Innovation
Syngenta’s biologicals partnership with Groundwork BioAg
Multinational crop protection company Syngenta has agreed a strategic partnership with the specialist in mycorrhizal biotechnology products Groundwork BioAg. The move widens Syngenta’s biologicals portfolio while increasing Groundwork BioAg’s global market reach....
Bayer to market RAGT hybrid wheats
RAGT Seeds has licensed Bayer Crop Science to exclusively market its hybrid wheat varieties in Europe and North America, with the first commercial material expected in the early 2030s. The two companies had been...
Corteva to collaborate with Moa Technology
Multinational crop protection business Corteva has agreed a multi-year R&D platform collaboration with Moa Technology, the active ingredient specialist. The partnership aims to advance the discovery of novel herbicides to address...
Omex trials confirm emission reductions with N inhibitor
Collaborative cereal trials between OMEX Agriculture and the University of Lincoln have found a 75% drop in nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in wheat crops treated with the fertilisers using the company’s NOxShield nitrification...
Role of biostimulants in late potato blight
Independent soil and potato cyst nematode analysis company Richard Austin Agriculture has published data from a 2025 trial to support the use of biostimulants in reducing the effect of late potato blight. It believes this could help...
Thermal polytunnels lift pollination and yield
Fresh produce business Dole UK has revealed the results of its collaborative, data-led pilot study with UK-based agri-tech firm AgriSound to explore how advanced growing materials affect pollination performance – and the implications for crop production outcomes at...