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Livestock data and tech company Monil continues its U.S. growth trajectory by adding capabilities and extending the warranty of its collars.

AgroSustain and Herd Advance have won Tesco's 2026 Agri-tech Challenge, securing opportunities to trial their technologies within Tesco's supply chain. AgroSustain, recognized for its Tornado crop protection technology, will test its solution aimed at reducing crop losses and supporting sustainable agriculture. Herd Advance will pilot its automated cattle monitoring system, Stockman, in Tesco's beef supply chain to improve animal welfare and farm efficiency. Both companies will gain access to Tesco’s supplier network and receive support to accelerate the commercial adoption of their innovations.

After a fertilizer warehouse fire in 2009, Barrett Ersek founded Holganix, a company focused on accelerating regenerative agriculture through biological soil probiotics, environmental markets, and data intelligence. Holganix’s flagship product, Bio 800, is described as “penicillin for soil,” designed to rapidly restore soil microbial life and support farmers in adopting regenerative practices with less risk, aided by environmental credits and corporate partnerships. The company’s data platform, Horizons, collects and analyzes large-scale soil data to improve farm productivity and support its expansion across the US and Canada. Holganix aims to introduce its soil health solutions to at least 2 billion acres globally, believing its approach can spark and sustain long-term improvements in soil health.

Brazil’s dependence on foreign fertilizer imports poses a food security challenge, but biologicals like those produced by Switch Bioworks is opening up new ways to give plants the nutrients that they need