Wild Bioscience Secures $60 Million Series A to Advance AI-Driven Crop Improvement
Wild Bio, a startup focused on evolutionary biology and crop resilience, has partnered with the University of Oxford on a new initiative called OPTIMiSE.
Hort Innovation Launches $30 Million “Next Generation Weed Management” Project
Hort Innovation report highlights $1 billion annual opportunity through productivity gains in Australian horticulture.
Celleste Bio Unveils World’s First Chocolate-Grade Cocoa Butter Produced via Plant Cell Culture
Celleste Bio, a cocoa-tech startup, has closed a $4.5M seed funding round led by Supply Change Capital, with participation from Mondelēz International's SnackFutures Ventures, Consensus Business Group, The Trendlines Group, Barrel Ventures, and Regba Agriculture.
Driscoll’s Pledges $5M to Cal Poly to Launch Farm Store and Advance Agricultural Education
Driscoll’s has pledged $5 million to Cal Poly’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences to establish a state-of-the-art farm store within the university’s upcoming Plant Sciences Complex.
Project Dandelion and IFAD Launch Global Campaign to Boost Investment in Women Smallholder Farmers Ahead of COP30
Key Takeaways: Campaign unveiled on the International Day of Rural Women, calling for greater investment in smallholder farms Partnership between Project Dandelion and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) […]
Ascribe Bio Secures $12 Million Series A Funding to Advance Natural Crop Protection Platform
2024 field trials in India confirm Ascribe Bio's Phytalix® reduces Bacterial Leaf Blight (BLB) severity by 83%, outperforming current treatments by over 20%.
Local Bounti Expands Washington Operations and Launches New Romano Caesar Family-Size Salad Kit at Walmart
Local Bounti Corporation expands its Pasco, Washington facility with the launch of the Romano Caesar Family-Size Salad Kit at Walmart.
Massimo Group Expands UTV Lineup with Launch of Buck 450 and T-Boss 900L Crew Models
Massimo Group (NASDAQ: MAMO) introduces two new utility terrain vehicles (UTVs): the Buck 450 4WD and the T-Boss 900L Crew.
Ecorobotix to Showcase Next-Gen Ultra-High Precision Spraying Technology at Agritechnica 2025 Following $150M Series C & D
Ecorobotix has raised a total of $150 million in Series C ($45M, 2024) and Series D ($105M, 2025) funding rounds.
Sabanto Expands into Australia Through Exclusive Partnerships with OneAg and Vantage NSW
Sabanto showcased how its autonomy system delivered significant cost & efficiency benefits during wheat seeding at Yirsa Farms in Montana