Ukko Agro

What Ukko Agro does

Ukko Agro is a Toronto-based applied-science and software company founded in 2017 that develops ForeSite, a weather-driven predictive analytics platform designed to optimize crop management decisions and reduce input costs for commercial agriculture. The platform targets three primary customer types: agricultural retailers and crop protection companies that license ForeSite to differentiate their sales offerings, agronomists and crop consultants who use the platform to scale their recommendations across large client portfolios, and individual broadacre growers who subscribe directly.

The core technology is the proprietary Field Adaptive and Integrated Modeling (FAIM) system, a machine learning architecture that dynamically adapts throughout the growing season based on real-time in-field weather data, soil probe readings, user-entered staging observations, and field operations such as product applications. Unlike static agronomic models, FAIM cross-feeds information between crop growth stage and disease risk models to improve accuracy. ForeSite currently ingests data from Davis Instruments, Metos, Plugfield, Sentek, and AgSense weather stations as well as IBM Weather, and provides field-specific crop growth stage projections and disease risk severity forecasts up to 14 days in advance for diseases affecting canola, corn, lentils, potato, soybean, and wheat. Recent extensions include an Integrated Real-Time Nitrogen Guidance System for the Canadian Prairies and first-in-class Anthracnose and Ascochyta AI models for lentils developed with Protein Industries Canada, Hawk's Agro, and Three Farmers.

Ukko Agro operates a B2B SaaS model with revenue generated primarily through platform licensing fees set via Order Forms on an annual billing cadence. The company evolved from direct-to-grower pricing to a per-acre per-crop model and now sells predominantly through channel partners (crop protection companies and agricultural retailers) that onboard growers, supplemented by direct sales to commercial farms and agronomists. ForeSite is delivered as a web platform and via a mobile application on iOS and Android. Named enterprise customers include Richardson Pioneer, Hawk's Agro, Neepawa Gladstone Co-op, and EMILI Digital Ag; named individual users include broadacre growers in Western Canada. The company operates across Canada, the United States, Sweden, Brazil, and Argentina, with Brazil added through a Plugfield integration in February 2025. Headcount is reported in the 11–50 range, and leadership comprises Founder and CEO Avi Bhargava, Head of Technology Supriy Shah, Executive Chairman Jay Bradshaw, and Investor/Advisor Rob Neill, supported by eight commercial and scientific advisors.

Name

Ukko Agro

Legal name

Ukko Agro Inc.

Website

https://ukko.ag

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Toronto-based AgTech company founded in 2017 that develops ForeSite, a weather-driven predictive analytics platform powered by proprietary FAIM machine learning for crop growth staging and disease risk modeling. It serves agricultural retailers, crop protection companies, agronomists, and commercial growers across Canada, the United States, Sweden, Brazil, and Argentina.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Predictive Analytics Software

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Farm Management & Decision Support Software (FMIS, ERP, Recordkeeping) (AFAGALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Precision Sensing & Monitoring (Soil/Weather Stations, In-Field Sensors, IoT) (AFAGALAB), Pest/Disease/Weed Detection & Forecasting Analytics (AFABAMAI), Nutrient Management & Fertility Optimization Analytics (AFABAMAJ)

Keywords

• Predictive agriculture analytics
• Crop disease modeling
• Weather-driven agronomy
• Pesticide spray timing
• Precision nitrogen optimization

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. ForeSite Platform Subscription/Licensing: Ukko Agro generates revenue through licensing the ForeSite platform. Business models have evolved from direct-to-grower fixed-cost per-field pricing, to per-acre per-crop pricing, to current channel license models with crop protection companies and agricultural retailers who onboard growers. Pricing appears to be quote-based, with fees set per Order Form.
2. Platform License Fees: Revenue is derived from Platform License fees and other Service fees as set out in Order Forms, plus applicable taxes. License is described as limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ukko Agro builds ForeSite, a weather-driven predictive analytics software platform powered by its proprietary Field Adaptive and Integrated Modeling (FAIM) system and machine learning. The platform ingests in-field weather station data, soil probe readings, and IBM Weather data to project crop growth stages and predict disease risk (e.g., Late Blight, Sclerotinia, Anthracnose) up to 14 days in advance, enabling growers, agronomists, and agricultural retailers to optimize pesticide, fungicide, and nitrogen application timing. It is sold primarily to agricultural retailers, crop protection companies, agronomists, and commercial farmers across North and South America and Europe.

Product overview

Ukko Agro offers ForeSite, a unified weather-driven predictive analytics platform built on proprietary Field Adaptive and Integrated Modeling (FAIM) technology. The platform consists of a core product (ForeSite) with integrated modules for weather analytics, crop growth stage modeling, crop disease risk modeling, report downloads, and in-app marketing tools. ForeSite aggregates data from multiple weather station integrations (Davis, Metos, Plugfield, Sentek, AgSense) and IBM Weather to provide field-specific predictions up to 14 days in advance for diseases affecting canola, corn, lentils, potato, soybean, and wheat crops. The platform serves agricultural retailers, agronomists, and farmers across Canada, US, Sweden, Brazil, and Argentina.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ForeSite: Weather-driven predictive analytics platform using Field Adaptive and Integrated Modeling (FAIM) technology for agriculture, providing crop growth staging, disease risk modeling, and weather insights.

