Sustainability News

1. Agerpoint Partners With Databricks To Scale Enterprise Data Intelligence For Agriculture And Nature Systems 1/27/2026

   Agerpoint, a leader in spatial intelligence and AI for agriculture, forestry, and natural asset management, today announced a partnership with Databricks, the Data and AI company, and the Built On Databricks Partner Program to advance how enterprise customers manage, govern, and derive insight from complex agricultural, environmental, and supply chain data at scale.

2. ILRI And CIMMYT Sign Strategic Memorandum Of Understanding To Accelerate Impact In Crop-Livestock Systems 1/27/2026

   The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), building on a strong track record of successfully delivering projects jointly, strengthening and expanding their partnership to accelerate impact and jointly tackle some of the most complex challenges in global food systems, and support countries to achieve their food security objectives.

3. CF Industries, POET, And Major Agriculture Co-Operatives Launch Low-Carbon Fertilizer Pilot To Cut Ethanol Production Carbon Intensity 1/26/2026

   CF Industries Holdings, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products, and POET, the world’s largest producer of biofuels, have launched a pilot project with major agriculture co-operatives to jointly develop a low-carbon fertilizers supply chain.

4. Biologists And Engineers Follow Goopy Clues To Plant-Wilting Bacteria 1/23/2026

   Slippery, drippy goop makes Ralstonia bacteria devastating killers of plants, causing rapid wilting in tomato, potato and a wide range of other crops, according to new research.

5. EcoFABs Could Help Fuel AI In Agriculture 1/22/2026

   Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to study plant microbiomes — communities of microbes living in and around plants — could help improve soil health, boost crop yields, and restore degraded lands.

6. Illinois Study: How A Potential Antibiotics Ban Could Affect Apple Growers 1/22/2026

   Antibiotic resistance in human and animal health is on the forefront of public debate, but it’s a less well-known issue in plant agriculture.

7. Rewilding Corn Reveals What Its Roots Forgot 1/22/2026

   Corn is a colossal grain in the global food and feed chain, with the U.S. producing roughly 30% of the world's supply, or nearly 278 million metric tons in the 2024-25 growing season alone.

8. Plant Breeding Is A Critical Tool In The Fight Against Climate Change 1/22/2026

   Climate change exerts an unparalleled impact on agriculture. Yet the sector also contributes 20% to the annual increase to human-driven greenhouse gas emissions.

9. BTI Scientists Illuminate Ancient Plant-Fungus Partnership At Molecular Level 1/22/2026

   For 450 million years, plants and soil fungi have been trading partners. The fungi weave through plant roots, delivering phosphorus and other soil minerals in exchange for sugars and fats produced by the plant through photosynthesis.

10. Smart Sprayer Study Confirms AI's Cost-Cutting Capabilities 1/21/2026

    A Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) journal, Weed Science, recently published a research article showing that smart sprayers with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities can help reduce foliar herbicide use and their costs for Midwest corn and soybean producers.