AgTech Digest
Do you struggle to stay up-to-date with the latest news from the world of AgTech? Every week join us for the latest stories from the world of CEA and Vertical Farming. Each episode provides you with your weekly dose of AgTech news, ensuring you stay up to date with latest news from this fast-paced and exciting industry. Subscribe and Follow AgTech Digest wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.
FMC Corporation, Crystal Crop Protection, SKK Holdings, Rantizo, EY Brazil, MB Agro, Suterra, Vestaron, Bayer, bp, vGreens, Frutania, Durr Group, Christ Capital, VORNvc Management, MyEasyFarm, Geocledian, Corteva, Vylor, PepsiCo, TalusAg
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Welcome back, listeners! This is episode one hundred of AgTech Digest — and we're marking the milestone with a packed week. In today's episode, we cover global crop trait developments and the rise of breeding factories, two nine-figure deals from FMC and SKK Holdings, Corteva naming its Vylor genetics spinoff, Bayer and bp's camelina biofuel alliance, PepsiCo's fertilizer decarbonization move with TalusAg, and Cattler raising $2 million for AI cattle operations. Let's get started!
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Analysis: Global Crop Trait Developments: breeding factories replace p...BTG Pactual TIG, Conservation International, Queensland Investment Corporation, BASF, Nutrien, Elite Agro Holding, LuLu Retail, eternal.ag, Grão Direto, Barchart, Halter, and Ever.Ag.
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Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring an analysis of 2025 precision ag funding that reveals a market split between late-stage winners and mid-stage pressure, BTG Pactual TIG's record $1.24 billion Latin American reforestation fund, Halter's world-first satellite-connected cattle collars, Ever.Ag's Everett agentic AI decision engine, and eternal.ag's upgradable autonomous greenhouse harvester. Let's get started!
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Analysis: Precision ag funding in 2025 reached $668M across 37 rounds — but just four late-stage deals captured 47% of all capit...Premier Tech, Inno-3B, Artechno, USDA, Palantir, Advanced Growing Resources, Pairwise, Ball Horticultural Company, Ridder, RED Horticulture, AgroPlantae, Kemin Industries, Grodan, Source.ag, Verdant Partners, Deere, AGCO, and CNH.
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Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring Blake Croegaert of Verdant Partners on the AgTech M&A reset and why 2027 is the restart year, the USDA's $300 million Palantir partnership to modernize farm services, Oman's $240 million food security portfolio, Premier Tech's entry into controlled environment agriculture, and NASA and NSF-backed early crop diagnostics from Advanced Growing Resources. Let's get started!
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Interview: Blake Croegaert of Verdant Partners on the AgTech M&A reset — inflated...Precision Agriculture Report 2025: Surprising Patent & Funding Trends
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iGrow News - 2025 Precision Ag Intelligence Report - https://igrownews.com/precision
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What shook up the world of precision agriculture in 2025? In this exclusive deep dive, Harry Duran sits down with Sepehr Achard, fellow co-founder of iGrow News, to explore the striking trends and surprising signals from the just-released 2025 Precision Ag Intelligence Report. From the surging impact of AI on product development—and the sudden vulnerability of software-only companies—to unexpected M&A moves like food giants buying robotics startups and why a drop in patent filings...
Deere & Company, Nestlé, Mars, xFarm Technologies, talabat mart, Agriodor, GEODASH, Fondaction, Dimitra, Pitch Lounge, Foodpreneurs Collective, CNH Industrial, Banco Santander, Elite Agro, McGill, Université de Sherbrooke, GEODNET, Soil Capital, ofi, ABRAFRUTAS.
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Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring the 2025 Precision Agriculture Intelligence Report on $668 million in funding and the autonomous stack race, Jon Trask of Dimitra on AI tools for smallholder farmers and EUDR compliance, Fondaction and Nestle's regenerative agriculture commitments, Agriodor's 15 million euro scent-based crop protection raise, and the Deere Right to Repair settlement. Let's get started!
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Analysis: 2025 Precision Agriculture Intelligence Report: $668M in funding, autonomous stack acquisitions by Deere and CNH Ind...Fieldwork Robotics, Place UK, Littywood Farm, Monarch Tractor, UNS Farms, Syngenta, FMC, AgroLoop Hungary, TerraClear, Five Star Cooperative, Innov8.ag, Deere, and CNH Industrial.
