AgTech Navigator News
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Corteva registered growth in both its seed and crop protection business in Q1 2026 and anticipates minimal impacts from the Iran war.
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Munters launches Speria brand as early deployments deliver measurable gains in livestock performanceMunters FoodTech has launched the Speria platform, integrating climate control hardware, sensors, and analytics to optimize livestock production through real-time data and forecasting. Early deployments show measurable improvements in feed efficiency, mortality rates, and emissions, with operators benefiting from reduced manual labor and more consistent decision-making. Speria enables producers to upgrade existing systems incrementally rather than replacing infrastructure, driving faster returns on investment and supporting a gradual transition toward greater automation. The platform’s closed-loop integration of hardware and analytics demonstrates that data-driven optimization can deliver tangible economic and sustainability gains in animal agriculture.
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ADM signaled confidence to the market in its Q1 2026 results, raising full-year guidance, on U.S. ethanol policy and the assumption that China will buy North American soybeans
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Impact investor Pymwymic has invested in Norwegian agtech firm Dimensions Agri Technologies (DAT), which has developed the EcoPatch system—an AI-driven retrofit for existing sprayers that detects and targets weed patches in cereal fields, reducing herbicide use by around 45%. The investment, co-led with Nysnø and supported by SBGi, will fund EcoPatch’s rollout and expansion, reflecting Pymwymic’s thesis that sustainability and profitability in agriculture can be mutually reinforcing. DAT’s technology addresses inefficiencies in conventional blanket spraying by enabling precise treatment, integrating seamlessly with farmers’ current equipment and workflows. This approach supports measurable reductions in chemical use and is seen as a practical, scalable step toward agricultural transformation.