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Nov 29, 2024 | equipmentworld.com | Ben Thorpe |RDO Equipment

Two of the largest Kubota dealers in the U.S. have announced a “partnership venture” that will see the companies improving operations across Texas. Ewald Kubota, with 11 locations in Texas, and Lansdowne-Moody Company, which has nine locations in Texas, announced the venture earlier this month, which is expected to close in December 2024. A note from Ewald Kubota to customers said the two dealerships will share expertise and improve operations across stores in Houston and Central Texas.

Sep 16, 2024 | globalagtechinitiative.com | SVG Ventures |Global AgInvesting |RDO Equipment |Matt Hopkins

Editor’s note: In a recent issue of Upstream Ag Professional, agribusiness analyst Shane Thomas provides insight why the recently announced Bayer-AgVend collaboration could be a step towards deeper data integration leading to other partnership opportunities surrounding the supply chain. Here’s a summary of that article: Climate FieldView has entered a new partnership with AgVend to help farmers maximize return on investment (ROI) by simplifying data sharing with agronomic advisors.

Sep 15, 2024 | globalagtechinitiative.com | Global AgInvesting |RDO Equipment |Matt Hopkins

Orbia Advance Corporation’s S.A.B. de C.V. Precision Agriculture business group Netafim has announced GrowSphere, a unique operating system automating precision irrigation and fertigation. GrowSphere has delivered significant benefits to thousands of farmers across diverse topographies and climates.

Sep 14, 2024 | globalagtechinitiative.com | RDO Equipment |Brad Kish

Farmland LP, an investment fund manager that generates returns by converting conventional commercial farmland to sustainably farmed crops, has received a major endorsement from Big Tech, reports Gerelyn Terzo at Global AgInvesting. The firm has announced an investment by software giant Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund into Vital Farmland III, Farmland LP’s massive $250 million real asset-based fund that supports regenerative agriculture, a climate-smart approach to farming.

Sep 13, 2024 | globalagtechinitiative.com | RDO Equipment |SVG Ventures |Matt Hopkins

Kubota North America Corp. has acquired Bloomfield Robotics, Inc., a Pittsburgh-based company. Bloomfield provides a service that monitors the health and performance of specialty crops, one plant at a time, using advanced imaging and artificial intelligence (AI) to growers across seven countries and three continents. “We are excited to announce the acquisition of Bloomfield Robotics, a natural evolution of our successful partnership through Kubota’s support of open innovation,” says M.