{"podcast":{"title":"AgTech Digest","slug":"agtech-digest-6718128","podcast_index_feed_id":6718128,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/agtech-digest/","website_url":"https://agtechdigest.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/bfca4074-28a1-429a-b064-280e07cf30ed/_tMEDGWaIMcuiVCfnqMoxie-.jpg","author":"AgTech Media Group","episode_count":105,"summary":"Do you struggle to stay up-to-date with the latest news from the world of AgTech? Every week join us for the latest stories from the world of CEA and Vertical Farming. Each episode provides you with your weekly dose of AgTech news, ensuring you stay up to date with latest news from this fast-paced and exciting industry. Subscribe and Follow AgTech Digest wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/agtech-digest-6718128"},"episode":{"title":"ICL, Solugen, Reservoir, Syngenta, Fresh Del Monte, Del Monte Foods, Frontera Ag, PlantSustain, Resurrect Bio, Corteva, Carbon Robotics, and LEBEC.","slug":"icl-solugen-reservoir-syngenta-fresh-del-monte-del-monte-foods-frontera-ag-plantsustain-resurrect-bio-corteva-carbon-robotics-and-lebec","published_at":"2026-03-20T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/agtech-digest-6718128/icl-solugen-reservoir-syngenta-fresh-del-monte-del-monte-foods-frontera-ag-plantsustain-resurrect-bio-corteva-carbon-robotics-and-lebec","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/agtech-digest-6718128","url":"https://agtech-digest.captivate.fm/episode/icl-solugen-reservoir-syngenta-fresh-del-monte-del-monte-foods-frontera-ag-plantsustain-resurrect-bio-corteva-carbon-robotics-and-lebec-","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/467dce48-1fb3-4b92-9d28-63d2e595604a.mp3","summary":"Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring the farm labor crisis accelerating a $400 million autonomous technology wave, Julia Wilkinson on capital allocation for agriculture as foundational infrastructure, Solugen's $50 million organic nitrogen fertilizer raise, Syngenta's $130 million BioSTaR research center opening, Fresh Del Monte's $285 million acquisition, and Carbon Robotics crossing $100 million in annual revenue. Let's get started! Here’s a Quick Snapshot of What’s Making Headlines: Analysis: Farm labor crisis fuels AgTech automation surge — 63 new autonomous products in 15 months, nearly $400M in labor-replacement venture funding Interview: Julia Wilkinson, CIO and Managing Partner at LEBEC, on rethinking capital allocation for agriculture as foundational infrastructure, not venture-style bets Fertilizer: ICL opens specialty fertilizer plant in India; Solugen raises $50M to scale organic nitrogen fertilizer production across Quebec and the US Infrastructure: Reservoir opens flagship AgTech innovation hub in Salinas with 24 acres of test fields; Syngenta opens $130M BioSTaR biological sciences research center at Jealott's Hill M&A: Fresh Del Monte completes $285M acquisition of Del Monte Foods assets, reuniting the brand under single ownership for the first time in nearly four decades Biologicals: Frontera Ag acquires PlantSustain to strengthen biological crop protection platform; Resurrect Bio and Corteva sign joint development agreement for disease-resistant corn Robotics: Carbon Robotics surpasses $100M annual revenue milestone and appoints new CFO Events: Animal AgTech (Fort Worth), Regenerative Agriculture (LA), Future Fit Asia (Singapore), Fiber Connect (Orlando), Transform Food Europe (Amsterdam…","meta_description":"Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring the farm labor crisis accelerating a $400 million autono…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":488,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/agtech-digest-6718128/episodes/icl-solugen-reservoir-syngenta-fresh-del-monte-del-monte-foods-frontera-ag-plantsustain-resurrect-bio-corteva-carbon-robotics-and-lebec/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/agtech-digest-6718128/icl-solugen-reservoir-syngenta-fresh-del-monte-del-monte-foods-frontera-ag-plantsustain-resurrect-bio-corteva-carbon-robotics-and-lebec.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}