Products and services

• ForeSite Platform Flagship weather-driven predictive analytics SaaS platform powered by the proprietary Field Adaptive and Integrated Modeling (FAIM) system. Provides field-specific crop growth staging, disease risk severity modeling, weather analytics, and reporting for agronomists, agricultural retailers, crop protection companies, and commercial farmers managing broadacre crops.
• Integrated Real-Time Nitrogen Guidance System Machine learning-based decision support system for optimizing in-season nitrogen fertilizer application on Canadian Prairie farms. Designed to help agronomists guide farmers to precise nitrogen use for target yields, reducing input costs and GHG emissions.
• Anthracnose and Ascochyta Predictive AI Models for Lentils First-in-class AI prediction models that forecast anthracnose and Ascochyta blight risk in lentil crops. Delivered through ForeSite to Western Canadian retailers, agronomists, and farmers for earlier disease detection and improved agronomic decisions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Disease risk prediction up to 14 days in advance
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Davis InstrumentscoreTechnology or IntegrationUkko Agro integrated ForeSite with Davis Instruments' Vantage Pro2 weather stations and EnviroMonitor field monitoring telemetry, enabling ForeSite users to receive hyper-local weather data from Davis' global network. The integration allows Davis weather sensor data to drive ForeSite's FAIM technology for real-time crop growth and disease modeling. This partnership was announced in November 2024.
• Metos North AmericacoreTechnology or IntegrationUkko Agro completed full integration of ForeSite with Metos North America's network of IoT-powered weather stations. The integration provides hyper-local weather data and enables ForeSite's FAIM technology to dynamically combine weather-driven insights with crop-specific growth stage and disease modeling. This partnership was announced in October 2024.
• Plugfield (Pumatronix Group)coreTechnology or IntegrationUkko Agro integrated ForeSite with Plugfield's precision weather stations in Brazil, enabling the platform to operate effectively even in areas with low cellular connectivity. Plugfield is a Brazilian leader in precision weather station solutions and the first Brazilian factory of Online Weather Stations. This integration expands Ukko Agro's footprint in Brazil and supports the agribusiness sector there. Announced February 2025.
• Hawk's AgromajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHawk's Agro, a JGL Company operating in Southern Saskatchewan, is a strategic co-development partner in the lentil disease prediction project. Hawk's Agro provides ground truthing and data collection during the development phase and will commercially use the AI models in 2025 to support their growers in making more informed agronomic decisions.
• Three FarmersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThree Farmers is a consortium partner in the Anthracnose and Ascochyta blight AI technology project for lentils. The collaboration aims to strengthen the ingredient supply chain by giving ingredient processors access to more consistent feedstock through earlier disease detection.
• Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSaskatchewan Pulse Growers supported the lentil AI technology project through in-kind contributions including agronomic support and access to their established network of agricultural research organizations in Saskatchewan.
• IBM WeathersupportingTechnology or IntegrationIBM Weather provides weather data integration into the ForeSite platform, complementing in-field weather station data with broader weather information for modeling purposes.
• SenteksupportingTechnology or IntegrationSentek soil probes are integrated with the ForeSite platform, providing soil moisture and temperature data to complement weather station data for more accurate crop and disease modeling.
• AgSensesupportingTechnology or IntegrationAgSense weather stations are integrated with the ForeSite platform, contributing to the network of in-field data sources that drive ForeSite's predictive analytics.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Bayer / Climate Corp (FieldView): Bayer's digital agriculture platform offering field-level data, satellite imagery, and prescription analytics to large commercial farms globally. Closest broad incumbent to Ukko Agro because it competes for the same enterprise agronomy and spray-timing decision-support workflow, but operates at much larger scale.
• Trimble Ag (Trimble / CNH partnership): Established precision-agriculture suite offering farm management software, GNSS guidance, and telematics through OEM partnerships. Comparable as a broader incumbent in farm decision support, but Ukko differentiates on dynamic, in-field ML modeling vs. static agronomic logic.
• AGCO / Agrible: AGCO's sustainability-focused crop intelligence platform providing field-level forecasts for weather, crop growth, and sustainability metrics. Comparable predictive-analytics niche, but AGCO bundles it with broad equipment OEM reach rather than as a pure software platform.

Direct peers

• Granular (Corteva): Farm management and decision-support software from Corteva serving large commercial operations with agronomic planning, field records, and analytics. Directly comparable to ForeSite in targeting the same agronomy-driven decision workflow for growers and trusted advisors.
• Farmers Edge: Canadian precision-ag platform combining field sensors, weather data, satellite imagery, and predictive analytics for growers and ag retailers. Closely comparable to Ukko Agro in combining weather-driven predictive analytics with a Canadian grower and retailer GTM motion.
• CropX: Soil-sensor and irrigation/predictive analytics platform for broadacre farms, integrating in-field sensor telemetry with agronomic models. Comparable to Ukko Agro in sensor-driven predictive analytics for spray and input timing decisions on commercial farms.
• Semios: Precision agriculture platform combining in-field sensors, weather data, and predictive models for pest, disease, and frost management across permanent and row crops. Comparable in leveraging sensor networks and predictive ML for spray-timing decisions on commercial farms.

Emerging players

• Taranis: Aerial-imagery and AI-powered crop intelligence platform for ag retailers and growers, focused on early detection of disease, pests, and weeds. Comparable to Ukko's disease-risk modeling layer, but with imagery-led rather than weather-driven inputs.

Others

• IBM Environmental Intelligence Suite: IBM's weather- and environmental-data platform that supplies upstream weather data to ForeSite and to broader ag risk-management users. Comparable as ecosystem-level provider rather than direct competitor; reflects shared dependency on weather-driven agronomic modeling.

Regional players

• Pessl Instruments (METOS): Global IoT weather-station and field-monitoring hardware and software vendor whose stations ForeSite integrates with. Comparable as a sensor-and-data platform for precision agriculture, with overlap in the same European/North American retailer channels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors7 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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