BOONE, Ia. — Two heavyweights in agriculture and major employers in Iowa are backing a new home for technology startups in their field.
Equipment maker Deere & Co. and seed company DuPont Pioneer are two of four initial investors in an agriculture-technology accelerator, a startup development program slated for central Iowa.
Farm insurer Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Co. and Peoples Co., a land management and brokerage firm, have also signed on as investors.
