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4 trends reshaping agtech: How start-ups, investors, companies are navigating a tough year

4 trends reshaping agtech: How start-ups, investors, companies are navigating a tough year

24-Mar-2026

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Leaps by Bayer’s PJ Amini pushes back after critics say new Playbook alienates early‑stage innovators

Leaps by Bayer’s PJ Amini pushes back after critics say new Playbook alienates early‑stage innovators

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Bordeaux estate becomes first vineyard to be operationally monitored by hyperspectral satellites

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‘Things are not good,’ Rabobank analyst gives the U.S. ag economy a pulse check

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What’s next for sustainability in the European agri-food system?

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DSM‑Firmenich’s €2.2bn ANH exit underscores ‘barbell’ reality in animal health investment

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February recap: Top 10 innovation, startups, industry trend stories

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AI for all: South Korea unveils national plan to democratise AI access down to every farmer

AI for all: South Korea unveils national plan to democratise AI access down to every farmer

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Supply-chain shocks and flat investment puts agtech at a crossroads

Supply-chain shocks and flat investment puts agtech at a crossroads

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Syngenta takes the quantum leap to develop next-gen crop protection products

Syngenta takes the quantum leap to develop next-gen crop protection products

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4 trends reshaping agtech: How start-ups, investors, companies are navigating a tough year

4 trends reshaping agtech: How start-ups, investors, companies are navigating a tough year

24-Mar-2026By Ryan Daily and Oliver Morrison

Rainbow Crops: The VIB spin‑off using genome editing and AI to reinvent crop breeding

Rainbow Crops: The VIB spin‑off using genome editing and AI to reinvent crop breeding

19-Mar-2026By Harry Holmes

Managing commodity volatility: Helios AI expands insights platform to help buyers

Managing commodity volatility: Helios AI expands insights platform to help buyers

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AI spraying start-up AgZen closes $10m Series B round with Syngenta’s support

AI spraying start-up AgZen closes $10m Series B round with Syngenta’s support

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Halter raises NZD $377m to drive global expansion as virtual fencing demand surges

Halter raises NZD $377m to drive global expansion as virtual fencing demand surges

24-Mar-2026By Oliver Morrison

Xinomavro Ventures wants to drag the wine industry into the digital age

Xinomavro Ventures wants to drag the wine industry into the digital age

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Living Models emerges from stealth with $7m to build AI ‘foundation models’ for plant genomics

Living Models emerges from stealth with $7m to build AI ‘foundation models’ for plant genomics

17-Mar-2026By Oliver Morrison

Leaps by Bayer’s PJ Amini pushes back after critics say new Playbook alienates early‑stage innovators

Leaps by Bayer’s PJ Amini pushes back after critics say new Playbook alienates early‑stage innovators

13-Mar-2026By Oliver Morrison

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