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B.Sc. Moritz Schröder | August 28, 2026https://www.igp.fraunhofer.de/en/news/2026/smart-farming-field-day.html The first Smart Farming Field Day will take place at the Thünen Innovation Farm in Tellow on 2. September 2026. The Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research IGD and the Fraunhofer Research Institute for Large Structures in Production Engineering IGP, together with partners from research, industry, and startups,

Vancouver, British Columbia, August 27, 2026https://www.zenatech.com/zenatech-named-2026-drone-technology-of-the-year-winner-by-agtech-breakthrough-awards-for-its-zenadrone-precision-agriculture-solutions ZenaTech, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZENA) (“ZenaTech” or the “Company”), a technology company specializing in AI-powered drones, Drone as a Service (DaaS), enterprise SaaS, and Quantum Computing solutions, announces it has been named the winner of the “Drone Technology of the Year” award in the 2026 AgTech Breakthrough Awards program. “Precision

August 27, 2026https://bettercotton.org/better-cotton-initiative-partners-with-avalo-in-ai-plant-breeding-for-climate-resilient-cotton 27 August, Geneva – The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has partnered with agriculture solutions company Avalo, whose platform accelerates the speed at which plants with key resiliency traits may be developed. Informed by nature and powered by AI, Avalo’s platform  revolutionises plant breeding for climate-resilient crops, including cotton, by identifying key plant

SALINAS, CALIFORNIA — AUGUST 26, 2026https://reservoir.reportablenews.com/pr/reservoir-announces-10-million-multi-year-partnership-with-john-deere-to-accelerate-rugged-ai-for-agriculture At its inaugural Ruggedize conference, Reservoir announced a $10 million, three-year R&D partnership with John Deere to accelerate real-world development and commercialization of rugged AI technologies for high-value crop agriculture. The partnership builds on a relationship that began when Reservoir was founded in 2024 and reflects Deere’s commitment to

Plant Culture Systems | August 26, 2026https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/08/26/3351095/0/en/plant-culture-systems-launches-aggi-a-free-ai-powered-intelligence-platform-for-farmers.html Berkeley, CA, Aug. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Plant Culture Systems today announced the public launch of Agricultural General Intelligence, or AGGI, an AI-powered agricultural intelligence platform that farmers can join at no cost. AGGI is being developed to give farmers one accessible place to understand their operations,

August 26, 2026https://cropx.com/2026/08/26/cropx-acquires-scio This is CropX’s eighth acquisition since 2020 and marks another major step toward building the world’s most comprehensive agricultural intelligence platform. TEL AVIV, Israel – August 26, 2026 – CropX Technologies, a global leader in digital agronomy solutions, announced today the acquisition of SCIO, a global leader in portable near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy for

China CGTN | 25-Aug-2026https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-25/How-can-AI-help-APEC-economies-strengthen-food-security–1PU0LlEMC9q/p.html The 11th APEC Food Security Ministerial Meeting is held in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, August 25, 2026. /VCG Home to half the global population and a majority of the world’s food production and consumption, the Asia-Pacific region is facing mounting pressure on its agri-food systems. Economic volatility, persistent supply chain

August 25, 2026https://agrospectrumasia.com/news/137/4538/agtrinsic-launches-ai-engine-to-predict-crop-disease-risks-before-they-escalate.html Agtrinsic is betting that the next frontier in crop protection will be defined not simply by better forecasting, but by agricultural systems capable of continuously learning and responding as disease risks evolve. The US-based agricultural technology company has launched its Disease Intelligence Engine, an artificial intelligence platform designed to improve how growers,