China Leads Precision Ag Patent Filings by a Wide Margin. The Grant Rate Tells a Different Story
China filed 66,095 precision agriculture patents in 2024, accounting for 63% of all global filings — but only 247 were granted, a 0.4% conversion rate.
PepsiCo and TalusAg Announce Low-Carbon Ammonia Attribute Agreement to Accelerate Fertilizer Decarbonization
PepsiCo and the National Geographic Society awarded five new grants for on-farm regenerative agriculture research
Pacific Hybreed Closes $1 Million Round to Scale Hybrid Oyster Seed Production
Pacific Hybreed closed a $1M funding round with participation from Hawaiʻi Angels and Blue Startups to expand commercial-scale hatchery ops.
TerraClear Launches AI Giant Ragweed Mapping Service to Give Organic Farmers Surgical Weed Control
TerraClear has launched a Giant Ragweed Mapping Service using drone imagery and AI, designed for large-scale organic row crop production.
Soil Health Institute Launches Free Drought Resilience Calculator With Cargill Support
The Soil Health Institute has launched the Drought Resilience Calculator (DRC), a free web-based tool that models how soil health management improves crop water availability during drought conditions.
Skyview Ventures Expands Data-Driven Beekeeping and Biodiversity Program Across Solar Portfolio With HiveTracks
Skyview Ventures and HiveTracks are expanding their biodiversity intelligence partnership to additional solar sites in 2026, following a successful 2025 rollout across eight projects in New York, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Connecticut.
SKK Holdings to Acquire Rantizo Drone Assets in $258.8M Deal, Targeting Precision Agriculture and Emergency Response
SKK Holdings signs deal to acquire Rantizo drone assets at a $258.8M valuation, with concurrent $8M share purchase and $10M PIPE financing.
Propella Group and TISTR Sign MOU to Commercialise Thai Research Technologies for Global Markets
Propella Group and Thailand's TISTR sign an MOU to commercialise research-stage ventures in health, cleantech, and food & agritech through a structured five-phase scale-up model.
Rockwell Automation Launches Clock Tower Farms to Grow 200,000 Pounds of Produce for Wisconsin Food Pantries
Rockwell Automation launches Clock Tower Farms at its Milwaukee HQ with Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin and Fork Farms, targeting 200,000 lbs of produce annually.
John Deere Made Two Precision Ag Acquisitions in Three Months
John Deere acquired Sentera in May 2025 and GUSS Automation in August 2025, adding aerial imagery and autonomous spray capability respectively.