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Mars invests in food-focused startups to accelerate sustainability
The CPG giant’s partnership with Unreasonable Group will work with 15 growth-stage companies developing innovations to advance precision...
Apr 23, 20242 min read


xFarm Technologies integrates Greenfield and SpaceSense
xFarm Technologies, a tech company in the digitalisation of agriculture, continues its growth path in Europe and announces two operations...
Apr 23, 20242 min read


UPL, Bunge launch new agri-input distributor Sinova in Brazil
In partnership with the Global Capital Fund, the agrochemical multinational, UPL, and the trading company, Bunge, have announced the...
Apr 22, 20242 min read


Drones and AI in the battle against Alternaria in potato crops
By employing ultra-high-resolution drone imagery combined with AI, a new method has been developed for the early detection of Alternaria...
Apr 22, 20242 min read


Agtech Seedlings: BioLumic laser-focused on lowering cattle emissions; Edible Garden upbeat about Q1
Also in this week’s farm technology news: a new fertilizer tool developed by university scientists could save farmers millions of dollars...
Apr 19, 20243 min read


Research identifies gene that controls production of flowers and fruits in pea plants
The end of the reproductive period, when flowers and fruits are produced, is a crucial moment in plants’ life cycles. However, the...
Apr 19, 20242 min read


John Deere appeals to Gen Z with ‘chief tractor officer’ job
With help from star quarterback Brock Purdy, the agricultural equipment giant began a campaign to find a “witty and charismatic” content...
Apr 18, 20242 min read


NPHarvest raises €2.2M to develop recycling nutrients from wastewater
Finnish startup NPHarvest, a spin-off from Aalto University, has raised €2.2M to take its proprietary nutrient catcher machine to the...
Apr 18, 20243 min read


Chevron, Brightmark grow dairy digester network with Southwest renewable plant
The facility will transform manure into biogas from Caballero Dairy in Eloy, Arizona. Chevron and waste solutions provider Brightmark...
Apr 17, 20242 min read


Growmark partners with ag data company Intelinair
Growmark, Inc. has partnered with Intelinair, an ag data analytics company, on a new digital agronomy application to equip its farmer...
Apr 17, 20242 min read


Returning to his startup roots, former John Deere VP Jorge Heraud joins Rootwave to tackle weed management
″If I had to put a brand on me, it would be the ‘innovation guy,'″ says agtech veteran Jorge Heraud. Heraud is probably best known as the...
Apr 16, 20244 min read


US sustainable farming outlook positive, still key barriers are present
New research released by McKinsey & Company reveals that while a vast majority (90 percent) of US farmers have an understanding of...
Apr 16, 20243 min read
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