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VIXERAN® enables farmers to optimize nitrogen fertilizer use and transition to more sustainable on-farm practices Syngenta Crop Protection and Ceres Biotics have announced a new agreement to increase farmers’ access to VIXERAN®, a biological fertilizer that optimizes nitrogen fertilizer use. Vixeran® is an innovative biostimulant derived from Azotobacter salinestis strain CECT9690, a microbe that can inhabit interior tissues of plants and cause no disease. Multiple modes of action allow the biostimulant to efficiently access nitrogen from the environment through the leaves and roots of the plant. VIXERAN® is designed to complement traditional nitrogen fertilizers. While nitrogen – essential to critical…

GRDC $3.5 million Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Plant Health Australia would help to further bolster biosecurity for the grains industry nationally A variety of proactive steps are being taken to protect Australian grain growers against the threat of exotic plant pests, including realistic biosecurity simulation exercises, the development of a national biosecurity guide and the appointment of a biosecurity coordinator. A $3.5 million Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and Plant Health Australia (PHA) to strengthen the Grains Industry Biosecurity Plan 2023–28. The additional investment will support the implementation of the…

DatoDurian pioneers Malaysia’s farms with First Tokenization of Durian Farm DatoDurian, Malaysia’s first live agriculture tokenization project, proudly announces the completion of its private sale, selling 100% of the initial round. This milestone, achieved ahead of schedule, solidifies DatoDurian’s position as the pioneer in blending agriculture and blockchain technology to revolutionize Malaysia’s premium durian industry. A private launch event was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to celebrate the launch of DatoDurian. Mantra Chain, a purpose-built RWA Layer 1 Blockchain capable of complying with real world regulatory requirements, will be used by DatoDurian for its public round in the coming weeks.…

Data-Driven solution designed for greenhouses and farm operations IoCrops, a South Korea-based company, has developed cutting-edge technology to remotely operate greenhouses to optimize labor costs and maximize greenhouse profits. The ioCrops technology transforms conventional farming. Using data and AI, IoCrops enables crop production to be more stable, and our technology enables growers to have experience previously unattainable. This technology enables autonomous greenhouses to be more accessible. Reducing operational costs in greenhouses is a universal goal for all growers. Labor typically represents the largest expense in greenhouse operations, and its efficient management directly impacts profitability. While dramatically reducing labor costs isn’t…

Farmfront and BF Group share an ambition to build partnerships and create new and highly efficient farmland across fifteen countries and 150,000 hectares by 2027 Farmfront Group, a leading global platform of irrigation providers backed by global investment firm Carlyle, it has signed a strategic commercial partnership and supply agreement with BF International Best Fields Best Foods Limited (“BFI”), a company of BF S.p.A. group (“BF Group”) to provide irrigation solutions to its subsidiary, BFI. The agreement is intended to support BF Group’s international expansion plans and support agro-industrial development in developing economies. Farmfront has invested €10 million for a…

A new generation of seed treatments for maize, cereals, brassicas, and pasture seeds to reduce nitrogen losses and environmental impact while maintaining yields Hodder and Taylors Ltd (H&T), a seed company based in New Zealand, and BioConsortia, Inc., a California based leader in agricultural technology, has entered into a commercial agreement to enhance crop productivity and reduce agriculture’s environmental impact with advanced microbes. Combining cutting-edge discovery and advanced gene-editing capabilities, BioConsortia’s platform represents a breakthrough in microbial seed and fertiliser treatments. The collaboration between BioConsortia and H&T marks a significant step forward in sustainable agriculture, providing New Zealand farmers with…

To build climate resilience while increasing crop productivity for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Gates Agricultural Innovations (Gates Ag One) and Corteva, Inc. a global agriculture technology company, have embarked into a new collaboration to accelerate agricultural innovations in support of global food security. Leveraging Corteva’s global leadership in agricultural innovation along with Gates Ag One’s mission to accelerate the most promising agricultural innovations into the hands of smallholder farmers, the collaboration aims to lead the development of novel seed technologies, to boost sustainable crop productivity while building climate resilience. Crop yields in sub-Saharan Africa, for instance,…

Supply agreement enables a refreshed Massey Ferguson utility tractor range AGCO Corporation, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, and SDF, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of tractors, harvesters, electric self-driving tractors and diesel engines, have signed a supply agreement that will offer farmers a streamlined low-mid range horsepower tractor portfolio for AGCO’s leading Massey Ferguson brand. Beginning mid-year 2025, tractor specialist SDF will produce proprietary tractors with up to 85 horsepower for most global markets.  “AGCO and Massey Ferguson’s Farmer-First approach is centered on creating a consistently exceptional experience…

Combining an integral dripline with a built-in outlet, the Hybrid Dripline delivers unmatched irrigation performance and efficiency Orbia Advance Corporation’s S.A.B. de C.V. Precision Agriculture business Netafim, the global leader in precision irrigation technology, announced the launch of its patented Hybrid Dripline system, the world’s first and only integral dripline with a built-in outlet. This proprietary technology brings together the benefits of integral and on-line dripper systems into a unified leak-free, clog-resistant and labor-saving solution for growers around the globe. Orbia Netafim’s Hybrid Dripline system simplifies irrigation operations with a pre-assembled outlet that eliminates some of the most labor-intensive tasks of…

Victor Cheng, Chief Executive Officer, Delta Electronics (Thailand) PCL Singapore’s National Parks Board (NParks) launched the 100k Corals Initiative in December 2024 with the aim of planting 100,000 corals in Singapore’s waters over the next 10 years. NParks will create a coral culture facility on St John’s Island so that corals can be cultivated and transplanted into the marine environment to restore degraded reefs or establish new coral communities. This programme will also scale up NParks’ existing coral restoration efforts to improve the resilience of coral communities and reefs, making it the most extensive coral restoration effort in Singapore to…