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Honda Sun Enters Agriculture With Inclusive Employment Model and Farm-to-Table PartnershipHonda Sun Co., Ltd., a Honda-a...
06/01/2026

Honda Sun Enters Agriculture With Inclusive Employment Model and Farm-to-Table Partnership

Honda Sun Co., Ltd., a Honda-affiliated company based in Oita Prefecture, Japan, is moving into agriculture as a new business line, extending beyond the contracted work it has historically performed for Honda....

Key Takeaways Honda Sun Co., Ltd., a Honda-affiliated company based in Oita, Japan that employs people with disabilities, is entering agriculture as a new business venture beyond its contracted manufacturing work. The initiative gained momentum after a 2024 meeting with Junki Hirakawa, representativ...

Planet Tracker Flags Climate Transition Gaps at Five Major Fertiliser and Crop Protection CompaniesPlanet Tracker has id...
06/01/2026

Planet Tracker Flags Climate Transition Gaps at Five Major Fertiliser and Crop Protection Companies

Planet Tracker has identified material climate transition risks at Corteva, Mosaic, Nutrien, Syngenta Group, and Yara, citing weak emissions disclosure and limited value-chain engagement....

Key Takeaways Planet Tracker has identified material climate transition risks at Corteva, Mosaic, Nutrien, Syngenta Group, and Yara, citing weak emissions disclosure and limited value-chain engagement. None of the five companies hold emissions reduction targets validated by the Science Based Targets...

Farmblox Launches COP-R-LOCK to Protect Solar Infrastructure From Copper TheftFarmblox has announced the launch of COP-R...
06/01/2026

Farmblox Launches COP-R-LOCK to Protect Solar Infrastructure From Copper Theft

Farmblox has announced the launch of COP-R-LOCK, a security platform built to detect copper theft and deliver real-time monitoring for solar infrastructure on agricultural operations....

Key Takeaways Farmblox has introduced COP-R-LOCK, a real-time security platform designed to detect copper theft and monitor solar infrastructure on farms across the United States. Protected acreage grew by more than 2,200% between Q3 2025 and Q1 2026, with COP-R-LOCK deployments rising by over 300,0...

Vi by visorPRO Launches Vi 3.0 AI Platform for Equipment Dealership OperationsVi by visorPRO has announced Vi 3.0, the l...
06/01/2026

Vi by visorPRO Launches Vi 3.0 AI Platform for Equipment Dealership Operations

Vi by visorPRO has announced Vi 3.0, the largest capability upgrade to its AI-powered aftermarket platform since its 2023 launch, targeting equipment dealerships across all brands....

Key Takeaways Vi by visorPRO has announced Vi 3.0, the largest capability upgrade to its AI-powered aftermarket platform since its 2023 launch, targeting equipment dealerships across all brands. The update introduces agentic AI that goes beyond information retrieval to actively determine how to appr...

Zoomlion Expands Global Rollout of Hybrid and Intelligent Agricultural Machinery Across Five MarketsZoomlion is expandin...
06/01/2026

Zoomlion Expands Global Rollout of Hybrid and Intelligent Agricultural Machinery Across Five Markets

Zoomlion is expanding its global presence across Turkey, South Africa, Thailand, Brazil, and China through major agricultural exhibitions, centering its strategy on hybrid and intelligent machinery....

Key Takeaways Zoomlion is expanding its global presence across Turkey, South Africa, Thailand, Brazil, and China through major agricultural exhibitions, centering its strategy on hybrid and intelligent machinery. The DV3504 and DQ2604 hybrid tractors featured at events in Turkey and South Africa, wi...

Automated Berry Harvesting Solutions: How Growers Are Solving the Soft Fruit Labor CrisisRobotic harvesting has been a f...
05/29/2026

Automated Berry Harvesting Solutions: How Growers Are Solving the Soft Fruit Labor Crisis

Robotic harvesting has been a fixture of agricultural technology conferences for years. What is different now is that it is beginning to show up in commercial strawberry operations in a way that changes the labor calculus that has defined soft fruit harvesting & production for decades. Key Takeaways Seasonal labor dependency in soft fruit harvesting is a structural constraint, not a cyclical one....

Robotic harvesting has been a fixture of agricultural technology conferences for years. What is different now is that it is beginning to show up in commercial strawberry operations in a way that changes the labor calculus that has defined soft fruit harvesting & production for decades. Key Takeaways...

Nitrogen Fertilizer Corn Costs in 2026: How Biological Inputs Are Changing the MathNitrogen is the engine of a corn crop...
05/29/2026

Nitrogen Fertilizer Corn Costs in 2026: How Biological Inputs Are Changing the Math

Nitrogen is the engine of a corn crop and the line item that, in 2026, is quietly breaking farm budgets across the Corn Belt....

Nitrogen fertilizer for corn farming has become the industry's most urgent cost problem in 2026. Rising input prices, driven by geopolitical disruption and natural gas volatility, are squeezing margins across the Corn Belt at a moment when commodity prices offer little cushion. For a crop where fert...

Atrium Agri Integrates Bom Group and Havecon Into Single Greenhouse Construction OrganizationAtrium Agri has announced t...
05/29/2026

Atrium Agri Integrates Bom Group and Havecon Into Single Greenhouse Construction Organization

Atrium Agri has announced the integration of the greenhouse construction activities of Bom Group and Havecon into a single, fully integrated organization....

Key Takeaways Atrium Agri is integrating the greenhouse construction activities of Bom Group and Havecon into a single new organization, operational from autumn 2026 at Havecon's current location in Bleiswijk, the Netherlands. The restructuring is driven by reduced predictability in demand for large...

Mykor Raises 4 Million GBP to Scale Mycelium-Based Construction Products From Agricultural WasteMykor has raised £4 mill...
05/29/2026

Mykor Raises 4 Million GBP to Scale Mycelium-Based Construction Products From Agricultural Waste

Mykor has raised £4 million in a round led by Clean Growth Fund, bringing total funding to £7.5 million, to scale its mycelium biofabrication platform for low-carbon construction products....

Key Takeaways Mykor has raised £4 million in a round led by Clean Growth Fund, bringing total funding to £7.5 million, to scale its mycelium biofabrication platform for low-carbon construction products. The round included the British Business Bank's South West Investment Fund via The FSE Group, Gr...

EIT Food and PepsiCo Foundation Launch Future Harvest Program for Young European FarmersEIT Food and the PepsiCo Foundat...
05/29/2026

EIT Food and PepsiCo Foundation Launch Future Harvest Program for Young European Farmers

EIT Food and the PepsiCo Foundation have launched Future Harvest, targeting young farmers across France, Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, and Turkey....

Key Takeaways EIT Food and the PepsiCo Foundation have launched Future Harvest, targeting young farmers across France, Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, and Turkey. The program aims to reach around 900 farmers during 2026 through a mix of online learning and hands-on farm-based experiences. Only aroun...

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