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.

Syzygy Plasmonics Signs SAF Capacity Reservation Agreement with World Fuel Services

Syzygy Plasmonics has signed a capacity reservation agreement with World Fuel Services for future SAF production from its planned NovaSAF™ facilities in Central and South America.

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Meteomatics Launches MCP Server to Connect AI Agents with Precision Weather Intelligence

Meteomatics has launched an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that connects its weather data platform directly to AI agents including Claude and ChatGPT, enabling businesses to query live weather intelligence in plain language.

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Legendary Fruit Company Signs LOI to Acquire Gebbers Farms Assets in Court-Supervised Sale

Legendary Fruit Company has entered a letter of intent to acquire substantially all assets of Brewster Heights Packing & Orchards (d/b/a Gebbers Farms) through a court-supervised sale process.

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Gardin Launches ALPHA Index to Measure Greenhouse Climate Performance in Real Time

Gardin has launched the ALPHA Index, a new metric that isolates the effect of climate and irrigation on plant performance by removing the influence of light from its existing EFFICIENCY metric.

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Sharjah’s Desert Wheat Reaches 19.3% Protein, Surpassing Global Benchmarks

A wheat cultivation project in Sharjah, UAE, has produced second-generation plants with protein levels nearly double the global soft-wheat average

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NC State’s AIRS Project Brings Autonomous Drone Technology to Agricultural Research Stations

NC State University's AIRS (Automating Intelligence from Research Stations) project released a software suite in December 2025 enabling researchers to access weekly drone-collected imagery from two North Carolina research stations.

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XCMG Group and ZF Establish Joint Venture to Advance Agricultural Machinery in China

XCMG Group and ZF Friedrichshafen AG signed a joint venture agreement on June 2, 2026 in Friedrichshafen, Germany, establishing a new entity called ZF (Xuzhou) Machinery Co., Ltd.

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Vanguard Renewables Breaks Ground on RNG and Organics Recycling Facility in Minnesota

Vanguard Renewables has broken ground on a new anaerobic digestion facility in Litchfield, Minnesota, co-located at Wagner Dairy, a family farm operating since 1887.

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Fertilizer Production in Oman: The Gulf’s Most Insulated Nitrogen Base

Fertilizer production in Oman has long operated below the radar of Gulf agricultural coverage. The disruption to regional nitrogen supply since early 2026 has changed that.

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AgTech Consolidation and M&A in 2026: Why Acquisitions Are Replacing Venture Rounds

AgTech consolidation and M&A hit a new high in 2026 after years of post-2022 correction. 10 acquisitions in May alone.

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