U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced a $180 million investment to launch the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Seed Sovereignty Initiative, a major effort to both strengthen U.S. agricultural security by protecting the plant genetic resources that underpin American agriculture and enable breakthroughs in U.S. agricultural innovation.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it is issuing approximately $1.8 billion in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) payments to agricultural producers and landowners for their participation in key conservation programs for 2026. These payments include Grassland CRP payments that play an important role in the Trump Administration’s Ranchers First Initiative announced by USDA Secretary Brooke L. Rollins that includes sweeping actions focused on rebuilding the Great American Cattle Herd and putting America’s ranchers back at the center of our nation’s food supply.
BranValt, formerly Bushel Plus, introduces the Dual Narrow Pan, a new field-ready SmartPan System™ add-on that helps farmers accurately and safely measure combine grain loss in crops with tall, dense, or uneven stubble.
Oracle and Wild Bioscience announced a collaboration to advance agricultural resilience and crop-based carbon removal using AI. As part of the partnership, Wild Bio plans to use Oracle Cloud and Oracle IoT technology to support its field research.
AgGateway members are invited to the next Inside AgGateway webinar on “Harnessing AI Tools to Accelerate Working Groups” October 27 at 10 AM Central Time. Click here to register. Portfolio Manager Ben Craker will share his experiences working with AI, and how it is currently helping to streamline the Working Group process.
Syngenta and Kyoyu Agri Co. Ltd. announced a strategic collaboration to bring high-performance herbicide solutions based on the active ingredient Cyclopyranil, which is a novel active ingredient developed by Kyoyu Agri, to selected rice markets across Asia.
Kubota Tractor Corporation unveiled its all-new sub-compact tractor line, the BX90 Series. As the pioneer of the sub-compact category, Kubota introduced the original BX Series in 2000, and 26 years later, the company is once again reinventing the segment by introducing five new models with three trim levels: the BX2190, BX2390 Deluxe, and BX2690 Premium, plus the backhoe-equipped BX2390S and BX2690S Premium. The new BX90 Series represents a complete platform redesign built specifically around what property owners want: all-day comfort, real loader power, and exceptional mowing performance, all in one sub-compact machine.
Envu® announced the launch of Entune™ Quinclorac herbicide for range and pasture customers, which offers broad-spectrum control of noxious broadleaf and grass weeds like leafy spurge, crabgrass, and foxtail. Entune Quinclorac joins a broad portfolio from Envu, further equipping customers with tools to restore their rangeland and increase healthy forage.
Corbet Scientific announced IRRAMAX, a polymer-based irrigation enhancer designed to improve water distribution and moisture retention in the crop root zone. The company introduced IRRAMAX at the California Association of Pest Control Advisers conference in Anaheim, California.
Greeneye Technology announced it is establishing its North American headquarters in Salina, Kansas. The investment follows a 2026 season of expanded commercial use: Greeneye-equipped machines have sprayed more than 500,000 acres across 12 U.S. states with a weed detection accuracy rate of over 98 percent. Use of the system’s unique dual-line design achieved an average non-residual herbicide savings of 81 percent, saving an estimated six million gallons of chemical across field operations.
