Companies

the world's largest agricultural-drone maker, launching the Agras T100, T70P and T25P spray and spread drones globally in 2026, built on over 12 years of dedicated R&D, with heavier payloads and added lifting capability.

the ARA 620 is an AI-driven ultra-high-precision sprayer delivering plant-by-plant 6×6 cm spot spraying through 156 nozzles with six 3D/RGB cameras for selective herbicide use.

the FD20 is a solar-powered autonomous seeding and weeding robot running 18–24 hours a day on 8 mm RTK-GPS precision, deployed across the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, the UK and Austria.

supplies the Enoferm T306 S. cerevisiae (an Australian isolate from Tyrrell's Vineyards, Hunter Valley) for aromatic whites and early-release reds.

the ELIXIA C5 is a 700 W, five-channel tunable LED (blue, red, far-red and two white spectra) with PWM 0–100% dimming for greenhouse and indoor use.

publishes research (e.g., Frontiers in Horticulture) on how urban controlled-environment agriculture integrates IoT and predictive models to improve city food security and resource efficiency.

a Berlin-based operator of distributed, modular vertical farming units embedded in supermarkets, restructured after 2023 to focus on its in-store farm model rather than large centralized facilities.

a 95-site Swiss vineyard survey disentangles how spatial, climatic and biotic factors shape vineyard microbiomes (soil, bark, leaves, berries) and in turn wine properties.

the LUNA AI platform delivers plant-level computer-vision insights and, integrated with Priva One climate data, provides 1–8 week yield forecasting; IUNU raised $20 million to scale AI-driven greenhouse technology.

FLORACONTROL (2026) pairs fungal chitosan with an inactivated Saccharomyces cerevisiae fraction for microbial and oxidation management, reducing spoilage risk.

rolls out 2026 harvest-efficiency oenological innovations covering yeast nutrition and fermentation management.

ANTILLONE is a 100% natural (ISO 9235) fruity molecule delivering pineapple, pear and apple notes, developed through MANE's biotech fermentation process for perfumes, beauty and flavor applications.

the MK-V is a 100% electric, driver-optional, software-defined tractor with Wingspan AI farm management (plus the MK-V Dairy feed-pushing variant), qualifying for California CORE vouchers of up to $68,750 off retail.

the TED autonomous vineyard straddler (GNSS-RTK guided, 600 kg payload, interchangeable implements) and the Orio tool-carrier robot for vegetable and specialty crops.

a Canberra-based deep-tech firm (founded 2019) making animal-free fats via precision fermentation that impart authentic animalic taste and texture to plant-based and hybrid meat/dairy — including a Fonterra partnership.

a digital soil mapping framework for monitoring, reporting and verification of SOC stock changes, designed as a scalable alternative to biogeochemical models and intensive sampling.

PIX4Dfields integrates drone photogrammetry with high-resolution satellite imagery (30–70 cm GSD via Vantor WorldView Legion) for a hybrid workflow producing vegetation-index, DSM and prescription maps, with VRA mission support for spray drones.

closed its Compton, California flagship (up to 4.5 million lb/year of leafy greens) to shift strategic focus to strawberries, citing rising costs and energy prices.

the Connext 916 controller steers LED output to exact light levels in µmol/s/m² with spectrum-enabled recipes, integrated with IUNU LUNA for yield forecasting.

Abu Dhabi-based climate-controlled greenhouse producer growing berries, leafy greens and tomatoes year-round in the Gulf desert, exporting to Kuwait, Oman and Qatar as a backbone of Emirati crop cultivation.

invests in Aethera Biotech (European biotech for cosmetic active ingredients) under its "Augmented Naturality" strategy, expanding biotech-sourced naturals for fragrance and cosmetics.

the Broadbalk wheat experiment — running since 1843 — provides 180 years of soil organic matter data under mineral vs organic fertilisation, calibrating long-term soil-carbon models.

the Philips GreenPower LED toplighting portfolio ships in Performance and Elite variants for professional greenhouse growers, balancing upfront cost with long-term efficiency.

the world's first commercial vertical farm (2012), using A-Go-Gro three-story aluminum towers with 38 growing tiers, rotating on just 0.5 L of water per 1.7-ton system at ~60 watts/day, yielding up to 10x traditional farms.

runs Europe's first certified agricultural carbon payment programme, rewarding over 1,800 farmers (France 1,413; Belgium 183; UK 274) for regenerative practices, with a Nestlé deal highlighting regen-ag's role in corporate Scope-3 supply chains.

publishes long-term research (e.g., 19-year no-till soil-organic-carbon studies) underpinning the science of soil-carbon credit integrity.

non-invasive gamma-radiation soil scanners delivering high-resolution maps (extended to turf in 2025) for precision agriculture and MRV-grade soil data.

a vertical-farm operator aligned with Singapore's 30-by-30 goal to produce 30% of the nation's nutritional needs locally by 2030.

a major flavor-and-fragrance house making an equity investment in Cellibre (US biotech) to accelerate fermented natural ingredients for flavor solutions and cosmetic actives.

a Land O'Lakes unit that has paid farmers about $21 million for sequestering more than 1 million metric tons of carbon since launch three years ago, scaling via food-company supply-chain deals.

the xarvio FIELD MANAGER platform uses growth-stage modelling with satellite, weather and field-history data to deliver variable seeding, nutrient and treatment prescriptions, expanded in 2025 to fruits and vegetables.

a handheld spectral probe using VisNIR spectroscopy to quantify soil carbon stocks to 45 cm depth directly in the field, co-publishing a Geoderma validation study with the Soil Health Institute.