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Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring a patent landscape analysis that reveals who really owns precision agriculture's future, Steve Mantle on Innov8.ag's Harvest Replay labor intelligence platform, two historic herbicide launches from Syngenta and FMC, Fieldwork Robotics raising 3 million pounds for autonomous raspberry harvesting, and the difficult exits of Monarch Tractor and AgroLoop Hungary. Let's get started!
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Analysis: Filing a patent is not the same as owning one — China filed 66...Giovanni Angiolini on GCC Food Security: Execution, Investment Discipline and the Future of CEA
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In this episode of AgTech Digest, we dive deep into the evolving landscape of food security and agricultural innovation in the Gulf region. Our guest, Giovanni Angiolini—entrepreneur, consultant, and representative of Dutch Greenhouse Delta—offers a firsthand look at the strategic shifts taking place as regional instability reshapes priorities.
Giovanni shares how recent disruptions and conflict have thrust food security back onto national agendas, sparking changes in supply chains, market dynamics, and local production. He discusses the balance between short-term crisis management and long-term resilience, the dil...
NDSU, CAAIN, Nature Robots, Bom Group, HX Agriculture, Gevo, La Zone Agtech, Ferme O Menu, Fermes Borea, DENSO, FoodVentures, CIBO Technologies, Ingredion, LettUs Grow, Casterra, Resource Innovation Institute, Arco Murray, and Vertical Harvest.
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring an analysis of how capital and consolidation are dividing the global crop sector, Rob Eddy on horticulture education for greenhouse builders, a $45 million NSF research award for NDSU, DENSO's agri-food acquisition, LettUs Grow's commercial-scale vitamin B12 breakthrough, and CIBO Technologies partnering with Ingredion on regenerative agriculture data. Let's get started!
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Analysis: The Agricultural Divide: how capital, consolidation, and innovation are segmenting the global crop sector across vegetables, cereals, legumes, and...Halter, Miraterra, Total Seed Production, Bayer, Agrim, Asia Impact Fund, Equinox Growers, Taylor Farms, Ecorobotix, University of Essex, Cauldron Ferm, Swegreen, Volta Greentech, Axel Johnson Group, Edible Garden, and Tetra Pak.
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring eleven funding rounds totaling $323 million and a 2026 year-to-date total of $946 million, Jim Kras on Edible Garden's shift into finished goods and ready-to-drink products, Halter's $220 million Series E for virtual fencing, Ecorobotix's $50 million US manufacturing pledge, and Volta Greentech's European feed additive launch. Let's get started!
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Overview: 11 companies close funding rounds totaling approximately $323M, bringing the 2026 year-to-date total to $946M across livestock tech, robotics, CEA, and sustainable financeInterview: Jim Kras on Edible Gard...ICL, Solugen, Reservoir, Syngenta, Fresh Del Monte, Del Monte Foods, Frontera Ag, PlantSustain, Resurrect Bio, Corteva, Carbon Robotics, and LEBEC.
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring the farm labor crisis accelerating a $400 million autonomous technology wave, Julia Wilkinson on capital allocation for agriculture as foundational infrastructure, Solugen's $50 million organic nitrogen fertilizer raise, Syngenta's $130 million BioSTaR research center opening, Fresh Del Monte's $285 million acquisition, and Carbon Robotics crossing $100 million in annual revenue. Let's get started!
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Analysis: Farm labor crisis fuels AgTech automation surge — 63 new autonomous products in 15 months, nearly $400M in labor-replacement venture fundingInterview: Julia Wilkinson, CIO and Managi...Interview: Afzal Hussain Mohammed Nakheeb
In this bonus episode of AgTech Digest, Sepehr Achard sits down with Afzal Hussain Mohammed Nakheeb , the visionary founder and head of strategy at T57. Together, they embark on a thoughtful journey through the complex world of food security, agtech innovation, and the hidden challenges faced by farmers around the globe.
Discover why, despite producing more food than required, hundreds of millions still go hungry—and how T57 is tackling critical issues like food waste, market access for small producers, and the disruptive role of technology. Afzal Hussain shares eye-opening anecdotes from international projects, dives deep into th...
Tropic, Living Models, Ag Startup Engine, Cytotrait, KOMO Biosciences, Syngenta, Horticoop, 25:2, IBI Ag, ADAMA, AgroIntelli, and Artechno.
