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Corteva to acquire biologicals company Stoller
Corteva Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Houston-based Stoller Group, an independent biologicals company. With operations and sales in more than 60 countries and forecasted revenues of more than $400 million in 2022, Stoller bring... more
Brighter Bites expands in Washington, D.C.
Brighter Bites, a national nonprofit organization that delivers fresh fruits and vegetables directly to families, is expanding more within the Washington, D.C., area. The expansion is expected to affect more than 250 additional families in the capito... more
Botanical Solution partnership to ramp-up vaccine ingredient
A discovery from agriculture is being used for human disease prevention. Botanical Solution Inc. (BSI), a botanical products provider, has entered into a partnership agreement to accelerate production of an ingredient to help strengthen vaccines. ... more
AgroFresh Solutions to merge with Paine Schwartz Partners affiliate
AgroFresh Solutions Inc. has entered into a definitive merger agreement with investment funds affiliated with Paine Schwartz Partners, a global leader in sustainable food chain investing. The investment funds will acquire all of AgroFresh’s outs... more
Verdant Robotics closes $46.5 million funding round
Verdant Robotics has closed a $46.5 million Series A funding to scale its advanced robotic technology and accelerate broad adoption of its regenerative and precision ag solutions. Lead investor Cleveland Avenue was joined by DCVC Bio, Future Ventu... more
SoilCon focuses on soil health
Soil health, its role in agricultural production and environmental resilience to climate change will be a focus of SoilCon 2023. The free virtual conference will be from 8 a.m. to noon Pacific on Feb. 14 and Feb. 15. The event is presented by the ... more
Bioengineering company brings on ag tech expert
Renaissance BioScience Corp., a leader in bioengineering for the global agriculture and food industries, has retained S. Brad Griffith to assist it in commercializing its RNA production and oral delivery platform technology applications for agricultu... more