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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
AgroFresh launches the FreshCloud platform to predict product freshness and reduce food waste
In Pennsylvania, AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., a global leader in produce freshness solutions, launched its FreshCloud platform, a data-backed, insights-driven solution for monitoring produce quality...