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Crop genomics firms are swapping scientific founders for seasoned scale‑up CEOs, a shift dubbed the ‘Founder Flip.’ The pattern is evident at ALORA, where Adam Helms takes the CEO role while founder Luke Young moves to CTO. Hiring priorities now favor data architects, autonomous‑systems engineers, and chief data officers, while boards are bolstered by international life‑science governance experts. New CCO and COO positions signal a split between commercial and operational value chains as the sector moves from validation to large‑scale commercialization.
Biotalys announced the first research milestone in its Syngenta partnership, confirming promising in‑vitro results for a novel bioinsecticide built on its AGROBODY™ platform. The achievement moves the collaboration into the next phase of in‑vivo testing on living organisms. The milestone...
FMC Corporation announced that the Herbicide Resistance Action Committee (HRAC) has granted rimisoxafen, marketed as Isoflex, a historic dual‑mode‑of‑action classification, placing it in Groups 12 and 32. The herbicide uniquely blocks both phytoene desaturase (PDS) and solanesyl diphosphate synthase (SDPS), a first...
AGRO‑AI announced the completion of a technical integration with the WiseConn API, extending its irrigation intelligence engine to WiseConn‑controlled farms. The integration pulls farm, zone, telemetry, weather, and irrigation data, feeding it into AGRO‑AI’s recommendation, reporting, and execution‑assurance workflow. By...
Glyphosate is presented as essential for sustainable agriculture, enabling no‑till practices, cover‑crop termination, and reduced emissions. The article argues the herbicide’s low toxicity, rapid environmental breakdown, and off‑patent affordability make it a safe, cost‑effective tool for farmers. It also claims...
Monarch Tractor, once valued over $500 million, has shuttered its Livermore headquarters, auctioned key equipment and laid off nearly all staff after a series of lawsuits and a failed pivot to a software‑licensing model. The company had raised $220‑242 million, including a...
UAE University has opened the Smart Mushroom House, an IoT‑enabled research facility at Al Foah Farm that turns date‑palm waste into mushroom substrate. The plant can process up to 600 cultivation bags per cycle, delivering 20‑30% yield across species such as...
Regrow Ag and Latin American agri‑data firm PUMA have completed a merger, creating a unified enterprise platform that links field‑level data with corporate procurement and sustainability reporting. The combined system integrates Regrow’s scientific data infrastructure with PUMA’s execution network across...
Biotech startup backed by a former Syngenta executive began selling genetically modified purple tomato seeds to home gardeners in 2024. The product, marketed as a high‑yield, disease‑resistant heirloom alternative, is the first GMO seed line directly available to consumers. Distribution...
A new Environmental Working Group (EWG) report found PFAS in 37% of conventionally grown produce in California, identifying 17 distinct PFAS compounds across more than 40 fruit and vegetable varieties. Contamination was detected in common items such as nectarines, peaches,...
