North America News
Cargill expands soy processing operations for US farmers
Cargill is investing significantly in its US soy processing operations, with modernisation and expansion projects across its network of crush facilities in seven states. Once completed, the company estimates the $475 million in investments will improve operational efficiencies, while also increasing capa...Read more
CNH Industrial's minority investment in Monarch Tractor to accelerate autonomy and electrification in agri industry
CNH Industrial has announced that it has completed its minority investment in Monarch Tractor, a US-based agricultural technology company, which will assist in accelerating agricultural industry transformation towards autonomy and electrification. This strategic partnership is an important step towards further enh...Read more
SAFM to participate in Consumer & Retail Technology Conference 2021
US based Sanderson Farms Inc. (SAFM) , the third largest poultry producer recently announced that management will participate in the BofA Securities 2021 Consumer & Retail Technology Conference to be held March 9-10, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this forum will be held in a virtual format only. Th...Read more
Kalera acquires Vindara to drive growth in the Vertical Farming Industry
Kalera , one of the fastest-growing U.S. vertical farming companies in the world and a leader in plant science for producing high-quality produce in controlled environments, announced the acquisition of Vindara Inc., the first company to develop seeds specifically designed for use in vertical indoor farm environme...Read more
NaturalShrimp signs LOI to acquire Aquaculture assets of Hydrenesis Aquaculture, LLC
NaturalShrimp, Inc., an aquaculture Company, which has developed and patented the first commercially operational Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) for shrimp, announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire the aquaculture assets of Hydrenesis Aquaculture, LLC for $12,50...Read more
Solectrac launches reservation program for its electric tractors
Solectrac Inc., North America's first manufacturer and distributor of quiet, zero-emission electric tractors came to the attention of the marketplace last year with their very successful crowdfunding campaign, followed by double investments from Ideanomics. Solectrac is taking reservations for its 40 HP...Read more
Gradable launches Gradable Carbon to empower farmers
Gradable, a leading technology and services provider for scoring, sourcing, and pricing Low-Carbon Grain from farm-to-fork, has announced that it has launched Gradable Carbon, a groundbreaking offering that empowers farmers to generate carbon credits, and gives them flexibility over when and where they sell t...Read more
Agrify ties up with Hannah Industries to build 179 Vertical Farming units
Agrify Corporation a developer of highly advanced and proprietary precision hardware and software grow solutions for the indoor agriculture marketplace, has announced it has entered into a binding letter of intent, which sets forth the principal terms of a contract currently being negotiated with Hannah Indu...Read more
ReStalk, SFT to build N America's largest hemp pulp mill
ReStalk, Inc has entered into a licensing agreement with Sustainable Fiber Technologies (SFT) of Renton, WA, enabling the company to utilize the Sustainable Fiber Technologies' suite of IP to process hemp into cellulose pulp and biopolymers. "Consumer demand for new sources of sustainable packaging is ...Read more
Syngenta's breakthroughs in genetics and traits to help Idaho growers
For many growers, elite corn hybrids with the most current trait packages are the pivotal factor behind strong yield and profit potential. To give growers highly informed choices, Syngenta increased genetic trialling by more than 30 per cent, offering a deeper, more extensive understanding of how hybrids per...Read more
US FDA-CVM to consider usage of hemp in commercial animal feed
The Hemp Feed Coalition (HFC) has recently announced the first submission for hemp to become an approved animal feed ingredient has been put forward for consideration by the Association of American Feed Control Officials and the US Food and Drug Association- Center for Veterinary Medicine (FDA-CVM). Once approved...Read more
NASA trials validates use of quantum dots for optimised crop growth on space missions
UbiQD, Inc., a New Mexico-based advanced materials company, announced that it has published the groundbreaking results of the first phase of its NASA-funded plant trials in the open-access Nature Research journal, "Communications Biology." The study validates the use of quantum dots for optimised cr...Read more
