Category: News
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Lisa Nunez Safarian Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Inari, Ushering in a New Era of Agricultural Innovation
In a major leadership announcement that underscores the accelerating momentum of agri-biotech innovation, Inari — a trailblazer in seed design and sustainable agriculture — has named Lisa Nunez Safarian as its new Chief Executive Officer. With decades of experience leading global agricultural enterprises and championing technology-driven growth, Safarian’s appointment signals a defining moment for the…
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Ascribe Bio Closes $12 Million Series A Financing to Advance Next-Generation Natural Crop Protection Co-Led by Acre Venture Partners and Corteva
ITHACA, N.Y. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Ascribe Bio (“Ascribe”), an innovator in natural crop protection, today announced the closing of an oversubscribed $12 million Series A financing round, co-led by Corteva, through its Corteva Catalyst platform, and Acre Venture Partners. The financing also included participation from new and existing investors including Syngenta Group Ventures, Trailhead…
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HGS BioScience Acquires NutriAg Ltd.
HGS BioScience, a leading U.S.-based provider of humic and fulvic products backed by Paine Schwartz Partners, has announced the acquisition of Toronto-based NutriAg Ltd., a pioneer in bionutritional technologies. This strategic move marks a major expansion of HGS’s footprint in the biostimulant and bionutritional market, combining two innovation-driven companies to create one of North America’s…
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Rovensa Next Appoints Victor Sonzogno As New Head Of Brazil To Drive Strategic Growth And Market Leadership
Rovensa Next, a global leader in biosolutions, has appointed Victor Sonzogno as its new Head of Brazil, reinforcing its growth ambitions and leadership in the region. With over 22 years of experience in the biologicals sector and strategic consulting, Sonzogno has led major agribusiness operations across Latin America, including over a decade at Syngenta Biologicals…
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Midwestern BioAg Enters a New Era of Growth and Partnership
Midwestern BioAg (MBA), a pioneer in biological and regenerative agriculture, is entering a new era focused on strengthening its core technologies, empowering trusted partners, and ensuring growers across the Midwest and High Plains have access to the agronomy tools and expertise they need to thrive. As part of this transition, operations at MBA’s former Kinde,…
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Revolutionising Termite Detection: Groupe Berkem Launches NOVATERM® with Artificial Intelligence
Blanquefort (France), October 6, 2025 – Building on its long-standing expertise in termite control, Groupe Berkem is bringing artificial intelligence to pest management professionals with NOVATERM®. This patented connected bait enables remote detection of subterranean termite colonies. “The NOVATERM® project required significant investment and represented a genuine challenge, which our teams successfully overcame. At Groupe…
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Ecorobotix Secures $150M to Accelerate AIPowered Plant-by-Plant™ Care, Unveiling New Innovation at Agritechnica
Ecorobotix, based in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, has raised $150 million across Series C ($45m, 2024) and Series D ($105m, 2025) to accelerate its AI-powered Plant-by-Plant™ ultra-high-precision spraying, which can cut crop-protection use by up to 95% while maintaining efficacy. Backed by new investors Highland Europe, ECBF, and McWin Capital Partners, the company will showcase its latest…
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Amoéba accelerates the development of Axpera: Very convincing results observed by winegrowers; An approval schedule in line with the market launch in 2026.
Amoéba, an industrial greentech company specialized in the development of natural microbiological solutions, announces that it will present to the agricultural press on 28th October 2025 the positive results of its wine-growing trials in France and Europe. Very convincing results observed by winegrowers Under the 120-day emergency marketing authorisation granted by the French authorities in…
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Indigo Ag Introduces biotrinsic® Nemora FP™
Farmers have a new weapon against soybean cyst nematode (SCN): biotrinsic® Nemora FP™, an EPA-registered soybean bionematicide seed treatment from Indigo Ag, Inc. Available for Spring planting, the product employs anti-hatch technology to help manage nematode pressure while maintaining strong yield potential, and it does so without phytotoxicity or halo effects that can appear with…
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Ecorobotix opens the door to Ultra-High Precision (UHP) treatment in vegetable farming, a world first
PASCO, Wash. (AgPR) Oct. 6, 2025 – Ecorobotix has reached a new milestone with the launch of its 2026 crop algorithms. For the first time, an Ultra-High Precision (UHP) sprayer enables non-selective herbicides to be used in vegetable farming — a breakthrough that transforms weeding practices by reducing manual labor, increasing profitability, and providing a…