News and Analysis on Global Ag Innovation, Investment and Sustainability
The UK government’s new £20 million farm automation and robotics competition has been welcomed by agtech innovators, who say public funding plays a vital role in moving technologies from prototype to commercial deployment. But companies also stress that...
Foodtech accelerator Eatable Adventures is looking beyond the food sector for the next wave of agrifood innovation, launching a new equity-free programme aimed at helping start-ups apply technologies from industries such as healthcare, aerospace and...
CNH Industrial sees little sign of a near-term recovery in agricultural equipment demand, but says dealer inventories are improving and investments in precision technology are laying the foundations for stronger profitability when the cycle turns
Sector leaders have called for urgent action from government, retailers and growers to unlock the growth potential of UK horticulture, warning that businesses are struggling to invest amid uncertainty over seasonal labour, energy costs, water...
John Deere’s tech innovation — from automation to connectivity to a forthcoming ethanol engine — find a home in Brazil
Israeli agtech start-up Nanovel has secured a €2.5 million European Innovation Council grant to advance autonomous citrus-harvesting robots. But beyond the funding announcement lies a bigger question for the agricultural robotics industry: can AI-powered...
John Deere’s largest air cart provides enhanced seeding capacity and precision agriculture capabilities, designed to make large ag producers more efficient
Bayer’s venture arm has led an oversubscribed Series B round in autonomous retrofit specialist Sabanto, betting that lower-cost autonomy could help farmers tackle labour shortages, improve profitability and advance regenerative farming goals without...
Agri-tech companies looking to crack the US market need to rethink how they approach investors, according to speakers at a recent San Francisco event
Switzerland is directing a larger share of its venture capital into deep tech than any other country globally, with around 63% of funding flowing to science-driven start-ups, according to the newly released Swiss Deep Tech Report 2026
Breedr and Biotangents will test their technologies in one of the world’s most demanding farming environments, using New Zealand as a launchpad for international growth
John Deere reveals updates to its model year 2027 8 Series tractors, two weeks after sharing updates to its 6 Series line
PepsiCo and Compeer Financial are working together to help farmers access strip-tilling equipment, improving soil conservation and farming margins
With its first on-farm pilot, Sixteen44 aims to prove its “world-first” ability to destroy diffuse methane emissions from cattle – without touching the animal – at scale
Reservoir incentivizes new members to join its agtech innovation community with a new free tier, while start-ups navigate a challenging capital environment
Data from BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions shows capital lock-up is a major constraint on farm growth, while rapid technological change raises fears that today’s equipment may not deliver long-term returns
A new $10m R&D Technology Centre in Spain’s Almería region places Syngenta at the heart of the world’s most intensive greenhouse cluster, aiming to halve breeding timelines and stay ahead of a pathogen landscape that is evolving at unprecedented speed
The OEM giant re-affirmed its position that 2026 will be the bottom of the market cycle but anticipates more challenges in its Americas business
While peers like Plenty, Bowery Farming and AppHarvest faltered under the weight of high costs and over-expansion, US-based Oishii is betting on crop differentiation, disciplined scaling and robotics-led efficiency to carve out a more sustainable path...
Impact investor Pymwymic has invested in Norwegian agtech firm Dimensions Agri Technologies, betting that its AI‑driven precision spraying system can deliver immediate reductions in chemical use – and prove that profitability and sustainability can go...
Farmers are holding off buying large ag equipment but are increasingly finding value in tech offerings
Digital tools are creeping into Europe’s vineyards, but real transformation in wine is being held back by culture, connectivity and long investment cycles. According to the WineWayLab organiser Timofey Golovin, the sector risks mistaking optimisation for...
