AgTech Digest

📺 Watch on YouTube and SpotifyWelcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring Flagship Pioneering's merger of CIBO Technologies and Indigo Ag's Source business into Terion, a new neutral AI data infrastructure company, NativState's forestry carbon acquisition, Munters exploring an exit from food tech, FMC and Corteva's $200 million herbicide licensing deal, and a regenerative agriculture awareness study that nearly doubled among US adults in a year. Let's get started!Here’s a Quick Snapshot of What’s Making Headlines:Big Story: Flagship Pioneering merges CIBO Technologies and Indigo Ag's Source business into Terion, a neutral AI data infrastructure company headquartered in Cambridge, MassachusettsM&A: NativState acquires Neeley Forestry Service, adding 200,000-plus acres and pushing its enrolled base past 950,000 acres; Vireo Growth signs all-share deal for C21 Investments and roughly 15 Nevada dispensariesDivestiture: Munters Group explores selling its FoodTech business, Speria, to focus on Data Center Technologies and AirTech — Evercore advising, no deal agreed yetVenture: Elanco launches a $25M corporate venture platform for animal health; Anterra Capital reaches $100M first close on Fund III; Ardian and Societe Generale launch a 100M euro nature-based solutions fundProduct: Intelinair launches AGMRI AI Agent for agronomic queries; OneSoil launches AI Agronomist serving 1.16 million users across 70 million hectaresCrop Science: FMC and Corteva sign supply and license deal for rimisoxafen, the industry's first dual mode-of-action herbicide, with a $200M prepurchase from CortevaPolicy: EU Parliament adopts new gene-editing rules splitting plants into NGT-1 and NGT-2 categories; USDA opens $125M Research Facilities Act applicationsCarbon & Research: eAgronom sells 29,000 Verra-certified soil carbon credits for 1.46M euros; Kiss the Ground study shows regenerative ag awareness nearly doubled among US adults in a yearRead The Full Summary On The Latest Issue Of IGROW NEWSConnect with Us!Be sure go subscribe to our other shows:Vertical Farming Podcast: https://verticalfarmingpodcast.com/Greenhouse Success Stories: https://greenhousesuccess.com/Presented by iGrowNews.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/igrownews🎙️🎙️🎙️Discover the best podcast services in the world at The Podosphere: https://www.thepodosphere.com/Mentioned in this episode:2025 Precision Ag Report by iGrowNews2025 Precision Ag Report2025 Precision Ag Report by iGrowNews2025 Precision Ag Report

Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring an analysis of CEA's shift toward industrial normalization, a conversation with Giovanni Angiolini on GCC food security and patient capital, a $300 million US agricultural credit program, herbicide resistance breakthroughs from FMC, genome editing licensing from Pairwise, and the Bayer and John Deere precision agriculture platform integration. Let's get started!Here’s a Quick Snapshot of What’s Making Headlines:Analysis: What does the future hold in CEA? Industrial normalization, capital discipline, and the shift from expansion-driven experimentationInterview: Giovanni Angiolini on GCC food security: execution, patient capital with 6–8 year return timelines, and the triple helix model for CEACapital: Barings and Homestead Capital launch $300M agricultural credit program; Phatisa Food Fund 3 secures $86M first close toward $300M Africa-focused fundCrop Science: Bayer launches newgold seed brand for sustainable aviation fuel markets; PlantArcBio and Helix partner on drought-resilient corn traits for Brazil and ArgentinaCrop Protection: FMC achieves first dual mode-of-action herbicide classification for rimisoxafen, strengthening resistance management in corn and soybeansGene Editing: Pairwise licenses Fulcrum genome editing platform to Wild Bioscience for AI-driven crop trait development across row cropsAg Tech: Bayer and John Deere integrate FieldView with Operations Center via wireless prescription transfers; Proxag launches in Brazil with biopesticide manufacturing facilityAquaculture: Biosort raises NOK 100M+ for salmon lice monitoring and removal technology supporting biological control in aquacultureEvents: Animal AgTech Summit (Fort Worth), Regenerative Agriculture (Los Angeles), Fiber Connect and Precision Agriculture (Orlando)Read The Full Summary On The Latest Issue Of IGROW NEWS----------------------------------------------------Stay up to date on the latest in AgTech with IGROW NEWSSubscribe to Vertical Farming PodcastPowered by The AgTech Media Group----------------------------------------------------Mentioned in this episode:2025 Precision Ag Report by iGrowNews2025 Precision Ag Report2025 Precision Ag Report by iGrowNews2025 Precision Ag Report

Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we'll dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring Europe's AgTech market realignment with over seven hundred sixty-five million euros deployed since January, corporate restructuring initiatives, and autonomous robotics advancements including FarmX's acquisition of Amos Power and Upside Robotics' seven point five million dollar raise. Let's get started!Here’s a Quick Snapshot of What’s Making Headlines:Market Analysis: Europe's AgTech crossroads examining regulation, capital discipline, and strategic realignment; over seven hundred sixty-five million euros deployed since January 2025Corporate Restructuring: dsm-firmenich divests Animal Nutrition and Health business to CVC as part of consumer-focused portfolio shiftCapital Mobilization: Farm Credit Canada mobilizes capital with over twenty investment groups for agricultural innovation through 2030Crop Protection: Bayer secures US EPA dicamba registration in thirty-four states for dicamba-tolerant cropsAutonomy & Robotics: FarmX acquires Amos Power to expand autonomous platform; Upside Robotics raises seven point five million dollars for precision fertilizer application; Bonsai Robotics launches Amiga autonomous lineupAI Integration: Evogene expands Google Cloud AI integration for ChemPass AI platform accelerating small-molecule discoveryBiologicals: Kula Bio launches shelf-stable nitrogen-fixing products compatible with organic and conventional systemsInsect Farming: Circa Biotech converts food waste into animal feed, organic fertilizer, and sustainable aviation fuel feedstock using black soldier flyInvestment Activity: BemAgro closes five point eight three million dollars Series A; QuicKart raises one point five million dollars for UAE fresh commerce expansionEvents: Animal AgTech Innovation Summit, Regenerative Agriculture, and Fiber Connect with Precision AgricultureRead The Full Summary On The Latest Issue Of IGROW NEWS----------------------------------------------------Stay up to date on the latest in AgTech with IGROW NEWSSubscribe to Vertical Farming PodcastPowered by The AgTech Media Group----------------------------------------------------Mentioned in this episode:2025 Precision Ag Report by iGrowNews2025 Precision Ag Report2025 Precision Ag Report by iGrowNews2025 Precision Ag Report

Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we'll dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring controlled-environment agriculture market maturity analysis revealing crop concentration challenges, Bayer's forty-five plus million Canadian dollar canola research investment, and strategic acquisitions advancing potato seed breeding and biological inputs platforms. Let's get started!Here’s a Quick Snapshot of What’s Making Headlines:Market Analysis: Crop concentration in controlled-environment agriculture reveals market maturity; leafy greens dominate but face closures; tomatoes and strawberries show steadier momentumMajor Investments: Bayer invests forty-five plus million Canadian dollars in new Canola Innovation Center; long-term research and development infrastructure for major global cropStrategic Acquisitions: Solynta secures growth funding through EW Group majority stake acquisition for true potato seed breeding; AGRONOVA Biotech acquires Asfertglobal to expand biological inputs platformSustainability Commitments: Syngenta signs five-year virtual power purchase agreement in Europe for renewable energy sourcingTechnology Platforms: Cropin launches AI-based ecosystem for food system risk management addressing climate risk and supply-chain resilienceResearch Funding: Heritable Agriculture receives four point ninety-eight million dollar grant for climate-resilient crop research using AI-enabled genomicsBiosecurity: Barnwell Bio raises six million dollars to expand poultry biosurveillance platform for disease monitoringPrecision Application: Rovensa Next introduces Myndra biostimulant through FAUVE drone spraying project combining biologicals and precision technologyIndoor Agriculture: Ecobloom partners with New Growing System on integration for efficiency improvementsRobotics Research: North Carolina State University develops AI-enabled robotics for vegetable farmingEvents: Future of Food Summit in London and Indoor Ag-Con in Las VegasRead The Full Summary On The Latest Issue Of IGROW NEWS----------------------------------------------------Stay up to date on the latest in AgTech with IGROW NEWSSubscribe to Vertical Farming PodcastPowered by The AgTech Media Group----------------------------------------------------Mentioned in this episode:2025 Precision Ag Report by iGrowNews2025 Precision Ag Report2025 Precision Ag Report by iGrowNews2025 Precision Ag Report