ICL, Solugen, Reservoir, Syngenta, Fresh Del Monte, Del Monte Foods, Frontera Ag, PlantSustain, Resurrect Bio, Corteva, Carbon Robotics, and LEBEC.

About this episode

The episode discusses recent advancements in AgTech, including automation, capital allocation, and significant mergers and acquisitions.

Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring the farm labor crisis accelerating a $400 million autonomous technology wave, Julia Wilkinson on capital allocation for agriculture as foundational infrastructure, Solugen's $50 million organic nitrogen fertilizer raise, Syngenta's $130 million BioSTaR research center opening, Fresh Del Monte's $285 million acquisition, and Carbon Robotics crossing $100 million in annual revenue. Let's get started! Here’s a Quick Snapshot of What’s Making Headlines: Analysis: Farm labor crisis fuels AgTech automation surge — 63 new autonomous products in 15 months, nearly $400M in labor-replacement venture funding Interview: Julia Wilkinson, CIO and Managing Partner at LEBEC, on rethinking capital allocation for agriculture as foundational infrastructure, not venture-style bets Fertilizer: ICL opens specialty fertilizer plant in India; Solugen raises $50M to scale organic nitrogen fertilizer production across Quebec and the US Infrastructure: Reservoir opens flagship AgTech innovation hub in Salinas with 24 acres of test fields; Syngenta opens $130M BioSTaR biological sciences research center at…

People in this episode

Guest: Julia Wilkinson

Topics covered

• AgTech
• automation
• capital allocation
• fertilizer
• M&A
• biologicals

Keywords

• AgTech
• automation
• fertilizer
• M&A
• biologicals
• capital allocation
• investment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ICL, Solugen, Reservoir, Syngenta, Fresh Del Monte, Del Monte Foods, Frontera Ag, PlantSustain, Resurrect Bio, Corteva

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