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring the ag-biotech sector's shift from code to factory infrastructure, Tropic's $105 million Series C for gene-edited crop scaling, Living Models' AI platform interpreting plant DNA, KOMO Biosciences and Syngenta's maize genome partnership, and the sobering reality of two industry bankruptcies. Let's get started!
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Analysis: The Seed Signal: ag-biotech's shift from code to factory — the Staple Renaissance, compressed timelines, and the new competitive moatFunding: Tropic secures $105M Series C to scale gene-edited banana and ri...Zoetis, Neogen, PlasmaLeap, Gates Foundation, Investible, Yara Growth Ventures, AgriPass, Bindbridge, Mycoverse, Orbia Netafim, Amazon India, AAFCO, OnTerra Systems, and Sollum Technologies.
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring February's industry state of play with over $91.4 million in disclosed funding, a conversation on dynamic LED lighting and the future of AI-integrated greenhouse systems, Zoetis' $160 million animal genomics acquisition, PlasmaLeap's decentralized fertilizer funding, AgriPass autonomous cultivation robotics, and Orbia Netafim's water stewardship initiative with Amazon India. Let's get started!
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Analysis: February's State of the AgTech Industry: $91.4M+ disclosed, robotics leads funding, partnerships dominate deal activityInterview: Abhay Thosar of Sollum Technologies on dyna...Barings, Homestead Capital, Phatisa, Zaad Group, East Africa Seeds Group, Bayer, FMC, PlantArcBio, Helix, Pairwise, Wild Bioscience, Proxag, John Deere, Biosort, and Dutch Greenhouse Delta.
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring an analysis of CEA's shift toward industrial normalization, a conversation with Giovanni Angiolini on GCC food security and patient capital, a $300 million US agricultural credit program, herbicide resistance breakthroughs from FMC, genome editing licensing from Pairwise, and the Bayer and John Deere precision agriculture platform integration. Let's get started!
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Analysis: What does the future hold in CEA? Industrial normalization, capital discipline, and the shift from expansion-driven experimentationInterview: Giovanni Angiolini on GCC food...IDB Lab, SP Ventures, Engazaat, Syngenta, FuturaGene, Resurrect Bio, Corteva Catalyst, Ginkgo Bioworks, Invaio Sciences, Kelly Hills Unmanned Systems, Kilter AS, Kubota Corporation, Mercy Corps Ventures, Salicrop, Bloemteknik, Ever.Ag, and T57.
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring capital concentration trends across staple crops and resilience-driven breeding since January 2025, major funding rounds for Latin American agtech and Middle Eastern infrastructure, gene-editing approvals in France and Brazil, and an interview with T57 founder Afzal Hussain Mohammed Nakheeb on using AI to fix fragmentation in the global food value chain. Let's get started!
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Market Analysis: Capital concentration around staple crops, resilience-driven breeding, and operational efficiency; policy-backed scale defining the current AgTech cycl...dsm-firmenich, CVC, Farm Credit Canada, Bayer, FarmX, Amos Power, Upside Robotics, Evogene, Google Cloud, Kula Bio, Bonsai Robotics, Circa Biotech, BemAgro, and QuicKart.
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we'll dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring Europe's AgTech market realignment with over seven hundred sixty-five million euros deployed since January, corporate restructuring initiatives, and autonomous robotics advancements including FarmX's acquisition of Amos Power and Upside Robotics' seven point five million dollar raise. Let's get started!
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Market Analysis: Europe's AgTech crossroads examining regulation, capital discipline, and strategic realignment; over seven hundred sixty-five million euros deployed since January 2025Corporate Restructuring: dsm-firmenich divests Animal Nutrition and Health business to CVC as p...GrubMarket, Carbon Robotics, RVO, Ecovia Bio, XAG, Verity, Bushel, Ever.Ag, Tidal Grow, AdeptAg, FGM, LettUs Grow, and QuBOOSTR.
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we'll dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring GrubMarket's fifty million dollar raise at a four point five billion dollar valuation, Carbon Robotics' groundbreaking Large Plant Model trained on one hundred fifty million plants, and greenhouse decarbonization initiatives advancing energy transition in controlled-environment agriculture. Let's get started!
