New Technology In Agriculture

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New Technology In Agriculture

New Technology in Agriculture News brings you the latest innovations and advancements transforming modern farming.

From AI-driven precision agriculture and robotics to IoT sensors, drones, and blockchain for supply chain transparency, this category covers the cutting-edge technologies enhancing efficiency, productivity, and sustainability in agriculture.

Discover how smart farming tools, data analytics, and automation are helping farmers optimize resources, reduce waste, and respond to challenges like climate change and labor shortages. Stay informed on the tech trends and solutions reshaping agriculture for a resilient and sustainable future.

Cytora, a digital risk processing platform, has partnered with Treefera to integrate plot-level agricultural and nature-based asset data into Cytora's insurance underwriting workflows.

Treefera Launches Field-Level Risk Intelligence Products for Seed Companies and Ag Lenders

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 strengthening El Niño reshapes growing

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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 strategy, reflecting a long-term commitment to serving American growers through local leadership, distribution, service and customer support.

Rometron Launches WEED-IT USA, Names Doug Daws General Manager

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 strategy, reflecting a long-term commitment

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Onza Corp has introduced FreshSure™, which the company describes as the world's first commercially available crystallized ozone sachet

Onza Corp Launches FreshSure, a Solid Ozone Technology for Food Safety

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, stable, scalable and deployable across

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The Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology (WGCIT) has selected Sami Robotics, a startup developing a multifunctional robotic platform for a range of field tasks, to receive its first WGCIT-sponsored residency slot at Reservoir Farms. The startup's initial focus will be on harvesting. The residency will let Sami Robotics refine and test its technology alongside growers in real-world conditions at Reservoir's Salinas, California location.

Sami Robotics Wins First WGCIT-Sponsored Residency at Reservoir Farms

The Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology (WGCIT) has selected Sami Robotics, a startup developing a multifunctional robotic platform for a range of field tasks, to receive its first WGCIT-sponsored residency slot at Reservoir Farms. The startup's initial focus will be on harvesting. The residency will let Sami Robotics refine and test its technology

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Nanovel, a precision AgTech startup developing autonomous, AI-powered robots for harvesting in dense-canopy citrus orchards, has announced it was awarded a competitive €2.5 million grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator program. The award also includes eligibility for an equity investment of up to €4.3 million, intended to anchor a planned funding round of approximately €8 million. Nanovel said the award reflects the EIC's assessment of its technological edge, the commercial viability of its product, and its execution capabilities.

Nanovel Secures €2.5 Million EIC Accelerator Grant for Autonomous Citrus Harvesting Robots

Nanovel, a precision AgTech startup developing autonomous, AI-powered robots for harvesting in dense-canopy citrus orchards, has announced it was awarded a competitive €2.5 million grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator program. The award also includes eligibility for an equity investment of up to €4.3 million, intended to anchor a planned funding round of

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McCain Foods launched a grower pilot program, supported by Ceres AI, to improve field-level visibility and decision-making.

McCain Foods Launches Grower Pilot Program Supported by Ceres AI

McCain Foods has announced the launch of a new grower pilot program, supported by Ceres AI, focused on improving field-level visibility, decision-making and coordination across its North American potato supply. The program is designed to give McCain teams and growers a shared, consistent view of crop performance throughout the season, using data-driven insights intended to

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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 in the cab.

Sabanto Raises Oversubscribed Series B Led by Leaps by Bayer to Scale Autonomous Farming Technology

Sabanto, which describes itself as a leader in autonomous retrofit technology for agriculture, has announced an oversubscribed Series B funding round led by Leaps by Bayer, with participation from Sustainable Forward Capital, InnoVenture Iowa, Fulcrum Global Capital, DCVC and Yara. The round is intended to accelerate adoption of Sabanto's autonomous technology, expand its customer base

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Cropin secured a €700,000 strategic contract from EIT Food to deploy its new AI-powered initiative: FIRST Potato.

Cropin Launches OrbitAI, an Agentic AI Platform for Food and Agriculture

Cropin has announced OrbitAI, an agentic AI platform built on Google's AI infrastructure that the company says brings autonomous decision-making to global food systems. Cropin describes OrbitAI as trained on the complex, real-world interactions between crops, climate, weather, soil, geography, agronomic practices and global supply chains, rather than generic internet data.

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Topcon Positioning Systems has entered into a commercial agreement with Xona to obtain early-adopter access to Pulsar.

Topcon Agriculture Releases Report on Precision Ag Adoption in Brazil

Topcon Agriculture has released a new report examining the barriers and opportunities in the adoption of precision agriculture technology in Brazil. The report, titled "From barriers to progress: Accelerating the adoption of technology by Brazilian farmers," draws on input from agricultural research scientists, farmers and industry studies to outline how wider technology adoption can help

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GreenValley International (GVI) has entered a strategic agreement with Topcon Positioning Systems to collaborate on technologies for surveying, mapping, construction, forestry and other spatial intelligence applications. Under the agreement, the companies plan to develop integrated hardware and software solutions for handheld, aerial and mobile LiDAR data collection and processing workflows, with further development planned in robotic systems, autonomous monitoring solutions and real-time cloud-based data processing and transfer.

GreenValley International Partners with Topcon on Spatial Intelligence Technologies

GreenValley International (GVI) has entered a strategic agreement with Topcon Positioning Systems to collaborate on technologies for surveying, mapping, construction, forestry and other spatial intelligence applications. Under the agreement, the companies plan to develop integrated hardware and software solutions for handheld, aerial and mobile LiDAR data collection and processing workflows, with further development planned in

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