$ 66 million investment in crop protection technology Investment in Enko is to kick-start stalled R&D pipelines to develop novel, safer products for farmers.
AGCO launches 2020 Application Crop Tour AGCO enhances its crop tour with an application-focused study.
New precision ag platform predict insects pressure The new Arc farm intelligence platform uses predictive modeling based on real-time data.
New biofungicide to protect yields BioFun-1 to provide growers with a novel mode of action to address increasing fungicide resistance.
AgroScout gets $ 3 million for AI-based crop protection AgroScout closed a $ 3 million funding round for its AI-based solution for sustainable crop protection.
Farmers Edge and Nufarm Brasil announce partnership Farmers Edge and Nufarm will deliver data-driven crop management solutions tailored to Brazilian growers.
BASF provides growers with on-farm fungicide data The BASF RevX Fields program allowed growers to experience new fungicides in their own backyards.
BVT opens European office and Research Center The new location is to help Bee Vectoring Technologies expand into the European market.
Computer model shows how crop rotation combats pests A new computational model shows how different patterns of crop rotation can impact long-term yield.
BASF offers optimised crop protection strategy xarvio Healthy Fields by BASF is to offer farmers new possibilities in crop protection.
ADAMA and Taranis to offer crop protection solution ADAMA and Taranis will together offer farmers an end-to-end precision ag crop protection solution.
Aker gets funding for crop-scouting platform Aker Technologies received funding to advance its TrueCause autonomous crop-scouting platform.
CR-7 application via bee vectoring gets EPA approval Bee Vectoring Technologies has received U.S. EPA approval for its first active ingredient.
Signs inform public about drone crop protection BayWa has put up signs to inform hikers and cyclists about biological pest control using drones.
Agrix Tech helps African farmers tackle crop disease Agrix Tech, a startup in Cameroon, developed a platform that helps African farmers detect plant diseases.
BASF and Ontera collaborate on precision diagnostics Ontera and BASF release a crop health platform that analyses crops in less than 20 minutes.
Probiotics for tougher plants Canadian researchers combine modern tech with ancient organisms to find solutions to mycotoxin-producing fungus.
Syngenta seeds tuned to climate change Syngenta aims to provide farmers with new tools to combat climate change and changing consumer expectations.
Agribela Biodrop: bombing pests with parasitoids Agribela Biodrop uses small balls containing parasitoids that are dropped on fields using drones.
Bee-based disease prevention Fungi that can inoculate crops against disease can be applied using insects – bumble bees, to be specific.
3 new pesticide technologies set to help arable farmers New pesticide technologies might fill some of the gaps left by the loss of familiar agrochemical names.
Belgium explores use of spraying drones ILVO conducted explorative research for the first time with crop protection measurements by drones.
Weather data: The next holy grail? Capturing unaffectable variables in plant growth and quality is likely to get a lot easier.
Alliance to unlock potential of small farm A group of companies have formed an alliance to help smallholder farmers in the developing world.