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Major Funding: GrubMarket raises fifty million dollars Series H at four point five billion dollar valuation; acquisition-led growth and AI deployment across food supply chainsAI & Automation: Carbon Robotics launches Large Plant Model for...Bayer, Solynta, EW Group, Syngenta, AGRONOVA Biotech, Asfertglobal, Cropin, Heritable Agriculture, Barnwell Bio, Rovensa Next, FAUVE, Ecobloom, New Growing System, and North Carolina State University.
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we'll dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring controlled-environment agriculture market maturity analysis revealing crop concentration challenges, Bayer's forty-five plus million Canadian dollar canola research investment, and strategic acquisitions advancing potato seed breeding and biological inputs platforms. Let's get started!
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Market Analysis: Crop concentration in controlled-environment agriculture reveals market maturity; leafy greens dominate but face closures; tomatoes and strawberries show steadier momentumMajor Investments: Bayer invests forty-five plus million Canadian dollars in new Canola Innovation Center; long-term research and development infr...Syngenta, Koppert, MOA Technology, Phospholutions, Mycophyto, BioGraphica, Mission Produce, Calavo Growers, Tagros Chemicals, Bayer, Ammobia, Agvance, Arqivo.
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we'll dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring Israeli agriculture market analysis revealing capital concentration and export focus, Hydrosat's sixty million dollar satellite expansion, and biological innovation partnerships driving protein-based crop protection and insect probiotics forward. Let's get started!
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Market Analysis: Israeli agriculture market signals from startup activity, capital flows, and technology adoption; export-oriented sector tied to applied innovationSatellite & Data: Hydrosat raises sixty million dollars to scale thermal satellite constellation and AI-driven analyticsBiologicals: Biotalys partners with 21st.BIO to scal...Syngenta, Koppert, MOA Technology, Phospholutions, Mycophyto, BioGraphica, Mission Produce, Calavo Growers, Tagros Chemicals, Bayer, Ammobia, Agvance, Arqivo.
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we'll dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring carbon market evolution beyond credit volumes, the divergence between regenerative agriculture and carbon farming, and controlled environment agriculture's shift toward operational efficiency. Let's get started!
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Market Analysis: Carbon markets evolution in 2026; regenerative agriculture versus carbon farming divergence; indoor farming innovation trendsStrategic Partnerships: Syngenta crop protection advances; Koppert biological solutions expansion; MOA Technology herbicide developmentTechnology Advancement: Phospholutions nutrient efficiency; Mycophyto mycorrhizal solutions; BioGraphica biological insightsInvestment & Corporate Activity: Mission Produce acquires Calavo Growers for...ADAMA, BASF, xFarm Technologies, ISFA, Hexagon Bio, AeroFarms, Ardabelle Capital, Trinity AgTech, GrowUp Farms, Sun Capital, Agreenculture, Supernova Invest, Future Food Fund, Unilis (Unigrains Group), CDotBio, Ginkgo Bioworks, Agricen, and Micropep Technologies.
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we'll dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring market corrections and bankruptcies revealing structural challenges, biological crop protection innovations from Micropep Technologies, and strategic partnerships advancing fungicide development and sustainable farming practices. Let's get started!
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Market Analysis: AgTech bankruptcies and structural market correction; indoor farming crop trends analysisBiological Innovation: Micropep Technologies' platform-driven peptides for crop protectionStrategic Partnerships: ADAMA and BASF fungicide co-development; xFarm Technologies and ISFA almond farming collaborationTechnology Advancement: Hexagon Bio biological research; Trinity AgTech precision agriculture; CDotBio crop...ADAMA, BASF, xFarm Technologies, ISFA, Hexagon Bio, AeroFarms, Ardabelle Capital, Trinity AgTech, GrowUp Farms, AgreenCulture, CDotBio, Gofar and more!
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we'll dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring strategic partnerships in crop protection, six million euro funding for autonomous machinery, and groundbreaking peptide-based biological solutions alongside major industry restructuring. Let's get started!
