U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved CarriCea T1, a breakthrough citrus rootstock that helps trees defend themselves against citrus greening disease, the bacterial infection that has destroyed more than 90 percent of Florida’s citrus production over the past two decades. The approval gives American growers a powerful new tool that fights disease at the source while reducing the need for conventional pesticide sprays.
Biotalys, an agricultural technology company developing protein-based biocontrols for sustainable crop protection, announced that its innovative biofungicide EVOCA™ has achieved state registration in Florida. This marks the first approval of an AGROBODY™ biocontrol by a U.S. state, underscoring a significant milestone for the company and the broader biocontrol sector.
Forty-two Iowa agriculture and food industry professionals will participate in the inaugural cohort of Cultivate 360 program hosted by America’s Cultivation Corridor. The new statewide industry education and professional development program is designed to deepen understanding of Iowa’s food and agriculture sector, polish leadership skills and expand professional networks.
Ecorobotix, the Swiss precision agriculture technology company, and Maya, the AI-powered operational intelligence platform for turf and land management, today announced that Maya will become part of the Ecorobotix Group. The combination brings together ultra-high precision spraying technology and the only 360-degree agronomic data platform purpose-built for professional turf, a hardware-agnostic intelligence layer that centralizes data from every source on a managed surface and turns it into decisions operators can act on. Together, this creates a bridge between precision application in the field and real-time, data-driven decision-making across turf and agricultural operations.
Triple Helix Institute for Agriculture, Climate, and Society (Triple Helix), a nonprofit dedicated to building cross-sector engagement and public understanding around agriculture technology (AgTech), has named Dr. Nick Dokoozlian as the recipient of its inaugural Triple Helix AgTech Leadership Prize.
GROWMARK, Inc. has unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) agent inside its myFS Agronomy app for the 2026 crop season. This first-of-its-kind innovation combines real‑time data analysis with decades of boots-on-the-ground expertise from its crop specialists. The new AI agent delivers faster, more precise agronomic insights, enabling GROWMARK’s FS members and their crop specialists to provide stronger, highly customized recommendations that help farmers optimize their decision-making processes and ultimately support farm profitability.
Kubota North America marked a significant expansion of its compact construction business recently with the groundbreaking of a new construction equipment test center in Salina, Kansas. The $30 million investment reinforces Kubota’s long-term commitment to designing, engineering, and validating compact construction equipment in North America for customers across the region.
CIBO Technologies, the leading independent data and analytics platform for agriculture, recently announced a three-year strategic partnership with global plant-based ingredient solutions provider Ingredion, to further advance regenerative agriculture across supply chains. This is CIBO’s fourth strategic partnership to be announced in 2026, demonstrating rapid expansion of the company’s climate-tech footprint within agriculture and food industries.
Registration is open now for the 2026 Water and Natural Resources Tour June 22-24. Join the Nebraska Water Center and Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District to experience the Republican Basin and get a first-hand look at water and natural resources in southwestern Nebraska. Registration will be open until May 22, 2026. A limited number of scholarships are available for students to attend the tour. This tour is sponsored by the Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District, Nebraska Water Center, the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute, HDR, Reinke, and the Water Futures Partnership.
