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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


USDA commits $1.5B to conservation and climate-smart agriculture
The funding — the most in the program’s history — is available for “partner-driven conservation and climate solutions,” under President...
Apr 5, 20242 min read


Pesticide deadly to honeybees could see a requiem in Vermont
Farmers coat seeds with neonicotinoid pesticides as a guardrail against invasive pests but researchers have found that the chemical does...
Apr 4, 20244 min read


AGCO and Trimble finalize joint venture deal
The new joint venture, named PTx Trimble, will specialize in factory fit and retrofit upgrades for mixed-fleet precision agriculture....
Apr 4, 20242 min read


Seso is building software to fix farm workforces and solve agriculture’s HR woes
Migrant workers are a critical labor force for U.S. farms, but getting them here on proper H-2A visas can be complicated, and the...
Apr 3, 20243 min read


AGCO and Trimble close joint venture, form PTx Trimble
AGCO Corporation and Trimble announced the closing of their joint venture (JV) transaction. The JV, known as PTx Trimble, combines...
Apr 3, 20241 min read


Agtech Seedlings: Bayer tests generative AI in farming
Also in this week’s agriculture technology news: Farmers Business Network’s lending unit finances over $1 billion in loans, and Source.ag...
Apr 2, 20243 min read


Food industry looks to scale regenerative agriculture despite weakened climate rules
Danone and other companies say collaboration — not regulation — will be key to lowering emissions and transforming the way their products...
Apr 2, 20242 min read


Can agtech survive a funding drought?
As investment stalls, experts are mixed on whether the traditional venture capital model can work in agriculture. The fast-paced nature...
Mar 28, 20242 min read


Agtech Seedlings: Amazon’s AWS partners on AI-powered crop management tool
Also in this week’s farm technology news: Origin develops high-yield corn through gene-editing, and Bayer continues research into...
Mar 27, 20243 min read
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