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ADAMA & BASF Strategic Fungicide PartnershipAgreenculture €6M Series A for Autonomous SolutionsMicropep's Peptide-Based Biological Crop Protection PlatformAeroFarms Wind-Down & GrowUp Farms AcquisitionPrecision Agriculture & Digital Farm Management ToolsRead The Full Summary On The Latest Issue Of IGROW NEWS
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TTA-ISO, FoodLabs, Farmers Edge, Case IH, Phoenix Manufacturing, Rovensa Next, Koppert, InEdita Bio, Veragrow, Provivi, Syngenta, Locus Fermentation Solutions, DENSO, DELPHY, and Egypt’s indoor farming market
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Livestock startups scale with nearly two hundred eigh...XAG, OpenAgri, CNH Industrial, Bushel Plus, Ancient Organics, Enko, Bayer Crop Science, Arevo, SynTech Research, Biotalys, CANNA, Agroz, SANlight, Cree LED, Sollum Technologies, and SOLASTA Bio
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we'll dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring electric agricultural rovers and open-source data platforms, EPA-approved biofungicides and bio-based nutrition systems, and cutting-edge CEA technologies including humanoid robotics and dynamic LED lighting systems. Let's get started!
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AgTech: Electric rovers advance automation in specialty crops.Plant Science: New biofungicides and seed treatments improve protection.CEA and Markets: Robotics and lighting innovations boost indoor farming.Climate and Sustainability: Major funding accelerates global climate-smart agriculture.Read The Full Summary On The...
BASF Digital Farming, Just Climate, AgroStar, XAG, New Holland, PI Industries, Plant Health Care Plc (now PI AgSciences), Roquette, Cascadia Seaweed, CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency), Centuria Capital Group, Perfection Fresh, HIC Venture Studio
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we'll dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring AI-driven crop management platforms, major funding rounds for climate-smart agriculture, strategic plant science rebrands, and controlled environment agriculture expansions. Let's get started!
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Plant Science: AI-driven gene-editing collaborations, a ten million dollars Series A for antibody-based bioinsecticides, a six million dollars seed round for AI-powered pesticide discovery, expanded nitrogen monitoring programs across Europe, and newly patented antifungal corn technology.AgTech and Innovation: Syngenta launched the Cropwise Open Platform, DJI Agriculture introduced new dron...Oyster Bay VC, Atrium Agri, Voltrac, Tractor Junction, Ceres AI, Pivot Bio, Amoéba–Syngenta, Valent BioSciences, Seipasa, Biocentis, FA Bio, Bayer, Indoor Ag-Con, Sollum Technologies
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we'll dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring major funding rounds for autonomous vehicles and agricultural intelligence platforms, new nitrogen-fixing products and bio-fungicide partnerships, and breakthrough developments in carbon removal and soil carbon validation. Let's get started!
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Major AI and automation launches at Agritechnica twenty twenty-five, including Case IH’s AI parts-search tool, New Holland’s autonomous R4 robots, and FieldBee’s Vision auto-steering system.Strong funding momentum with Oyster Bay’s second fund, Voltrac’s seven-million-euro seed round, Tractor Juncti...Syngenta, Doktar, Trapview, DJI Agriculture, CLAAS, Origin Agritech Ltd., Shandong Shunfeng Biotechnology Co., Ltd., China Agricultural University, IBI Ag, Corteva Inc., The Trendlines Group, Bandera Capital, FirstImagine Ventures, Bindwell, General Catalyst, A Capital
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we'll dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring Syngenta's new open platform for digital agriculture, major funding rounds for bioinsecticides and AI-driven pesticide discovery, and significant expansions in vertical farming and greenhouse automation. Let's get started!
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Plant Science: AI-driven gene editing partnerships, $10 million Series A for antibody-based bioinsecticides, $6 million seed round for AI-driven pesticide discovery, nitrogen monitoring across Europe, and patented antifungal corn technologyAgTech & Innovation: Syngenta's Cropwise Open Platform launch, DJI Agriculture's new drone models, CLAAS's record-breaking JAGUAR 1000 series fora...Kula Bio, Ginkgo Bioworks, Bayer, Pairwise, International Rice Research Institute, Arevo, Industrifonden, Fort Knox Förvaring AB,
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we'll dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring new funding for microbial nitrogen and AI platforms, gene editing licenses for climate-resilient rice, and the contrasting realities of CEA expansion and market exits. Let's get started!
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Plant Science: New funding rounds for Kula Bio, Ginkgo Bioworks partnership extension with Bayer, Pairwise licensing platform to IRRI, Arevo scaling bio-based fertilizer, and Nufarm EPA registrationsCEA & Market Dynamics: Source.ag raises $17.5M while Growy Singapore and CleanGreens Solutions face closuresInnovation & Investment: Ceres AI expa...Agtonomy, DBL Partners, Nuveen, California AgTech Alliance, UC ANR, CDFA, GO-Biz, Fieldwork Robotics
Welcome back, listeners! In today’s episode, we dive into breakthroughs in agricultural automation, AI-driven crop management, and plant-science innovation, plus exciting new partnerships and climate-resilience initiatives. Let’s get started!
