USDA is now accepting project proposals for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). Up to $310 million will be invested to expand producer conservation activities across the nation.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon hosted several land-grant university leaders at USDA for a roundtable discussion and announced the opening of the FY2026 funding opportunity for the Research Facilities Act program. President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts provided $125 million annually for the Research Facilities Act program and this historic investment will help address decades of deferred maintenance and accelerate modernization of agricultural research facilities across the country. The deadline for applications is July 17, 2026. For more information, visit nifa.usda.gov or email RFAP@usda.gov.
The Corn Refiners Association (CRA) announced that, collectively, U.S. corn refiners have supported the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices on more than 8.5 million acres of farmland across North America, an area equivalent to more than 10 million football fields.
Flagship Pioneering has announced the formation of Terion™, a new agricultural technology company created through the combination of CIBO Technologies and Indigo Ag’s Source business. Terion’s mission is to become the leading independent, trusted digital infrastructure layer for agriculture, connecting on-farm activity to enterprise sustainability, compliance, financing, and market outcomes through science, data, and artificial intelligence. Sunand Menon, Executive Chairman and CEO of CIBO Technologies and Operating Partner at Flagship Pioneering, will become Terion’s CEO.
Intelinair has launched the AGMRI AI Agent, an AI capability inside the AGMRI platform that lets agronomic advisors and growers ask questions and receive field-level answers in seconds. Now live, the AGMRI AI Agent is built on the agronomic data already in AGMRI: multi-source imagery, soil characteristics, weather, input applications, field boundaries, and historical yield outcomes.
The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) welcomed the European Parliament’s adoption of the European Union’s regulation on plants produced by New Genomic Techniques (NGTs). The vote, taken at second reading, completes the EU legislative process and clears the way for the implementation process to start.
Syngenta has signed a memorandum of understanding to be a strategic partner in India’s first open-data agricultural ecosystem Annam.AI. Syngenta will contribute agronomic expertise in building accurate crop health, pest forecasting, and heat stress models.
The 2026 Tech Hub LIVE Conference and Expo will take place July 20-22 in Des Moines, Iowa, including more than 60 speakers, over 50 exhibitors, and hundreds of ag retailers and growers confronting one of the most economically demanding seasons in recent memory. Featured exhibitors at THL 2026 include AgGateway, AgVend, Agri-Access, Compass Regulatory, Ever.Ag, InnerPlant, Intelinair, Raven Industries, Spectrum Technologies, and Taranis, among others. The full exhibitor and speaker roster is available at techhublive.com.
John Deere announced the newest 5E 3-Cylinder tractor, featuring their first electronically controlled eHydro™ transmission in a utility tractor. Built with ease of use, versatility and performance in mind, the 5E 3-Cylinder tractor can help operators of all experience levels tackle a wide range of tasks.
