FarmersEdge announced today it has received an investment from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers’ Green Growth Fund. With operations around the world, Farmers Edge provides a plug and play technology solution that helps farmers optimize crop inputs and maximize yield. The investment from Kleiner Perkins will fund expansion of Farmers Edge’s technology platform and support the Company’s continued growth in international markets.

Precision farming is a bit of a dichotomy between theory and practice for Alexander Young, who farms 4,000 acres of corn, wheat and double cropped soybeans with his father, John, near Herndon, Ky.

Size matters for ware potato growers and tubers that are too big or too small for your customer means less saleable yield and less profit.