NCBiotech receives $1.87M USDA/DOE grant to lead SE sorghum initiative
In North Carolina, the North Carolina Biotechnology Center received a $1.87 million federal grant for a three-year study of the production of sorghum as...
Veris enables precision soil mapping while planting and tilling
In Kansas, Veris Technologies announced a new line of soil sensors that easily mount to planters and tillage tools. Developed to help growers precisely...
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...
FAA grants Clemson a blanket license to fly precision agriculture drones anywhere in the...
In South Carolina, the Federal Aviation Administration granted a Blanket Area Public Agency Certificate of Authorization to Clemson University allowing Clemson to fly unmanned...
First ever carbon credits from rice farming are bought by Microsoft
In New York, the Environmental Defense Fund announced the first ever carbon credits generated from rice farmers were sold to Microsoft. The credits were...
Benson Hill validates CRISPR 3.0 with new patent
In Missouri, Benson Hill Biosystems received a new patent related to CRISPR 3.0 Cms1 genome editing nucleases, further expanding the company's suite of genomics...
CNH Industrial and Microsoft partner for next generation connected machines
In the United Kingdom, CNH Industrial and Microsoft announced a new digital transformation project, aimed at empowering customers of CNH Industrial's global agricultural brands,...
AgEagle proposes high resolution aerial imagery to verify sustainability
In Kansas, AgEagle Aerial Systems, Inc. intends to help farmers and agribusinesses better identify sustainability opportunities by using its expertise in high resolution imagery...
Dow AgroSciences and Chromatin ink license deal for unique sorghum genetics
In Indiana, Dow AgroSciences licensed unique sorghum genetic stocks to Chromatin Inc., enabling Chromatin to launch new products in markets outside of the United...
New process produces 500 times more avocado plants than all other methods
In Australia, University of Queensland researchers invented a method of supplying 500 times more avocado plants to industry than is currently possible. The new...