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Ever.Ag Fully Integrates its Strategic Acquisition of Freshagenda to Enhance Global Dairy Market Services

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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This acquisition significantly strengthens Ever.Ag's Insights Division, offering unparalleled expertise and services in the global dairy markets.

Key Points: 
  • This acquisition significantly strengthens Ever.Ag's Insights Division, offering unparalleled expertise and services in the global dairy markets.
  • Freshagenda, headquartered in Victoria, Australia, is celebrated for its deep insights and strategic intelligence within the dairy industry.
  • The Freshagenda suite of Global Insights products and services are now available on the Ever.ag Insights portal.
  • Their expertise in the dairy market enhances our ability to offer advanced financial services and insights, solidifying our leadership in global dairy market services."

Bayer AG and Lavie Bio Continue for Second Year of Biofungicides Validation Following Successful Lab and Greenhouse Testing

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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The tests have demonstrated the efficacy of Lavie Bio's biofungicides in addressing devastating diseases that affect fruits and vegetables worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • The tests have demonstrated the efficacy of Lavie Bio's biofungicides in addressing devastating diseases that affect fruits and vegetables worldwide.
  • Building on these positive outcomes, the companies are progressing to a second year of validation trials in field experiments.
  • "Biofungicides are a real opportunity for innovation, and we are looking forward to the new solutions this partnership with Lavie Bio helps us deliver together."
  • Lavie Bio's commitment to refining its promising bio fungicides through joint validation trials with Bayer AG serves as a powerful testament to the company's development capabilities, leveraging its innovative BDD platform powered by Evogene's MicroBoost AI tech-engine.

WINNERS ANNOUNCED: UPL CORP LEADS US$1.75M INVESTMENT IN BIOLOGICAL AG-TECH INNOVATORS

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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The Challenge sought to identify entrepreneurs advancing natural and biological solutions and saw applications from 237 start-ups.

Key Points: 
  • The Challenge sought to identify entrepreneurs advancing natural and biological solutions and saw applications from 237 start-ups.
  • Shireen Davies, CEO of SOLASTA Bio, said: "We are delighted to have won The Radicle NPP Challenge by UPL.
  • Mike Frank, CEO of UPL Corp., said: "We're committed to expanding access to sustainable solutions as a route to shaping healthy, productive, and climate-positive food systems.
  • In addition to the funding, SOLASTA Bio and Impetus Ag will gain access to UPL Corp and Radicle Growth's expertise and networks to help accelerate their development and growth.

WINNERS ANNOUNCED: UPL CORP LEADS US$1.75M INVESTMENT IN BIOLOGICAL AG-TECH INNOVATORS

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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The Challenge sought to identify entrepreneurs advancing natural and biological solutions and saw applications from 237 start-ups.

Key Points: 
  • The Challenge sought to identify entrepreneurs advancing natural and biological solutions and saw applications from 237 start-ups.
  • Shireen Davies, CEO of SOLASTA Bio, said: "We are delighted to have won The Radicle NPP Challenge by UPL.
  • Mike Frank, CEO of UPL Corp., said: "We're committed to expanding access to sustainable solutions as a route to shaping healthy, productive, and climate-positive food systems.
  • In addition to the funding, SOLASTA Bio and Impetus Ag will gain access to UPL Corp and Radicle Growth's expertise and networks to help accelerate their development and growth.

Pivot Bio Shares Four Trends Driving Agriculture Forward

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Monday, March 18, 2024
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BERKELEY, Calif., March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pivot Bio, a leading sustainable agriculture company, will send the company's CEO, CFO, Chief Innovation Officer and Chief Business Development Officer to San Francisco this week to meet with partners at the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit, where leaders from across the industry will come together to explore new areas of collaboration. 

Key Points: 
  • Ahead of the Summit, Pivot Bio's CEO Chris Abbott the shared following four trends that the company will be watching closely at the conference.
  • Transforming the food system in a way that benefits growers, society and the planet will take partnerships and collaboration across sectors and industries.
  • Everyone is finally talking about capital efficiency again (thankfully), and the quickest way to grow efficiently is through partnerships.
  • Pivot Bio's role is to partner with our farmer customers who are driving solutions for an evolving food system using the latest technology and insights.

AWS and FieldAlytics by Ever.Ag: A New Frontier in AI-Enhanced Crop Management and Sustainability

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Monday, March 18, 2024
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FieldAlytics will be leveraging AWS's Generative AI on the SageMaker platform to introduce cutting-edge crop growth modeling and imagery change detection.

