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Essential news and analysis for agribusiness leaders
The articles that give ambitious professionals the foundational frameworks and tools they need to thrive in a complex industry.
Highlights and analysis of public agribusinesses earnings results, including executive commentary and trends.
Nov 7, 2026
AI can improve ag retail inventory, but lasting gains require better processes, aligned incentives, reliable data, and intelligence embedded directly into everyday decisions and workflows.
Successful agtech partnerships require aligned incentives, clear commercial commitments, and shared accountability. Startups must avoid restrictive deals, while incumbents must move decisively and support commercialization.
Koch Agronomic Services will distribute Phospholutions’ RhizoSorb granular phosphate in the U.S., expanding retail access while creating potential longer-term manufacturing and product differentiation opportunities.
A first look at Upstream’s crop protection patent database: 322 filings, company and claim-type breakdowns, and three trends — PPO systems, lifecycle IP, and scaffolds.
This month's filings show how AgZen, BASF, Raven and Kubota are shaping precision spraying and pollination, fungicide resistance management and next-gen tractor power.
October's biggest agribusiness stories: the $100 billion nitrogen budget fight, Syngenta's IPO, the FTC case, biological deals and Q3 earnings from BASF, FMC and more. Here's what matters for agribusiness leaders.
Nov 3, 2026
Essential news and analysis for agribusiness leaders.
Nov 1, 2026
Foresight Agronomics' Commercial Playbook digs into the gene expression of 15 biostimulants to show how timing, specific claims and targeted trials can solve the category's commercial execution problem.
Oct 31, 2026
Q3 2026 results from BASF, FMC, Syngenta, ADAMA and AGCO show continued challenges, a weak Brazil and drought-hit Europe all impacting revenues and profits.
A North Carolina judge has sent the FTC's case over Syngenta's Key AI loyalty rebate program to trial, and the court documents reveal how Syngenta, its distributors and Corteva worked to defend branded pricing against generics.
Syngenta is reportedly targeting a $66 billion-plus Hong Kong IPO, but weaker margins, a heavy crop protection mix and $25.4 billion of net debt make a Vylor-style biotech multiple a tough sell.
Technology gets the headlines, but innovation drives progress: invention plus adoption plus value capture. Why companies, not technology categories, change agriculture.
Oct 25, 2026
AgTech has taken on $60 billion and returned less than $5 billion, yet events still feel like pep rallies. Until we have harder conversations, the industry remains it's own worst enemy.
Oct 24, 2026
