The University of Warwick is leading a €6 million EU Horizon project called PhytoPRISM, bringing together 15 research institutions and stakeholders across eight countries to build Europe's first integrated platform for coordinating responses to transboundary agricultural and forest pest threats.
Farm Credit Canada has launched a $1 billion Agri-Food Project Financing Fund, a dedicated vehicle aimed at accelerating agri-food infrastructure development across the country. The fund is part of the Canadian government's National Food Security Strategy and responds directly to a well-documented structural weakness in the sector: most of Canada's
Agricultural AI company Farmwave has named Michael K. Stern as Advisor and Member of its Board of Directors. Stern, who previously served as CEO of The Climate Corporation and Head of Digital Farming at Bayer Crop Science, joins the company as it prepares to expand its Precision Harvest System into
Circularity Fuels has announced the completion of what it describes as the world's first end-to-end conversion of raw agricultural biogas into sustainable aviation fuel. The six-month pilot drew biogas directly from the manure digester of a California dairy farm, processing it without pre-treatment through an integrated system developed entirely by
Europe AgTech investment is leading at the early-stage level in 2026. Germany hit 10 stories from zero. Here's why the shift is structural, not cyclical.
AeroFarms, the US indoor vertical farming company, has announced its acquisition by an affiliate of Palm Ventures, a family investment office with offices in Austin and Greenwich and a 30-year track record of backing mission-driven businesses. The transaction was completed in April 2026. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Farm Supply Company and Grange Cooperative Supply Association (Grange Co-op) have announced that both Boards have approved a proposed Agreement and Plan of Merger, bringing together two long-established agricultural cooperatives serving farmers, ranchers, and rural communities across California and Oregon. The Farm Supply Company Board of Directors voted unanimously to
Key Takeaways Solis Capital has launched a dedicated carbon stream financing vehicle focused on high-integrity voluntary carbon market projects, with an initial geographic emphasis on Central Asia. The vehicle provides […]
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced the launch of Canada’s first National Food Security Strategy, a $3 billion-plus, ten-year programme designed to reduce the country’s reliance on foreign food suppliers, improve grocery affordability, and expand domestic food production. The announcement, framed against the backdrop of global trade disruptions, conflict,
CNH (NYSE: CNH) has inaugurated two major new facilities at its San Matteo R&D hub in Modena, Italy: an advanced virtual simulation ecosystem and an AutoStore automated logistics warehouse. The combined €21 million investment is designed to compress agricultural equipment development cycles through digital simulation while accelerating parts fulfilment through