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Deere & Company, Nestlé, Mars, xFarm Technologies, talabat mart, Agriodor, GEODASH, Fondaction, Dimitra, Pitch Lounge, Foodpreneurs Collective, CNH Industrial, Banco Santander, Elite Agro, McGill, Université de Sherbrooke, GEODNET, Soil Capital, ofi, ABRAFRUTAS.
Episode 99
Friday, 17 April, 2026

📺 Watch on YouTube and SpotifyWelcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring the 2025 Precision Agriculture Intelligence Report on $668 million in funding and the autonomous stack race, Jon Trask of Dimitra on AI tools for smallholder farmers and EUDR compliance, Fondaction and Nestle's regenerative agriculture commitments, Agriodor's 15 million euro scent-based crop protection raise, and the Deere Right to Repair settlement. Let's get started!Here’s a Quick Snapshot of What’s Making Headlines:Analysis: 2025 Precision Agriculture Intelligence Report: $668M in funding, autonomous stack acquisitions by Deere and CNH Industrial, and a global IP divide between filing volume and granted patentsInterview: Jon Trask of Dimitra on mobile-first AI for smallholder farmers, EUDR compliance for Latin American fruit exporters, and targeting one million farmers by year-end in KenyaRegen Ag: Fondaction commits CAD $25M to a 300M euro Natural Capital Fund for regenerative agriculture across Europe, Canada, and the US; Nestle partners with Soil Capital for a four-year European initiative across 13,000 hectaresCrop Protection: Agriodor raises 15M euros to scale scent-based pest control across Europe, Latin America, and North AmericaLegal: Deere and Company reaches settlement in Right to Repair antitrust litigation with no finding of wrongdoingDigital Ag: xFarm Technologies partners with Banco Santander to digitise Spanish agriculture; GEODASH Aerosystems launches AI-powered spraying drones with real-time vision and centimetre-accurate RTK positioningSupply Chain: talabat mart partners with Elite Agro for direct farm-to-consumer fresh produce in UAE; Mars and ofi sign five-year collaboration for net zero cocoa in EcuadorResearch: McGill opens Eastern Canadian Plant Phenotyping Platform at Macdonald Campus in partnership with Universite de SherbrookeEvents: UAE Food Security Webinar (April 21st), Food and Beverage Pitch Lounge (April 29th), Future Fit Asia (Singapore), Fiber Connect (Orlando), Transform Food Europe (Amsterdam), Greentech AmsterdamRead The Full Summary On The Latest Issue Of IGROW NEWSConnect with Us!Be sure go subscribe to our other shows:Vertical Farming Podcast: https://verticalfarmingpodcast.com/Greenhouse Success Stories: https://greenhousesuccess.com/Presented by iGrowNews.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/igrownews🎙️🎙️🎙️Discover the best podcast services in the world at The Podosphere: https://www.thepodosphere.com/