Sepehr Achard

Key Takeaways Apollo Atomics secured $31 million in total funding, including a $26 million seed round and $5 million in debt, led by FCVC.

21st August 2026 Key Takeaways Mafix raised a $5.4 million pre-seed funding round led by Azolla Ventures, with support from Astera

21st August 2026 Key Takeaways HabiTerre launched SYMFONI+, its first commercial platform, this week to orchestrate agricultural sustainability programs from design through reporting.

Key Takeaways Advanced Biofuels Canada (ABFC) has released new analysis disputing claims that Canada's Clean Fuel Regulations meaningfully raise household food costs.

A pilot flood-warning app under the N.C. Ag Analytics Platform is being tested on a single farm in Hyde County, North Carolina.

Key Takeaways IUCN and the China Renewable Energy Engineering Institute (CREEI) launched a joint initiative on August 15, 2026 in Beijing to advance sustainable renewable energy systems.

Key Takeaways The Institute of Water Research (IWR) at Michigan State University (MSU) is leading the Soil Health Advancement for Agricultural

Key Takeaways Ceretune, founded by NC State Ph.D. student Reid Barnett, has developed a patent-pending floating fabric system that grows

Key Takeaways N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative (N.C. PSI) at NC State University has been named one of two U.S. research hubs for HARVEST AgTech, a global technology validation program run by the Yield Lab Institute.

Key Takeaways ASABE launched Ask ABE, an AI-powered knowledge assistant, on August 13, 2026, giving agricultural and biological engineering professionals faster access to trusted technical resources.