How PepsiCo’s regen ag strategy is taking root on this Iowa farm
Creating a sustainable agirfood system requires collaboration across the supply chain — from the rural farmer all the way up to largest CPG companies
Archives for September 24, 2026
Beyond the hype: Agtech gets back to fundamentals
Gene editing, biologicals and AI generated excitement at World Agri-Tech in London. But the bigger message was decidedly pragmatic: the industry has plenty of innovation, now it needs the regulation, finance and distribution models to get it onto farms
‘Affordability is better,’ Commodity prices to provide relief from rising input costs, Rabobank analyst
Farmer balance sheets are receiving a shot in the arm due to higher corn and soybean prices, providing some relief in purchasing inputs for 2027, though margins remain tight
Tesco’s £20m Bramble bet puts ‘food as health’ thesis to the test
Tesco has become the anchor investor in Henry Dimbleby’s £100m Bramble food innovation fund, signalling growing retailer confidence that healthier, more sustainable food represents a commercial opportunity. But while booming demand for GLP-1 drugs...
‘Creating eighth sea’: Japan’s ARK secures over $8m in Series A funding to expand RAS tech to UAE, Indonesia
A Japanese land-based aquaculture startup, ARK, has raised JPY1.3bn (US$8.23m) in a Series A round to fund its expansion plans to the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia
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‘Strongest evidence’: Vietnam’s million-hectare rice programme proves regen ag can pay farmers – IRRI chief
Vietnam’s flagship low-emission rice initiative is one of the strongest examples that regenerative agriculture can boost farmer incomes while reducing environmental impacts, says the director general of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)