Sustainability reporting enhanced with new SWAT MAPS & AgExpert integration
Croptimistic Technology Inc. and FCC integrate SWAT MAPS into AgExpert Field, enabling farmers to sync soil, water & topography maps, automate agronomic record-keeping, and qualify more easily for FCC’s 4R sustainability incentives.
Meristem & Farm Growth Financial Launch Zero-Percent Financing Program for Farmers
Meristem Crop Performance has partnered with Farm Growth Financial to offer farmers zero-percent financing with no payments and no interest through December 2026 on eligible Meristem crop input products — helping growers reduce costs and boost profitability with an easier, streamlined approval process.
Netafim & CWRI launch Ag Modernization Fund for precision irrigation
A new CWRI–Netafim USA program is funding precision irrigation upgrades across 235 acres of California farms. Backed by Keurig Dr Pepper, Gilead Sciences, and General Mills, the initiative is projected to save 491 acre-feet of water annually.
At Food Ingredients Europe 2025 in Paris, Finnish FoodTech startup Happy Plant Protein unveiled a new generation of faba bean-based textured vegetable proteins made with a patented one-step dry extrusion process. The technology turns local flours into clean-label, cost-efficient TVPs for plant-based and hybrid foods, and has earned the company a finalist spot in the FiE Startup Challenge. Read more
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