Sepehr Achard

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As a dedicated journalist and entrepreneur, I helm iGrow News, a pioneering media platform focused on the evolving landscape of Agriculture Technology. With a deep-seated passion for uncovering the latest developments and trends within the agtech sector, my mission is to deliver insightful, unbiased news and analysis. Through iGrow News, I aim to empower industry professionals, enthusiasts, and the broader public with knowledge and understanding of technological advancements that shape modern agriculture. You can follow me on LinkedIn & Twitter.

Waste Connections of Canada Opens $100M Renewable Natural Gas Facility at Ontario’s Ridge Landfill

Waste Connections of Canada has officially opened a new renewable natural gas facility at the Ridge Landfill in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario. The project, representing nearly $100 million in private investment, converts landfill gas into pipeline-quality renewable natural gas and delivers it through Ontario's existing natural gas distribution infrastructure.

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InSoil Secures €120M Credit Facility From Pollen Street Capital to Expand Sustainable Agriculture Lending

European agricultural finance company InSoil has secured a €120 million senior secured credit facility from Pollen Street Capital, a private credit investor. The financing is intended to expand InSoil's capacity to provide mid-term debt capital to small and medium-sized agricultural businesses across Europe that are adopting sustainable farming practices, including

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FMC Corporation Secures $400M Minority Investment From Belgium’s Tessenderlo Group

FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) has entered into a framework agreement to sell its property in Newark, Delaware for gross proceeds of approximately $114 million, subject to a due diligence period and customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026. Upon completion, FMC intends

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Sabanto and Verdant Robotics Integrate Autonomy and Precision Application Systems for Operator-Free Field Operations

Sabanto Inc., a provider of autonomy retrofit solutions for agricultural machinery, and Verdant Robotics, developer of the SharpShooter precision application system, have completed their first system integration. The combined solution allows producers to fully automate field work — from tractor navigation to plant-level input application — with no operator required

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Oxford Technology Invests in Accelerated Diagnostics’ One-Minute On-Farm Disease Testing Platform

Oxford Technology has announced an investment in Accelerated Diagnostics, a company developing ultra-rapid diagnostic technology designed to identify infectious diseases directly on farms in as little as one minute. The company is building a low-cost testing platform capable of detecting pathogens from simple saliva samples within a minute, removing the

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Conestoga Energy Marks 20th Anniversary and Three Billion Gallons of Biofuel Production

Conestoga Energy Holdings, one of the United States' leading producers of renewable bioethanol, has announced two simultaneous milestones: its 20th anniversary as a company and the cumulative production of three billion gallons of low-carbon biofuel. Founded in 2006 in Liberal, Kansas, the company today manages more than 175 million gallons

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Komet Irrigation Launches Application Engineering & Digital Systems Division With Brazil Experience Hub

Komet Irrigation has made a six-figure investment to establish a new Application Engineering & Digital Systems department in Brazil.

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Women in Agribusiness Expands Award Program With Six New Leadership Categories

Women in Agribusiness (WIA) has announced an expansion of its awards program, adding six new leadership categories alongside its longstanding WIA Demeter Award of Excellence. The move is intended to widen the scope of formal recognition for women across the agriculture value chain, extending beyond the three annual Demeter recipients

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SAS Applies Data Analytics to Help South African Micro-Farmers Improve Crop Decisions and Income

Global data and AI company SAS has applied advanced analytics to micro-farming data in South Africa through a Data for Good initiative conducted in collaboration with dataDecisions.ai and The Dream. The project targeted micro-farms located near the Cradle of Humankind, a UNESCO World Heritage region where many farmers grow food

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Agoro Carbon Marks Five Years in the U.S. With 2.5M Acres, $30M in Farmer Payments, and Microsoft Deal

Agoro Carbon, which launched its U.S. farmer-focused soil organic carbon removal program in 2021, has marked five years of operations by highlighting its scale, verification standards, and long-term market commitments. The company now operates across 34 states with more than 600 producers and 2.5 million enrolled acres. Approximately 70% of

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