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https://www.farmroboticschallenge.ai/2026participants The 2026 Farm Robotics Challenge brings together the world’s brightest minds in agricultural innovation, from university research labs to high school FFA classrooms. Competitors are designing autonomous drones, AI-powered ground vehicles, and precision sensing systems to tackle the real challenges facing farmers today: labor shortages, crop disease, water management, and sustainability. This year, teams

TOI Science Desk Jun 15, 2026, 11:54 ISThttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/farming-meets-ai-california-farmers-cut-pesticide-use-by-70-and-save-250-per-acre-with-laser-robots/articleshow/131735380.cms For generations, farmers have relied on a combination of manual labour, herbicides and pesticides to protect crops from weeds and pests. Now, artificial intelligence is offering a radically different approach. In California’s Salinas Valley, often called America’s Salad Bowl, autonomous robots equipped with AI, high-resolution cameras, lasers

Flagship Pioneering Jun 18, 2026, 12:00 EThttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/flagship-pioneering-announces-formation-of-terion-a-company-delivering-the-digital-infrastructure-to-power-modern-agriculture-302804150.html New company combines CIBO Technologies and Indigo Ag’s Source business to unify fragmented agricultural data, verification, and programs into a trusted, AI-enabled platform serving farmers, enterprises, and governments CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Flagship Pioneering, a scientific innovation engine for transformative platforms and products, today announced the formation

Daniel Oduro-Mensah June 17, 2026https://www.citinewsroom.com/2026/06/ghana-bets-on-drone-technology-to-improve-agricultural-yields/ ShareShareShareShare Ghana has intensified efforts to modernise agriculture with the introduction of drone technology under the Feed Ghana Programme, a move expected to improve productivity, reduce production costs and accelerate the country’s transition to precision farming. Ghana travel guide The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, announced the distribution

Sepehr Achard 17th June 2026https://igrownews.com/greentech-amsterdam-latest-news/ Key Takeaways GreenTech Amsterdam 2026 Draws 11,600 Visitors from 123 Countries GreenTech Amsterdam 2026 concluded its three-day run at RAI Amsterdam from 9 to 11 June, bringing together growers, breeders, suppliers, and investors from across the global horticulture industry. The event recorded 11,600 visitors from 123 countries, with the Netherlands, the

https://app.dealroom.co/news/note/vivici-bags-12-5m-eic-funding-to-scale-precision-fermented-dairy-proteins What’s the deal? Dutch startup Vivici has been awarded €12.5 million ($14.4M) through the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator Program to scale production of dairy proteins via precision fermentation. The blended financing combines grant funding with equity investment. Vivici was formed by dairy giant Fonterra and DSM-Firmenich in December 2022. It raised a $34 million Series A round last