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AgTech Digest

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 Do you struggle to stay up-to-date with the latest news from the world of AgTech? Every week join us for the latest stories from the world of CEA and Vertical Farming. Each episode provides you with your weekly dose of AgTech news, ensuring you stay up to date with latest news from this fast-paced and exciting industry. Subscribe and Follow AgTech Digest wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.Copyright 2026 AgTech Media Group Art Biological Sciences Cooking Food & Wine Politics & Government Science
Episodes
  • BTG Pactual TIG, Conservation International, Queensland Investment Corporation, BASF, Nutrien, Elite Agro Holding, LuLu Retail, eternal.ag, Grão Direto, Barchart, Halter, and Ever.Ag.

    BTG Pactual TIG, Conservation International, Queensland Investment Corporation, BASF, Nutrien, Elite Agro Holding, LuLu Retail, eternal.ag, Grão Direto, Barchart, Halter, and Ever.Ag.
    May 1 2026

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    Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring an analysis of 2025 precision ag funding that reveals a market split between late-stage winners and mid-stage pressure, BTG Pactual TIG's record $1.24 billion Latin American reforestation fund, Halter's world-first satellite-connected cattle collars, Ever.Ag's Everett agentic AI decision engine, and eternal.ag's upgradable autonomous greenhouse harvester. Let's get started!

    Here’s a Quick Snapshot of What’s Making Headlines:
    1. Analysis: Precision ag funding in 2025 reached $668M across 37 rounds — but just four late-stage deals captured 47% of all capital, squeezing mid-stage companies hardest
    2. Conservation: BTG Pactual TIG closes the world's largest Latin American reforestation fund at $1.24B, targeting 660,000 acres in Brazil's Cerrado, advised by Conservation International
    3. Government: Queensland Government launches $30M Sowing the Seeds of Farming Innovation Fund, managed with Queensland Investment Corporation to back commercially viable agricultural innovation
    4. Crop & Digital: BASF and Nutrien partner to connect xarvio digital tools with agronomic expertise, helping US farmers access low-carbon biofuel markets
    5. Supply Chain: Elite Agro Holding signs MOU with LuLu Retail for farm-to-retail fresh produce distribution across the GCC; Grão Direto and Barchart partner to distribute Brazil physical grain price data globally via Grainsights
    6. Livestock Tech: Halter launches world-first direct-to-satellite smart cattle collars, expanding US beef cattle market coverage by 2.5x to anywhere with sky visibility
    7. AI & CEA: Ever.Ag unveils Everett, an agentic AI decision engine for agricultural supply chains launching first for dairy processing; eternal.ag launches upgradable greenhouse trolley convertible to full autonomous harvester
    8. Events: Future Fit Asia (Singapore), Fiber Connect (Orlando), Transform Food Europe (Amsterdam), Greentech Amsterdam (Netherlands)

    Read The Full Summary On The Latest Issue Of IGROW NEWS

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    Presented by iGrowNews.com

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    Mentioned in this episode:

    2025 Precision Ag Report by iGrowNews

    2025 Precision Ag Report

    2025 Precision Ag Report by iGrowNews

    2025 Precision Ag Report
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    8 mins
  • Premier Tech, Inno-3B, Artechno, USDA, Palantir, Advanced Growing Resources, Pairwise, Ball Horticultural Company, Ridder, RED Horticulture, AgroPlantae, Kemin Industries, Grodan, Source.ag, Verdant Partners, Deere, AGCO, and CNH.

    Premier Tech, Inno-3B, Artechno, USDA, Palantir, Advanced Growing Resources, Pairwise, Ball Horticultural Company, Ridder, RED Horticulture, AgroPlantae, Kemin Industries, Grodan, Source.ag, Verdant Partners, Deere, AGCO, and CNH.
    Apr 23 2026

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    Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring Blake Croegaert of Verdant Partners on the AgTech M&A reset and why 2027 is the restart year, the USDA's $300 million Palantir partnership to modernize farm services, Oman's $240 million food security portfolio, Premier Tech's entry into controlled environment agriculture, and NASA and NSF-backed early crop diagnostics from Advanced Growing Resources. Let's get started!

    Here’s a Quick Snapshot of What’s Making Headlines:
    1. Interview: Blake Croegaert of Verdant Partners on the AgTech M&A reset — inflated valuations collapsed, OEM pullback, constrained exit channels, and why 2027 is the restart year
    2. Government: USDA signs $300M agreement with Palantir to modernize farm services and strengthen food security as a national security priority
    3. Food Security: Oman launches $240M food security investment portfolio across 11 agriculture and aquaculture projects through the Invest Oman platform
    4. CEA: Premier Tech enters the CEA market with Premier Tech Controlled Culture, backed by acquisitions of Inno-3B in Canada and Artechno in the Netherlands
    5. Crop Science: Advanced Growing Resources raises $2M from NASA and NSF for AI-satellite crop diagnostics a week earlier than lab methods; Pairwise partners with Ball Horticultural for gene editing across 40-plus ornamental species
    6. M&A: AgroPlantae to acquire Kemin Industries' Crop Technologies product portfolio including eight products; UK Government backs 50M pound agri-tech adoption push
    7. CEA Tech: Ridder partners with RED Horticulture to integrate greenhouse lighting and energy management via Horticultural Lighting Protocol; Grodan integrates GroSens root zone data with Source.ag software
    8. Events: Food and Beverage Pitch Lounge (April 29th), Future Fit Asia (Singapore), Fiber Connect (Orlando), Transform Food Europe (Amsterdam), Greentech Amsterdam

    Read The Full Summary On The Latest Issue Of IGROW NEWS

    Connect with Us!