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AgTech & Automation: Agtonomy raises eighteen million; California AgTech Alliance launches innovation program.Plant Science: Planasa acquires IFSI; Plastomics raises five point eight million; Biotalys nears EPA approval for Evoca.AI & Robotics: Agreena debuts Agatha AI; Fieldwork Robotics advances raspberry harvester.CEA & Sustainability: Earnest expands Prairie Power; Edible Garden boosts output; Gardin–Priva link data systems.Business...EagleNXT, Agtonomy, AgZen, HGS BioScience, Amoéba, Sumitomo, Micropep, Plant Health Care, HowGood, Rainbow North America, and KUBO
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we'll dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring advanced sensor technologies, autonomous platforms, regulatory approvals for biocontrol products, and international greenhouse partnerships. Let's get started!
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AgTech & Automation: EagleNXT launches RedEdge-P drone sensor; Agtonomy expands globally with autonomous platform.Spray Tech & Biologicals: AgZen and Corteva scale RealCoverage; HGS BioScience acquires NutriAg.Plant Science: Amoeba gains EPA approval for AXPERA; Valent units merge under Sumitomo Biorational.AI & Innovation: Micropep debuts *Krisalix* discovery platform; Oerth Bio ceases operations.CEA & Partnerships: Rainbow opens majo...Ecorobotix, BASF, Treefera, Little Leaf Farms, and Wild Bioscience
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we'll dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring AI-powered precision spraying technology, record-breaking CEA facility expansions, and groundbreaking natural crop protection platforms. Let's get started!
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Precision Agriculture: Ecorobotix raises one hundred fifty million dollars for AI-powered precision spraying and global expansionCEA & Integration: Little Leaf Farms expands to become the world’s largest leafy greens CEA facility; Fragaria Fruits scales indoor berry farming in IndiaPlant Science: Wild Bioscience secures sixty million dollars for AI-driven crop breeding; BASF registers Zorina fungicide for bro...Syngenta Crop Protection, Taranis, Profluent Bio, Corteva, The James Hutton Institute, Scottish Enterprise, Advanced Plant Growth Centre, Crop Innovation Centre, Indigo Ag, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Grønt fra Nord, Agroz Inc., Harvest Today LLC, Viemose DGS,
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we'll dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring strategic partnerships in AI-driven crop management and gene editing, new funding in controlled environment agriculture, and technology integrations advancing sustainable cultivation. Let's get started!
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Plant Science: AI-driven gene editing, crop management partnerships, and new phenotyping facilityBiologicals: Indigo Ag launches microbial bionematicide Nemora FP for soybean protectionCEA & Integration: Vertical farming collaborations and sustainable cultivation tech expansionInnovation & Research: Quantum dot glass boosts greenhouse efficiency; new Earth observation advancesEvents: Reuters Transform Food & Agriculture USA and...YLI, Terra Robotics, Aydi, SwarmFarm, Helios AI, Cibus, Corteva, NRGene, WisdomTree, EF Polymer, Silal, Greeneration, Burro, and Area 2 Farms
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we'll dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring new accelerator platforms, robotics funding, AI-powered agronomy tools, and strategic partnerships in plant science and controlled environment agriculture. Let's get started!
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AgTech Updates: New accelerator, AI tools & major funding roundsPlant Science: Crop resilience, biotech & key partnershipCEA & Automation: Vertical farming growth & smart roboticsOther News: Ag investment, carbon credits & rebrandingEvents: AgTech conferences in Dubai, Amsterdam & RiyadhRead The Full Summary On The Latest Issue Of IGROW NEWS
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NEXCOM, ZenaTech, Syngenta, Aphea.Bio, InnerPlant, GreenLight Bio, Bioceres, BioLumic, Forever Feed, Gooddrop, FarmBox Foods, Grodan, DTN, AGCO, and Genome BC.
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we'll dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring edge AI systems for autonomous farming, biological crop protection advances, and controlled environment agriculture innovations. Let's get started!
