加拿大农药再评审进入″持续监督″新模式,告别15年周期审查!

世界农化网中文网报道:近日,加拿大卫生部有害生物防治局(PRD)正式发布《2026-2031年农药再评审与特别审查工作计划》(REV2026-03),更新了未来五年的农药再评审和特别审查安排。

Hippo Harvest Secures $30 Million Series C Funding to Scale Robotic Controlled Environment Agriculture

By Editor, Global AgInvesting MediaPescadero, California–based leafy greens producer Hippo Harvest has closed a $30 million Series C funding round led by Cox Farms. The equity financing accelerates the commercialization of the company’s indoor-grown produce, supports the development of its next-generation robotic growing technology, and funds a 30-acre facility expansion in Hollister, California, which is currently in permitting.

Switch Bioworks tests ‘switchable’ nitrogen-fixing microbes in corn for fertilizer

California-based Switch Bioworks  has begun its first multi-state field trials in corn in the Midwest, testing engineere…

Autism-Like Traits in Mice Improved After Single Rapamycin Dose

The results of a preclinical study led by UCLA Health researchers suggest that inflammation during pregnancy in mice can trigger autism-like brain and behavior changes in offspring, and that the effects may be rapidly but temporarily reversible in adulthood with a short-term dose of the immunosuppressive drug rapamycin.

法国议会批准紧急农业法案:啶虫脒和氟吡呋喃酮可″有条件回归″

世界农化网中文网报道:法国议会于本周二最终批准了一项紧急农业法案,允许在特定条件下使用两种已被法国禁用、但欧盟层面仍允许使用的农药活性成分——啶虫脒(acetamiprid)和氟吡呋喃酮(flupyradifurone)。

Rockefeller Foundation commits $4m to rebuild the rural economy through better farmland

Rebuilding farmland and rebuilding the rural economy are “inseparable objectives,” according to The Rockefel…

WIA Now Accepting Nominees for Six New Leadership Awards in Agribusiness

By Autumn Demberger, Global AgInvesting MediaAgribusiness continues to grow as new agtech enters the space, commodity demands shift and grow, and investors look closely at things like sustainability, natural capital and more. And as agribusiness grows, so too do those behind the scenes, through active leadership, strategic thinking and innovation.

🎥 Can editing the ‘dark genome’ make crops more heat tolerant?

[Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company AgFunder is an investor in Plantik Biosciences.] Can editing the so-called “da…

🎥 Inside Faraday Earth’s bid to make cheap green ammonia without Haber-Bosch

[Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company AgFunder is an investor in Faraday Earth] Can a container-sized plasma reactor…

年产量暴跌21万吨!防控大豆红冠腐病,听听专家怎么说

世界农化网中文网报道: 大豆红冠腐病(Red Crown Rot,简称 RCR)已对美国大豆生产构成重大威胁,并正从美国南方主产区向北蔓延至中西部地区。根据作物保护网络 (Crop Protection Network) 的最新统计,仅 2025 年一年,红冠腐病就导致美国大豆减产约 770 万蒲式耳(约合 21 万吨),损失量较往年出现实质性大幅暴增。