Delacon and Cargill partner to expand natural, plant-based feed additives globally
In Austria, Delacon, the pioneer and global leader in phytogenic feed additives, and Cargill have agreed to a strategic partnership that will advance the...
Sonoco and Harvest Croo Robotics partner to improve fresh produce supply chain
In South Carolina, Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, announced its investment in and joint development partnership with Harvest CROO Robotics....
First agricultural commodity transaction using blockchain completes between the U.S. and China
In The Netherlands, Louis Dreyfus Company, Shandong Bohi Industry Co., Ltd, ING, Societe Generale and ABN Amro completed the first full agricultural commodity transaction...
Nutrien acquires Agrible to expand digital agriculture business
In Colorado, for total consideration of $63 million, Nutrien Ltd., the world's largest provider of crop inputs and services, acquired Agrible, Inc., a digital...
Verdancy turns urban decay into profitable farms
In Taiwan, Volker Chen and George Hu established Verdancy in response to the growing imbalance of rural and urban development. They started a 2-hectare...
New Sunpreme raisin grape reduces harvest costs by 36 percent
In California, the new Sunpreme raisin grape, bred and patented by now-retired Agricultural Research Service horticulturalist David Ramming, dries on the vine without cane...
Soil microbes are the focus on the most scientifically advanced farm in the world
In California, scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are working with the University of Arkansas and Glennoe Farms on a...
India’s first pay-per-use farm services provider raises $10 million
In India, EM3 AgriServices, India's leading private sector farm mechanization services company has raised a $10 million Series B round from London-based Global Innovation...
IBM and NITI Aayog bring artificial intelligence to Indian farming
In India, NITI Aayog and IBM signed a Statement of Intent to develop a crop yield prediction model using artificial intelligence to provide real...
Ag Biologicals Heavyweight Poised to Launch First Commercial Product
In North Carolina, AgBiome is looking to register its first commercial product—a biological fungicide—this spring.
The fungicide, dubbed Zio, is a fermented microbial strain developed...