Tami Craig Shilling retired earlier this year after 35 years with Monsanto/Bayer, but she is not done working. “I’m advising some ag tech organizations and spending some time volunteering to build some generative AI benchmarking efforts in the industry,” she said during an interview at this week’s AgGateway Annual Meeting. At the same time, Shilling is still living on a …
AgGateway Keynote: AI Playbook for Ag
Preston Fay with the global management consulting firm Kearney gave the keynote presentation this week at the 2025 AgGateway Annual Meeting and Conference, offering what he called a Practical AI Playbook for Ag. Fay says right now is agriculture’s iPhone moment. “So we have this really interesting situation where we’re using AI in a lot of ways in the ag …
State of AgGateway at 20 Years
All this year, AgGateway has been celebrating two decades of achievement in fulfilling its core mission: To develop the resources and relationships that drive digital connectivity in global agriculture and related industries. This celebration is reaching its peak this week at the North America Annual Conference in Clearwater, and at the 20 year mark, AgGateway president and CEO Brent Kemp …
2025 AgGateway Annual Meeting Underway
The 2025 AgGateway Annual Meeting is taking place in Clearwater, FL. We’ve just started the program and will end midday Wednesday. I have a virtual ag newsroom started on AgNewsWire.com. So, let’s learn more about the organization that is celebrating 20 years! Throughout 2025, AgGateway has been celebrating two decades of achievement in fulfilling its core mission: To develop the …
Precision Ag News 10/31
Inari, the SEEDesign™ company, announced that Lisa Nunez Safarian has been appointed Inari’s new chief executive officer, effective Nov. 4. Safarian will replace the interim CEO, Ignacio Martinez. Safarian previously spent more than 30 years building Monsanto’s $12 billion seeds, traits, licensing and crop protection businesses before transitioning to President, Crop Science North America for Bayer as part of the …
SAN Agrow Announces Launch of Duralev™ Fungicide
Following the recent signing of a distribution agreement with Agrauxine, SAN Agrow crop protection company announces the launch of Duralev™, a breakthrough preventative foliar fungicide that strengthens the company’s sustainable solutions portfolio ahead of the 2026 season. Duralev represents a new class of crop protection tools. Unlike conventional fungicides, it is composed of a non-living organism that activates the plant’s …
Agtonomy Secures Funding for Physical AI Adoption
Ag software and services company Agtonomy has secured $18 million series B funding to accelerate physical AI adoption in agriculture and other off-road industries. This investment was led by DBL Partners, a pioneering double bottom line venture capital firm renowned for early investments in Tesla, SpaceX, and Farmers Business Network, with participation from new investor Nuveen, one of the world’s …
Precision Ag News 10/22
MyLand, a leading innovator in soil health, announced an expansion of its collaboration with Texas A&M AgriLife Research, designed to accelerate the adoption of sustainable soil practices across Texas and beyond. The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) is proud to announce its new role as the leading voice for crop biotechnology advocacy and regulation, following the dissolution of the Agriculture …
MyLand and Texas A&M Expand Soil Health Research
Soil health innovator MyLand and Texas A&M AgriLife Research are expanding their collaboration designed to accelerate the adoption of sustainable soil practices across Texas and beyond. The new phase will focus research in Texas on microalgae’s impact on nutrient density, water efficiency, citrus greening, and sustainable farming practices This milestone builds on the success of the collaboration, which began in …
Traction Ag Appoints Chief Operating Officer
Cloud-based farm accounting software company Traction Ag has appointed Hannah Parsons as Chief Operating Officer. Parsons is an experienced operator known for building structure around innovation and aligning vision, people, and process to deliver results. At Barn Owl Technologies, she established the systems, teams, and culture that enabled the company’s evolution from an early-stage e-commerce startup to a respected name …