    Be sure go subscribe to our other shows:

    Vertical Farming Podcast: https://verticalfarmingpodcast.com/

    Greenhouse Success Stories: https://greenhousesuccess.com/

    Presented by iGrowNews.com

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/igrownews

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    Mentioned in this episode:

    2025 Precision Ag Report by iGrowNews

    2025 Precision Ag Report

    2025 Precision Ag Report by iGrowNews

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    8 mins
  • Precision Agriculture Report 2025: Surprising Patent & Funding Trends

    Precision Agriculture Report 2025: Surprising Patent & Funding Trends
    Apr 20 2026
    📺 Watch on YouTube and SpotifyiGrow News - 2025 Precision Ag Intelligence Report - https://igrownews.com/precisionEpisode DescriptionWhat shook up the world of precision agriculture in 2025? In this exclusive deep dive, Harry Duran sits down with Sepehr Achard, fellow co-founder of iGrow News, to explore the striking trends and surprising signals from the just-released 2025 Precision Ag Intelligence Report. From the surging impact of AI on product development—and the sudden vulnerability of software-only companies—to unexpected M&A moves like food giants buying robotics startups and why a drop in patent filings could predict a seismic shift, this episode connects the industry’s hidden dots.Discover why $600 million in funding might no longer guarantee success, the mysterious surge of patents out of China (but almost none granted), and which countries are quietly emerging as ag innovation hubs. The guests grapple with the future of metrics like "compute cost per acre," the looming prospect of AI-taxation, and whether distribution—rather than technology—could become the true differentiator.And in a world rocked by global tensions, could fertilizer shocks and input price spikes trigger the next wave of ag innovation—or stall it in its tracks? Don't miss this detailed yet fast-paced conversation pulling back the curtain on where precision ag is heading next.Ready for the data points no newswire is covering? Press play.5 Key TakeawaysIn a rapidly evolving AgTech landscape, strategic awareness and rapid adaptation are critical for survival and growth. Take charge of your future with these decisive actions:Monitor patent activity and social signals of key industry players to anticipate strategic moves and market shifts.Diversify beyond pure software solutions—build or partner for hardware, own unique data, and prioritize distribution networks for defensible growth.Prepare for increased M&A activity by strengthening your customer base, technology differentiation, and profitability to become acquisition-ready.Rethink KPIs for the AI era by tracking new metrics like compute cost per acre and token usage to measure operational efficiency.Keep a pulse on global events, such as geopolitical conflict and supply chain volatility, to anticipate their cascading impact on AgTech investments and strategic decisions.Act now—evaluate your business model, data, and partnerships with these insights to stay ahead in precision agriculture.Memorable Quotes"It's not a differentiator anymore to have fancy technology or AI you can create; the real differentiators are controlling the data, owning the hardware, and—most importantly—having the distribution.""The cost of developing new products is dramatically decreasing, but the cost of introducing these products to market is increasing; developing technology alone doesn't mean much anymore because it can be replicated quickly and cheaply.""China has a patent creation engine driven by universities, but once you look at actual granted patents and real technology, there are overlooked hubs like Korea, Japan, India, Israel, the Netherlands, and the U.S. producing innovations that are truly patentable and impactful."Resources MentionedTaylor Farms - https://www.taylorfarms.com/FarmWise (Autonomous Weeding Business) - https://www.farmwise.io/Climate Corporation - https://climate.com/John Deere - https://www.deere.com/Massey Ferguson - https://www.masseyferguson.com/CNH Industrial - https://www.cnh.com/Starlink (integrated by CNH Industrial) - https://www.starlink.com/Arable - https://www.arable.com/Google Cloud - https://cloud.google.com/Amazon Web Services (AWS) - https://aws.amazon.com/Yamaha Agriculture - https://global.yamaha-motor.com/business/precision_ag/Caterpillar - https://www.caterpillar.com/Monarch Tractor - https://monarchtractor.com/Connect with Us!Be sure go subscribe to our other shows:Vertical Farming Podcast: https://verticalfarmingpodcast.com/Greenhouse Success Stories: https://greenhousesuccess.com/Presented by iGrowNews.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/igrownews🎙️🎙️🎙️Discover the best podcast services in the world at The Podosphere: https://www.thepodosphere.com/
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    38 mins
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