern Acre Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:55:12 +0000 ag tech