Smithfield Foods and Anuvia Plant Nutrients turn hog manure into sustainable fertilizer
In Virginia, Smithfield Foods, Inc. and Anuvia Plant Nutrients partnered to create sustainable fertilizer from renewable biological materials collected from manure treatment systems at...
Monsanto and NRGene enhance plant breeding with genome analysis technology
In Missouri, Monsanto Company reached a non-exclusive, multi-year global licensing agreement with Israel-based NRGene that allows NRGene’s genome analysis technology to enhance Monsanto’s ability...
PrecisionHawk creates the largest network of commercially licensed drone pilots
In North Carolina, PrecisionHawk Inc., a leading provider of drone technology for the enterprise, bought Droners.io and AirVid and will merge the companies to...
NIFA will invest $17.6 million for organic agriculture
In Washington D.C., the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture authorized $17.6 million for research and outreach activities to support...
Church & Dwight buys Agro BioSciences for natural solutions to improve farm productivity
In New Jersey, Church & Dwight Co., Inc., the parent company of Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition, acquired Agro BioSciences, a microbial biotechnology company...
Beta Hatch raises funds to scale up insect production for animal feed
In California, Cavallo Ventures, the venture capital arm of Wilbur-Ellis, announced an investment in Beta Hatch, a company industrializing the production of insects as...
Nexgen Plants emerges to commercialize novel crop technologies
In Australia, Nexgen Plants secured $3 million to commercialize two novel platform technologies developed at University of Queensland’s School of Agriculture and Food Sciences.
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Air and ground robots work together to improve farming
In Switzerland, EU-funded scientists developed adaptable ground and aerial robots that can increase agricultural yield, reduce pesticide use and mitigate food security risks that...
Apeel Sciences raises $70 million to further reduce food waste in fresh produce
In California, Apeel Sciences, closed $70 million in financing after crossing major commercialization milestones in June, when the company introduced Apeel avocados at Costco...
Cannabis Wheaton invests $30 million to expand Ontario cannabis cultivation
In Canada, Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. has agreed to invest $30 million in ABcann Global Corporation to fund the construction of 50,000 square feet...