Robotic weeding system sees and removes weeds close to crop plants
In Arizona, to reduce hand-weeding labor costs, a University of California, Davis and Washington State University research team is developing and evaluating a precision...
DroneDeploy and agX partner to simplify farm drone flight planning
In Oklahoma, DroneDeploy, a commercial drone cloud software platform, partnered with agX to help growers more easily capture field maps and analyze aerial data....
FMC buys the portion of DuPont’s Crop Protection business to meet EC merger mandate
In Pennsylvania, FMC Corporation agreed to acquire the portion of DuPont's Crop Protection business that DuPont must divest to comply with the European Commission...
Benson Hill Biosystems receives $25 million to advance seed trait prediction
In Missouri, Benson Hill Biosystems closed a $25 million Series B investment round to further advance CropOS and to develop a portfolio of promising...
$6.5 million helps FarmLead online grain marketplace enter the U.S. market
In Ontario, FarmLead received $6.5 million in investments led by Monsanto Growth Ventures and joined by Avrio Ventures, the MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund and Serra...
The Climate Corporation and Koch Agronomic Services partner to enhance nitrogen management
In California, The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Monsanto Company, and Koch Agronomic Services, LLC announced an agreement in which Koch will provide product...
AgJunction releases Hemisphere GNSS from license restrictions in new strategic agreement
In Kansas, AgJunction, Inc., a provider of precision agriculture hardware and software solutions entered into a new strategic agreement with Hemisphere GNSS, Inc. a...
Muddy Boots Software offers real-time, field-level weather information using ClearAg from Iteris
In the United Kingdom, Muddy Boots Software purchased a multi-year global subscription to ClearAg global weather information by Iteris, Inc. Growers using Muddy Boots’ cloud-based...
Bayer advances new soybean varieties in the Midwest with a new $8.1 million research...
In Illinois, Bayer announced the grand opening of the Soybean Breeding and Trait Development Center at the Midwest Field Technology Station. Bayer invested $8.1 million...
Evonik and Royal DSM partner to produce omega-3 fatty acids from algae at commercial...
In Germany, Royal DSM and Evonik announced their intention to establish a joint venture for omega-3 fatty acid products from natural marine algae for...