FarmQA is a technology company.
FarmQA has raised $4.0M across 1 funding round.
FarmQA has raised $4.0M in total across 1 funding round.
FarmQA has raised $4.0M in total across 1 funding round.
FarmQA's investors include Grit Road Partners.
FarmQA is a Fargo, North Dakota-based ag tech company providing a comprehensive digital agronomy platform for agronomists and agricultural advisors. It builds tools including a mobile scouting app, web-based analytics, soil sampling, recommendation engines, variable-rate prescriptions, task planning, and integrations with sensors, weather stations, and satellite imagery from providers like Planet.[4][2][3] The platform serves agronomists, agribusiness professionals, and consultants supporting multiple growers across vast acreages, solving key problems like inefficient data collection, analysis gaps, manual workflows, and suboptimal resource use in agriculture—the least data-driven industry.[3][4][1] By enabling data-driven decisions, it optimizes inputs, boosts productivity, enhances sustainability, and scales services; FarmQA has grown from 2.7 million managed acres in 2021 to over 37 million, doubled ARR recently, expanded globally across continents, and raised $4M in seed funding.[1][5][2]
FarmQA was founded in 2015 by Howard Dahl alongside Barry Batcheller, founder of Appareo Systems, after discussions revealed agriculture's lag in data utilization compared to manufacturing and tech sectors.[3][2] Frustrated by farmers' vast data collection without effective analysis or implementation—lacking true "Quality Assurance" (the "QA" in FarmQA)—they created a platform bridging agronomy and technology.[3] Early vision drew from Al McQuinn's 30+ year-old SOILECTION process for precise fertilizer application, unrealized until digital tools like FarmQA enabled "doctor-like" diagnostics for crops.[2] Pivotal traction came quickly: from 2 million acres at founding to 21 million by 2024, then surging to 30+ million post-2021 and 37 million recently, fueled by demand for precision tools amid grower needs.[2][1][5] Under CEO Kris Poulson, it secured $4M seed funding from Edible Planet Ventures to fuel expansion.[5]
FarmQA stands out in ag tech by targeting agronomists as advisors—not growers directly—digitizing their workflows for scalability and precision.[5][4]
FarmQA rides the precision agriculture wave, shifting from intuition-based to data-driven farming amid climate volatility, labor shortages, rising input costs, and sustainability demands.[5][6][2] Its timing aligns with ag tech's maturation—integrating sensors, AI, and high-frequency imagery—enabling variable-rate applications envisioned decades ago but now feasible digitally.[2][3] Market forces like global food security needs and supply chain transparency favor it, as does the underserved agronomist segment versus grower-direct platforms.[1][5] By empowering advisors, FarmQA influences the ecosystem as "critical infrastructure," scaling services, optimizing resources, and fostering soil health; its growth and M&A (e.g., Farm Dog) accelerate ag tech consolidation and adoption.[1][5]
FarmQA is poised for accelerated dominance in digital agronomy, leveraging $4M funding for AI analytics, global expansion, integrations, and acquisitions to hit new acreage milestones and ARR highs.[5][1] Trends like AI-driven insights, sensor proliferation, and sustainability mandates will propel it, especially as volatile conditions demand advisor-scale tools. Its influence may evolve from niche platform to industry standard, redefining quality assurance in ag—transforming how agronomists deliver "doctor-like" precision at global scale, much like its founding vision promised.[2][3]
FarmQA has raised $4.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $4.0M Seed in May 2025.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2025 | $4.0M Seed | Grit Road Partners |