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Reservoir just landed $10 million from John Deere .Reservoir, a Salinas-based agricultural innovation platform, unveiled...
08/27/2026

Reservoir just landed $10 million from John Deere .

Reservoir, a Salinas-based agricultural innovation platform, unveiled a three-year, $10 million R&D partnership with John Deere at its inaugural Ruggedize conference. The funding backs testing and commercialization of rugged AI for high-value crop agriculture. Over 20 startups have joined Reservoir Farms since spring.

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🌱 A 54-year-old horticultural distributor just filed for Chapter 11.BFG Supply and 16 affiliated entities filed for bank...
08/27/2026

🌱 A 54-year-old horticultural distributor just filed for Chapter 11.

BFG Supply and 16 affiliated entities filed for bankruptcy on August 18, listing $342.5 million in debt. The Indianapolis-based distributor has cut its workforce nearly in half amid declining sales. A $55 million loan will keep it running while it pursues a sale this fall.

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CropX  just made its biggest acquisition yet.CropX Technologies acquired lab-grade crop analysis firm SCIO, marking its ...
08/27/2026

CropX just made its biggest acquisition yet.

CropX Technologies acquired lab-grade crop analysis firm SCIO, marking its eighth deal since 2020 and its largest to date. The move pairs CropX's soil-sensing platform with SCIO's lab analysis to cover crop data from planting through harvest. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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🌱 A Dutch greenhouse software maker just landed more backing from its own investor.Blue Radix  received an undisclosed f...
08/27/2026

🌱 A Dutch greenhouse software maker just landed more backing from its own investor.

Blue Radix received an undisclosed follow-on investment from existing backer Navus. The Rotterdam company's Crop Controller software makes thousands of automated climate and irrigation calls for greenhouse growers each day. The new capital will go toward expansion and continued product work.

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🌱 NADEC to acquire a Pure Harvest greenhouse for $22.7 millionThe six-hectare, hydroponic greenhouse in Haradh, Saudi Ar...
08/26/2026

🌱 NADEC to acquire a Pure Harvest greenhouse for $22.7 million

The six-hectare, hydroponic greenhouse in Haradh, Saudi Arabia grows fresh tomatoes year-round. Handover is set for Q4 2026, with operations expected to begin in early 2027.

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🌱 Breedr raises $27 million to digitize the beef supply chainPartech's impact fund led the Series B, joined by Latitude ...
08/26/2026

🌱 Breedr raises $27 million to digitize the beef supply chain

Partech's impact fund led the Series B, joined by Latitude and Outsiders Fund, bringing Breedr's total funding to $46.6 million. Over 2 million cattle are already on the platform, with close to $500 million in livestock expected to trade through it this year.

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🌱 Indigo Agriculture spins out a new biologicals company: ENAIENAI is a standalone company focused on biological crop pr...
08/26/2026

🌱 Indigo Agriculture spins out a new biologicals company: ENAI

ENAI is a standalone company focused on biological crop protection and plant performance, combining endophyte science, field testing and proprietary data. Indigo Carbon continues operating separately under the Indigo brand.

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🌱 Computomics raises €6.3 million to grow its breeding platform.The Series B round was led by Convent Capital Agri Food ...
08/19/2026

🌱 Computomics raises €6.3 million to grow its breeding platform.

The Series B round was led by Convent Capital Agri Food Fund, with existing investors also participating. Funds will scale Computomics' Γ—SeedScore platform, which predicts crop performance under specific environmental conditions.

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08/19/2026

🌱 GrubMarket makes its first move into the UK market.

GrubMarket has acquired UK fresh produce distributor JR Holland, its first deal outside the United States. The company will bring JR Holland's two Gateshead-area sites onto its software platform, including WholesaleWare and GrubPay.

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🌱 H2O America clears the last hurdle on its $540M Quadvest dealTexas and federal regulators approved H2O America's purch...
08/18/2026

🌱 H2O America clears the last hurdle on its $540M Quadvest deal

Texas and federal regulators approved H2O America's purchase of Quadvest's water and wastewater assets in Greater Houston. The deal closes October 1 and adds about 47,000 active connections, making H2O America the second-largest investor-owned water utility in Texas.

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