Farm Foundation, in partnership with The Mosaic Company Foundation for Sustainable Food Systems and the PepsiCo Foundation, proudly announces the launch of FarmPath, a national program designed to create a more resilient, diversified, and innovative farming community by strengthening rural economies, supporting food security, and promoting a flourishing future for American agriculture.
Rob-See-Co is proud to announce the addition of Ben Ford as Chief Technology Officer. In this new role, Ford will lead the company’s Product Team, overseeing product management for corn, soybeans, alfalfa, and sorghum and guide advancements in product development, allocation strategy, pricing, technical product marketing, and supply planning.
Thunderstruck Ag, a global leader in farmer-first innovation, announced that its Razors Edge Concaves have been named to TIME’s List of the Best Inventions of 2025, which spotlights 300 groundbreaking innovations changing the way we live, work, and thrive. The recognition underscores Thunderstruck’s commitment to delivering real-world solutions that make farming more efficient, sustainable, and profitable.
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) has announced the final selection of fourteen Rising Stars as part of the 2025 Rising Stars Award Program, sponsored by Atticus. As part of this initiative, Atticus has also launched the Fan Favorite Video Contest to help highlight this year’s honorees. The Rising Stars Program provides ARA member companies with a valuable opportunity to recognize employees for their contributions to the industry. Selected individuals will be honored in front of hundreds of agricultural professionals at the annual ARA Conference & Expo, while also gaining opportunities to develop their leadership skills.
With this year’s Consider Corn Challenge, the National Corn Growers Association shined a spotlight on new innovations, while also incentivizing new research. This podcast features Curtis Firestone, the co-founder and CEO of Aerterra, an air filter manufacturer that sources its household and commercial products from corn that we grow in our fields. The filters are eco-friendly, and can be used interchangeably with the petroleum-based versions that are standard in homes and businesses. The episode also includes Chad Epler, a farmer from southeast Kansas who serves as the chair of the NCGA action team dedicated research and new uses for corn.
As the world prepares for COP30 in Brazil next month, agriculture is increasingly emerging as a crucial frontier in the global fight against climate change. Agriculture contributes 22 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). As part of Syngenta’s Sustainability Priorities, launched in 2024, the company aims to enable regenerative agriculture across millions of hectares of land across the globe.
