Sol Systems, a national clean energy developer and independent power producer, has announced the financial close of its 123MW-ac Peoria Solar Portfolio in Illinois. The portfolio will now advance into construction across Knox, Tazewell and Peoria Counties, marking another step in Sol Systems' growth as an owner and operator of
Key Takeaways Rize, a Southeast Asian sustainable rice platform, has closed a $31 million Series B round comprising $20 million in equity and $11 million in debt financing, bringing its […]
WBCSD-OP2B and EIT Food have signed a collaboration agreement to implement a blended finance model for large-scale regenerative agriculture transitions in the East of England, while preparing the conditions for its replication and adaptation across other regions in Europe. On July 16, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development's (WBCSD)
A new report published by the Paraquat Watch Nigeria Project (PWNP), a national scientific surveillance programme run by the Agrocentric Creativity Initiative Platform for Agricultural Awareness Amongst Youths (ACIPAAY) and authored by the project's team lead, Joel Emmanuel Benson, documents the continued presence and sale of paraquat-based herbicides in Nigeria
Isometric has announced the certification of its Improved Soil Management Protocol, setting a new standard for certifying carbon removal from soil. Soil is the largest terrestrial carbon store on Earth, holding nearly 3 trillion tonnes, around three times as much as the atmosphere. Better management of croplands and grasslands could
AgPlenus, a company developing crop protection products and a subsidiary of Evogene Ltd. (NASDAQ: EVGN) (TASE: EVGN), has announced the launch of its Antifungal Potency Predictor (APP). The new machine learning model predicts the antifungal potency of small molecules directly from their chemical structures, expanding the capabilities of Evogene's ChemPass
Treefera, an AI-native first-mile intelligence platform for agricultural and soft commodities, has launched two new products in its Risk Intelligence line: Agricultural Risk Intelligence, built for commercial seed and crop science companies, and Agricultural Credit Risk Intelligence, built for agricultural lenders. The company said the timing is deliberate, as a
General Mills, ADM and Walmart have announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate regenerative agriculture across 40,000 Midwest wheat acres. The program focuses on growing regions where General Mills sources wheat from ADM for products sold through Walmart and Sam's Club, which the companies describe as a shared commitment to strengthening
Rometron has announced the establishment of WEED-IT USA, its newly formed U.S. subsidiary based in Wellington, Colorado. WEED-IT USA will support the accelerating demand and growth of WEED-IT precision spraying and spot-spraying technology throughout the United States. The company describes the move as a major milestone in its international growth
Denver-based AgTech startup Onza Corp has introduced FreshSure™, which the company describes as the world's first commercially available crystallized ozone sachet. The product is currently in trials with major agricultural and food producers across three countries. Onza Corp says the technology makes ozone, one of nature's most powerful organic antimicrobials,