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AgTech & Precision Agriculture Highlights: New Funding Round, New Acquisition & More!Plant Science & Agribusiness Updates: New Initiative, Funding Round & More!AgriBusiness & CEA Updates: New Initiatives & More!Other Updates: New Initiative, New Program & More!Upcoming AgTech Events, Conferences & WebinarsRead The Full Summary On The Latest Issue Of IGROW NEWS
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Ecorobotix, Messium, La Zone Agtech, BASF, BIOWEG, PlantArcBio, PATS, Tidal Grow, Verde AgriTech, Row 7, Moleaer, Nasekomo, and INNOFarms.AI
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we'll dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring precision spraying innovations from Ecorobotix, significant funding rounds including BIOWEG's sixteen million euro Series A and Nofence's record-breaking thirty million euro Series B, and breakthrough partnerships like Moleaer's global collaboration with Xylem. Let's get started!
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AgTech Highlights: New Funding Round, New Partnership & More!Plant Science Updates: New Initiative, Funding Round & More!CEA Updates: New Partnership, Initiatives & More!Other Updates: New Initiative, New Program & More!Upcoming AgTech Events, Conferences & WebinarsRead...
NeoFarm, Nutrien, Nitricity, GDM, MustGrow Biologics, Good Agriculture, QA Farmer, Hasfarm, Grow-tec, and Greener Pastures
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we'll dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring robotic organic farming expansion, AI-powered farm management solutions, and major acquisitions in agricultural genetics and floriculture. Let's get started!
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AgTech & Precision Agriculture Highlights: New Funding Round, New Acquisition & More!Plant Science & Agribusiness Updates: New Initiative, Funding Round & More!AgriBusiness & CEA Updates: New Initiatives & More!Other Updates: New Initiative, New Program & More!Upcoming AgTech Events, Conferences & WebinarsRead The Full Summary On The Latest Issue Of IGROW NEWS
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Orchard Robotics, CropX, Merced AgTech Alliance, Land O’Lakes, UC ANR, Zone Agtech, NRGene Green, Redox Bio-Nutrients, Loveland Products, SynTech Research, Stepan Company, Bushel Plus, and AmplifiedAg
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we'll dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring major funding rounds for precision farming AI and regional innovation hubs, breakthrough plant science innovations, and strategic partnerships expanding technology adoption globally. Let's get started!
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AgTech Highlights: New Funding, New Partnership & More!Plant Science Updates: New Initiative, Innovation & More!AgriBusiness & CEA Updates: New Initiatives & More!Other Updates: New Initiative, New Program & More!Upcoming AgTech Events, Conferences & WebinarsRead The Full Summary On The Latest Issue Of IGROW NEWS
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Monarch Tractor, The Reservoir, CLAAS, Razor Tracking, John Deere, Solinftec, Ecobloom, Aranet, Nature Fresh Farms, Revol Greens, INNOFarms.AI, Veggitech, LI-COR, Ceres Greenhouse Solutions, BDC Capital, Amazon, Arable, Biotalys, Moa Technology and Hylio
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we'll dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring autonomous tractor innovations, strategic acquisitions in precision agriculture, and breakthrough controlled environment agriculture partnerships. Let's get started!
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PowerPollen, Singrow, NASA, Tidal Grow, Reservoir, John Deere, TGI, NC State, NEC, ClimateAi, Rimaco Greens, Zhejiang Smart Agriculture Park, and Hort Americas
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we'll dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring AI-powered pollination systems, significant funding rounds, and breakthrough partnerships that are revolutionizing sustainable agriculture. Let's get started!
Here’s a Quick Snapshot of What’s Making Headlines:
AgTech Highlights: New Funding, Initiative & More!Plant Science Updates: New Investment, Initiative & More!Plant Science Updates: New Initiative, Funding & More!CEA Updates: New Initiatives & More!Other Updates: New Initiative, New Program & More!Upcoming AgTech Events, Conferences & WebinarsRead The Full Summary On The Latest Issue Of IGROW NEWS
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Artechno, Philips Horticulture, Limgroup, BASF, Corteva, M.S. Technologies, LeafWorks, Proterra, AcreTrader, EBZ Group, Ecobloom, GreenLife, PB tec, CE-Line, Orbia Netafim, Saga Robotics, BinSentry, and AgEagle
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we'll dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring innovative irrigation technologies protecting crops from heatwaves, major funding rounds like BinSentry's $50M Series C and Saga Robotics' £8.4M expansion, plus breakthrough partnerships in indoor strawberry propagation and AI-driven desert farming. Let's get started!
