Barings, Homestead Capital, Phatisa, Zaad Group, East Africa Seeds Group, Bayer, FMC, PlantArcBio, Helix, Pairwise, Wild Bioscience, Proxag, John Deere, Biosort, and Dutch Greenhouse Delta.

Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring an analysis of CEA's shift toward industrial normalization, a conversation with Giovanni Angiolini on GCC food security and patient capital, a $300 million US agricultural credit program, herbicide resistance breakthroughs from FMC, genome editing licensing from Pairwise, and the Bayer and John Deere precision agriculture platform integration. Let's get started!

Here’s a Quick Snapshot of What’s Making Headlines:

Analysis: What does the future hold in CEA? Industrial normalization, capital discipline, and the shift from expansion-driven experimentation
Interview: Giovanni Angiolini on GCC food security: execution, patient capital with 6–8 year return timelines, and the triple helix model for CEA
Capital: Barings and Homestead Capital launch $300M agricultural credit program; Phatisa Food Fund 3 secures $86M first close toward $300M Africa-focused fund
Crop Science: Bayer launches newgold seed brand for sustainable aviation fuel markets; PlantArcBio and Helix partner on drought-resilient corn traits for Brazil and Argentina
Crop Protection: FMC achieves first dual mode-of-action herbicide classification for rimisoxafen, strengthening resistance management in corn and soybeans
Gene Editing: Pairwise licenses Fulcrum genome editing platform to Wild Bioscience for AI-driven crop trait development across row crops
Ag Tech: Bayer and John Deere integrate FieldView with Operations Center via wireless prescription transfers; Proxag launches in Brazil with biopesticide manufacturing facility
Aquaculture: Biosort raises NOK 100M+ for salmon lice monitoring and removal technology supporting biological control in aquaculture
Events: Animal AgTech Summit (Fort Worth), Regenerative Agriculture (Los Angeles), Fiber Connect and Precision Agriculture (Orlando)