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02/23/2025

Proba Secures €1M to Expand Insetting and Drive Agri-Food Decarbonization

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Key Takeaways Proba has raised €1 million in funding to scale insetting solutions for decarbonizing the agri-food sector. Investors include Future Food Fund, Yield Lab Europe, and Value Factory Ventures. Insetting provides supply chain-based emissions reductions, differentiating it from traditiona...

02/23/2025

EIT Food Accelerator Network Announces 2025 Corporate Programme Partners

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Key Takeaways EIT Food Accelerator Network (FAN) and EIT Food Corporate Venturing Services have announced their 2025 corporate programme partners. The partnership includes major industry leaders, such as AAK, Cargill, Mars Petcare, Mondelēz International, Unilever Foundry, and more. Corporate partn...

02/23/2025

🌱 This Week in AgTech Digest! 🌱

In this week’s edition, we’re covering:
✅ Funding & Innovation – Jord BioScience secures Series B funding for next-gen crop inputs, and FMC launches Dodhylex™ Active Herbicide, the first new mode of action in 30+ years.
✅ Indoor & Vertical Farming – AdeptAg partners with FGM to optimize space and plant growth for leafy greens, while Square Roots Japan expands modular indoor farming to protect specialty crops using smart software and climate-adaptive solutions.
✅ Plant Science & Sustainability – Syngenta & Ceres Biotics expand VIXERAN® biostimulant, Ounce of Hope earns OMRI certification, and Acadian Plant Health unveils its abiotic stress management portfolio.
✅ AgTech & AI – Cordulus enhances AI-driven rain forecasting, CoStar Group acquires Ag-Analytics for farmland insights, and AEH Group partners with VitalEdge for digital transformation.

🎉 Special shoutout to Sollum Technologies for joining our AgTech Directory as the latest Scale-Up Company!

📅 Upcoming AgTech Events:
🔹 2nd International Conference on CEA | Feb 25, 2025 | Plymouth, UK
🔹 World Agri-Tech San Francisco 2025
🔹 Indoor Ag-Con | March 11–12, 2025 | Las Vegas, USA
🔹 VIV Asia | March 12–14, 2025 | Bangkok, Thailand
🔹 2nd International Electronic Conference on Entomology | May 19–21, 2025
🔹 Reuters Events: Transform Food & Agriculture Europe 2025

Read the entire edition at http://agtechdigest.com

02/23/2025

POET and Tallgrass Partner to Capture and Sequester BioCO2 from Nebraska Bioprocessing Facility

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Key Takeaways POET and Tallgrass have signed definitive agreements to connect POET’s Fairmont, Nebraska bioprocessing facility to the Tallgrass Trailblazer CO2 pipeline. The captured bioCO2 will be transported to Wyoming for permanent underground sequestration, reducing the carbon intensity of bio...

02/22/2025

John Deere News: 50% Drop in Q1 Net Income as Equipment Sales Decline

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02/22/2025

Meristem Crop Performance® Introduces $40/Acre Replant Protection for HOPPER THROTTLE™ MaxStax™ Soybeans

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Key Takeaways: Meristem Crop Performance launches a $40 per acre replant protection program for HOPPER THROTTLE™ MaxStax™ Soybeans. The program aims to encourage early planting by reducing financial risk for farmers. HOPPER THROTTLE MaxStax features 16 crop inputs in a planter box seed fluency s...

02/22/2025

Trump Tariffs: Effects on Agriculture & AgTech Investments

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02/22/2025

BASF Considers IPO for Agricultural Solutions Division

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02/21/2025

Chestnut Carbon Secures $160 Million in Series B

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Key Takeaways Chestnut Carbon raises $160 million in Series B funding to expand its afforestation capacity and sequester 100 million tons of carbon over the lifespan of its Sustainable Restoration Project. Investment led by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, with participation from Cloverlay, DBL...

02/21/2025

USDA Violated Federal Appropriation Laws in SNAP Obligation Practices, GAO Finds

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02/21/2025

Farm Bureau Endorses Agrivoltaics in Major Policy Shift at 2025 AFBF Convention

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Key Takeaways American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) updates policy book to prioritize solar projects with verified agricultural use. Agrivoltaics, or shared solar-agriculture land use, gains support from state Farm Bureaus across the country. The policy encourages pollinator-friendly solar, grazing...

02/21/2025

Acres.com Appoints Former Google Executive to Board of Directors

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02/21/2025

Desert Control Reports Strong 2024 Performance

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Key Takeaways Desert Control doubled revenues in 2024, driven by commercial golf course clients, expanded agriculture projects, and increased licensing revenue in the Middle East. Q4 highlights include securing California golf course contracts, tripling licensing revenue in the UAE and Saudi Arabia,...

02/20/2025

Topcon Agriculture and Bonsai Robotics Announce Partnership

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Key Takeaways Topcon Agriculture and Bonsai Robotics announce a collaboration to enhance autonomous solutions for permanent crops. Bonsai Robotics' vision-based autonomy will integrate with Topcon Agriculture’s precision sensors, autosteering, and smart implement controls. The partnership aims to ...

02/20/2025

Windfall Bio’s OptiMem Receives OMRI Certification for Use in Organic Farming

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Key Takeaways Windfall Bio’s OptiMem product is now OMRI Listed®, making it eligible for use in USDA-certified organic farming. The certification supports Windfall’s methane-to-organic fertilizer process, offering an alternative to synthetic fertilizers. Methane-eating microbes (mems) convert m...

02/20/2025

AGCO and SDF Partner to Expand Massey Ferguson’s Low-Mid Horsepower Tractor Portfolio

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Key Takeaways AGCO Corporation and SDF have signed a supply agreement to expand Massey Ferguson’s low-mid horsepower tractor lineup. SDF will manufacture tractors up to 85 horsepower for Massey Ferguson, with production beginning in mid-2025. The refreshed tractor range will offer various powertra...

02/20/2025

Dickson Despommier, Visionary of Vertical Farming, Passes Away

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Key Takeaways Dickson Despommier, a pioneer in vertical farming, has passed away. Introduced the modern concept of vertical farming in 1999 while teaching at Columbia University. Authored

02/20/2025

Massey Ferguson Unveils SB.1436DB Small Square Baler

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Key Takeaways Massey Ferguson SB.1436DB is designed to increase field efficiency with dual-row bale production. The SimplEbale™ system automates bale density, weight, and dimensions for consistency. The baler is intended to reduce labor, fuel, and equipment costs by optimizing productivity. High-c...