Fieldwork Robotics, Place UK, Littywood Farm, Monarch Tractor, UNS Farms, Syngenta, FMC, AgroLoop Hungary, TerraClear, Five Star Cooperative, Innov8.ag, Deere, and CNH Industrial.
This episode explores recent advancements in AgTech, including patent analysis, labor intelligence platforms, and new herbicide launches.
📺 Watch on YouTube and Spotify Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring a patent landscape analysis that reveals who really owns precision agriculture's future, Steve Mantle on Innov8.ag's Harvest Replay labor intelligence platform, two historic herbicide launches from Syngenta and FMC, Fieldwork Robotics raising 3 million pounds for autonomous raspberry harvesting, and the difficult exits of Monarch Tractor and AgroLoop Hungary. Let's get started! Here’s a Quick Snapshot of What’s Making Headlines: Analysis: Filing a patent is not the same as owning one — China filed 66,095 precision ag applications in 2024 but converted just 247, while Deere and CNH Industrial hold dominant granted IP positions Interview: Steve Mantle on Innov8.ag's Harvest Replay — the first operational intelligence platform for agriculture tracking labor costs in real time against environmental, agronomic, and market factors Herbicides: Syngenta launches VIRESTINA, the first new selective herbicide for resistant grass weeds in nearly 40 years; FMC receives EU approval for Isoflex active Group 13 herbicide Robotics: Fieldwork Robotics raises 3M pounds…