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John Deere’s precision ag technology See & Spray is providing the foundation for other digital farming tools, like the forthcoming See & Scout feature
From trust and risk to interoperability and empathy, panellists on AgTechNavigator’s global webinar unpack the barriers to agtech adoption – and why the solution is less about technology and more about systems
John Deere is providing multiple points of entry to its precision agriculture tools
With £3 million in new funding secured, UK-based Fieldwork Robotics says it is entering the most critical phase in its development: moving autonomous raspberry harvesting out of controlled trials and into growers’ core operations, where cost, uptime and...
As UK farming faces its sharpest cost squeeze since early 2022, Andersons’ latest agflation data suggests the agtech sector is entering a harder, more forensic phase – where resilience tools become infrastructure rather than innovation, but where...
The U.S. government is supporting agriculture technology with a program to test products and services with the goal of de-risking farmer adoption of agtech
Swiss precision‑ag specialist Ecorobotix will assemble its flagship ARA sprayer in Kansas as part of a $50 million expansion, creating 80 jobs and accelerating the rollout of plant‑level crop protection technology tailored for the demands of US specialty...
New analysis reveals systemic overestimation of digital farming adoption and warns adoption hinges on technology that easily fits into modern cropping systems with a “well presented and consistent” ROI for farm operations
ADM and AGCO top a busy month of people news, which also included announcements from Carbon Robotics and AGI
World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit San Francisco 2026
Tanimura & Antle’s tech stack includes everything from laser weeders to digital platforms to drip irrigation
World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit San Francisco 2026
Reservoir Farms is bringing the agtech start-up community together in Salinas, California — creating the future of farming in the process
World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit San Francisco 2026
AgTechNavigator Editors Ryan Daily and Oliver Morrison unpack the top takeaways from the 2026 edition of the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in San Francisco
With many farmers postponing equipment purchases and manufacturers cutting production, Kubota’s €6.5 million investment in Kilter shows where equipment makers still see near-term value: autonomy that reduces labour risk, slashes chemical use and offers a...
Agtech start-up AgriPass is gaining commercial traction with its weeding robot, with $1 million in projected revenues for 2026
U.S. farmers face mounting financial pressures, which is impacting ag machinery spending and expansion plans
Agri‑tech innovation is often synonymous with automation, robotics, AI and gene‑edited crops. But for many farming communities around the world, transformative technology looks very different. Sometimes it’s not an algorithm or a sensor, but a tool...
New UK Agri-Tech Centre CEO Steve McLean says the industry is entering a defining period that demands bigger thinking, harder commercial focus, and technologies proven on real farms, not just in labs
AGCO signaled that the worst might be behind the ag machinery market, as the original equipment manufacturer is tapping into opportunities in precision ag and South America
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As ag equipment becomes more advanced, the skills gap in rural regions is widening. Questr believes training local technicians, not new tools, will unlock the next wave of agtech adoption
New national guidelines position Hungary at the forefront of drone‑based biocontrol regulation, opening the door for next‑generation pest‑management solutions
Rabobank warns Europe’s machinery industry faces a decisive decade, requiring sharper tech choices, new market priorities and a stronger global mindset
Has the North American ag machinery market moved past peak tariff uncertainty?
Valley Irrigation is set to release a center pivot with precision irrigation capabilities that is designed for smaller and irregularly shaped fields
The UK-based ag machinery supplier closed its fiscal year 2025 with a down quarter due to slumping North American sales, amid macro factors like tariffs and ag economy challenges
Africa’s agri-food transformation hinges less on discovering new technologies and more on governing, integrating, adapting and scaling the ones already available
Pinstone Pulse report finds 92% of farmers feel unrecognised for on‑farm sustainability progress – deepening a disconnect already flagged in last year’s Barclays‑commissioned analysis
As UK regulators sharpen their focus on virtual fencing, Norwegian firm Nofence says evidence‑based evaluation will show the technology supports – not compromises – animal welfare. The company has also passed major commercial milestones, including...
DEFRA and Innovate UK target methane‑cutting feed, climate‑smart crops, biochar fertilisers and advanced waste-to-energy solutions across 15 projects