Harvest machinery recognizes its surroundings for safer harvesting
In Germany, a new system for environment detection has been developed by Bielefeld University’s Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology and CLAAS, an agricultural...
Organic crop spray repels insects with no side effects
In Germany, a Technical University of Munich research team developed an alternative to traditional insecticides that not only kill pests, they also endanger bees...
Benson Hill forms Saturn Agrosciences to give canola the attention it deserves
In Missouri, Benson Hill Biosystems formed Saturn Agrosciences, a new subsidiary focused on improving the canola crop. Saturn will build on progress initiated last year...
SwarmFarm and Bosch partner to develop the next generation of agriculture robots
In Australia, SwarmFarm announced a partnership with Bosch Australia to develop its next generation of agricultural robots. SwarmFarm developed the SwarmBot technology platform to...
Benson Hill receives $60 million to advance improved crops
In Missouri, Benson Hill Biosystems, a crop improvement company unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants, announced the first close of its $60 million...
Plenty gets $200 million to make fresh produce available to people everywhere
In California, making it the largest agriculture technology investment in history, Plenty received $200 million in a Series B funding round led by the...
Canadian government invests $6 million to bring Frulact food processing to Ontario
In Canada, the governments of Canada and Ontario announced a combined investment of up to $6 million to establish a new 58,000-square-foot research and...
Agrophotovoltaics allow harvesting food and electrons on the same acre
In Germany, an agrophotovoltaics pilot project demonstrated that photovoltaics and photosynthesis can coexist on the same acreage. Led by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar...
Hydrogen-powered fuel cell allows new commercial drone to carry large payloads for a long...
In the United Kingdom, Wirth Research announced the world’s first hydrogen-powered, long endurance, vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial system. To allow the longest...
American farmland bee habitat gets a $4 million upgrade
In Washington, D.C., a $4 million, five-year commitment to restore and protect pollinator habitat across hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland in North...