Organic Fera fruit oil is a certified-organic, single-ingredient, seed-oil-free frying oil — expeller-pressed directly from fruit with no chemical processing and a high smoke point for restaurant-scale frying.

a Chinese developer of autonomous-driving systems for agricultural machinery, converting conventional tractors and farm equipment into unmanned platforms under the “smart in the slowest industry” mission.

launched ILLEXAO EN 10 in mid-2026, a new cocoa butter equivalent for enrobed chocolate applications helping manufacturers manage cocoa price volatility while improving formulation flexibility.

researchers screened 18 benzoxazinoids and found seven (BOA, MBOA, DIBOA, DIMBOA) strongly suppress Nitrosomonas europaea; BNI wheat lines with a Leymus racemosus fragment inhibited nitrification up to two-fold more than the parent.

BNI ryegrass profiling — temperate-forage BNI breeding (Barrett, Bowatte).

a handheld Scanner delivers on-site soil nutrient (N/P/K) and health analysis under a freemium cloud model, complementing DNA diagnostics with rapid field chemistry.

DL-Methionine, lysine — qualified multi-origin methionine source.

its engineered sweet protein sweelin received FDA GRAS clearance in February 2026 and Singapore Food Agency approval in May 2026, with clinical trial results published in the journal Food Chemistry confirming blood-glucose safety.

maker of the "world's first beanless espresso," has expanded to 73 cafes worldwide and made its UK debut at a high-end Mayfair espresso bar, positioned against a coffee crop increasingly at risk from climate change.

a pollination-biotech firm whose Max Poll supplement boosts bee immunity and cold tolerance so flights continue below 50°F; across 36 U.S. trials it delivered 18% more blueberry flower visits and a sevenfold rise in flights at suboptimal temperatures, operating across Chile, Peru, Mexico, Brazil and the U.S.

added five startups to its Global Food Innovation Fund II portfolio in May 2026, running an accelerator across the US, Europe and Asia connecting founders with corporate partners across R&D, manufacturing and go-to-market support.

a Belgian bumblebee and biological-control leader whose bee-microbiome work builds on Lactobacillus melliventris — a native bumblebee gut bacterium that lifted Bombus terrestris colony survival 2.5-fold and increased flowers visited by more than 10% in greenhouse trials.

founded in 1988, it uses Next Generation Sequencing to map soil bacteria, fungi and archaea and trains an AI tool on farm-management data to predict a soil's susceptibility to crop disease, working with the provinces of Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe on arable-soil health.

Yeast extract — fermentation-derived natural flavor enhancer.

BIO-SIL is a freeze-dried homofermentative inoculant (100 g treats 100 t of fresh forage, feed-out from about day 7), while BioStabil HC blends homo- and heterofermentative LAB for maize silage.

BioNEST incubation centre — government-backed food-innovation incubator.

the Dutch CTGB recommended EU-wide approval of the AGROBODY protein biofungicide EVOCA for Botrytis and powdery mildew, the first such recommendation for a protein-based biocontrol.

holds a patent for a batch process enabling enzymatic modification of lipids, and a separate patent for a plant-based intramuscular fat substitute combining plant proteins with plant oils in an oil-in-water emulsion stabilized by the enzyme transglutaminase.

the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences' bee-research arm systematizes bee-disease prevention and biocontrol — covering foulbrood, Varroa and sacbrood — and underpins China's national bee-health guidance.

TEA5K gene chip, TeaGVD database — 3,274 SNP markers; 70M+ variants across 1,229 accessions.

the SiloSolve AS multi-strain inoculant pairs Enterococcus faecium M74 with L. plantarum CH6072 and L. buchneri LB1819 for a faster pH drop, improved dry-matter preservation and reduced heating.

a Danish biotech developing fermentation-based natural colors, which raised €7 million in November 2025 (Novo Holdings, EIFO and others) and a further $8 million to scale Natu.Red, a fermented red dye positioned against both insect-derived and synthetic pigments.

developed OpEn, a fully domestic Brazilian enzymatic cocktail with the potential to transform the country's biorefinery sector and reduce reliance on imported enzyme technology.

behind the Minus beanless coffee brand, launched a B2B ingredients platform offering fermentation-based cocoa, coffee and chocolate alternatives to manufacturers seeking to future-proof supply chains against global shortages.

L-Lysine, DL-Methionine, L-Tryptophan distribution — blends Ajinomoto/Evonik/Sumitomo-sourced methionine.

describes itself as Europe's leading agrifood innovation ecosystem, operating under a formal EIT Food Business Plan 2026-2028 that brings together partners from industry, research and education institutions.

launched with UPL in May 2026 as the only registered product in Brazil for citrus greening (HLB), using Vismax signaling peptides that activate the plant's systemic immune response.

launching Velozyme, an enzyme cocktail specifically designed to accelerate the natural ripening process in cheese and cured meats, reducing the drying/ripening chamber time and energy needed.