Key Points: 
  • FieldAlytics will be leveraging AWS's Generative AI on the SageMaker platform to introduce cutting-edge crop growth modeling and imagery change detection.
  • Ever.Ag solutions will transform agricultural decision-making and crop management with AWS' powerful cloud computing.
  • Through AWS's powerful cloud computing, built for machine learning, Ever.Ag agribusiness solutions are set to transform agricultural decision-making and crop management.
  • The collaboration introduces innovative tools for crop growth modeling and imagery change detection, enabling early intervention strategies and optimized crop management.

Lavie Bio and Ceres Global Ag Corp. Collaborate to Include YalosTM Bio-Inoculant, in Regenerative Agriculture Initiatives in North America

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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Ceres will integrate Lavie Bio's bio-inoculant, YalosTM, into its regenerative agriculture initiatives across the USA and Canada.

Key Points: 
  • Ceres will integrate Lavie Bio's bio-inoculant, YalosTM, into its regenerative agriculture initiatives across the USA and Canada.
  • Lavie Bio is focused on transformation of the crop input sector through the development of biologicals as alternatives for synthetic products.
  • "We are excited to partner with Ceres, whose extensive presence in North American agriculture, energy, and supply chains enhances our impact.
  • Their commitment to regenerative agriculture aligns with Lavie Bio's mission to produce healthier food and foster a sustainable environment while increasing productivity and value", said Amit Noam, CEO at Lavie Bio.

EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCES APPLICATION WINDOW OPENS FOR ROUND SIX OF THE GROW-NY INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMPETITION

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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ITHACA, N.Y., March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Empire State Development (ESD) today announced that the application window is now open for the sixth year of the Grow-NY food, beverage, and agriculture business competition. Grow-NY attracts high-growth potential food and agriculture startups to compete for $3 million in total prize money each year and supports 20 finalists through a business development phase that connects them with the region's resources. 

Key Points: 
  • ITHACA, N.Y., March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Empire State Development (ESD) today announced that the application window is now open for the sixth year of the Grow-NY food, beverage, and agriculture business competition.
  • Empire State Development President, CEO and Commissioner Hope Knight, said, "Grow-NY is a unique initiative that links agribusiness innovators with experts and investors, creating entrepreneurial opportunity in upstate New York.
  • Ball said, "Year after year, I've had the incredible honor of helping to award the innovative winners of the Grow-NY competition.
  • Today's announcement complements "Southern Tier Soaring," the region's comprehensive strategy to generate robust economic growth and community development.

EQS-News: IBU-tec Advances Development in Sodium-Ion Battery Research Making Further Progress

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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Among other things, IBU-tec is currently making progress in expanding production towards larger volumes and is pushing ahead with research projects.

Key Points: 
  • Among other things, IBU-tec is currently making progress in expanding production towards larger volumes and is pushing ahead with research projects.
  • IBU-tec has already successfully completed the development and production of phase-pure cathode active material made of sodium manganese layer oxide.
  • In the next step of the research project, IBU-tec is testing the cycle stability of the cathode in full cells and further optimizing it.
  • Ulrich Weitz, Managing Director of IBUvolt battery materials: "With the further development of innovative battery materials, we are securing the future viability of IBU-tec.

EQS-News: GANÉ Global Balanced Fund becomes GANÉ Value Event Fund

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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Aschaffenburg, February 20, 2024 - In the coming days, the fund management company GANÉ will change the investment concept of the GANÉ Global Balanced Fund, which was launched in December 2023 under the umbrella of GANÉ Investment-AG with sub-funds, from a defensive balanced fund to an offensive balanced fund.

Key Points: 
  • Aschaffenburg, February 20, 2024 - In the coming days, the fund management company GANÉ will change the investment concept of the GANÉ Global Balanced Fund, which was launched in December 2023 under the umbrella of GANÉ Investment-AG with sub-funds, from a defensive balanced fund to an offensive balanced fund.
  • In addition, the fund name will be changed to GANÉ Value Event Fund.
  • Universal-Investment as external KVG and BN & Partners Capital AG as liability umbrella together with GANÉ ensure that all regulatory requirements are fulfilled for the GANÉ Value Event Fund.
  • A decision on the re-establishment of a defensive balanced fund along the lines of the GANÉ Global Balanced Fund will be made in the foreseeable future.