Agriculture & Food Production

Johnston, Iowa and Ghent, Belgium – September 21, 2026 -- Vylor, the seed and genetics company set to spin off from Corteva on October 1, 2026, has partnered with Belgium's Rainbow Crops to develop climate-resilient corn traits using AI-driven multiplex gene editing.

Rainbow Crops' Trait Foundry platform edits hundreds of genes simultaneously

The collaboration will deploy Rainbow Crops' AI-supported Trait Foundry™ technology, which combines multiplex genome editing, precision breeding and automated phenotyping to accelerate development of corn hybrids resistant to heat, drought and flooding. Mat Muller, who will lead Vylor Edge, Vylor's investment arm, said the platform allows scientists to make hundreds of gene edits simultaneously while validating performance through phenotyping facilities and field trials.

New York – September 20, 2026 -- More than 600 importers, distributors and HoReCa operators have registered for the third edition of Vinitaly.USA, set for October 26-27 at Pier 36 on Manhattan's Lower East Side, with organizers Veronafiere and the ITA – Italian Trade Agency now extending buyer recruitment into Canada and Mexico.

Exhibition space sells out at 118,400 square feet

The full exhibition floor at Pier 36 is officially sold out, with Italian participation reaching 300 exhibitors and approximately 2,500 wine labels on display. Regional groups including Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Sardinia and the Enoteca Regionale dell'Umbria are represented alongside consortia such as Asti DOCG, Brunello di Montalcino, Prosecco DOC, Lugana DOC and Delle Venezie DOC.

Cheyenne, Wyo. – September 20, 2026 -- Wuffes, the dog supplement brand that has served more than 1.3 million dog parents, has launched a Dental Powder range built on SuperYolkTM IgY Technology, a proprietary ingredient the company says is the first of its kind in the US canine dental supplement market.

Phoenix – September 19, 2026 -- SenesTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNES) will present at the Lytham Partners Fall 2026 Investor Conference, a virtual event scheduled for September 29-30, 2026.

SenesTech schedules webcast for September 29 at 2:00 p.m. ET

The rodent birth control company will host a live webcast presentation at 2:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. Investors can access the session via the conference website or a direct webinar link, with a replay to be made available following the event.

Management to hold one-on-one investor meetings during the conference

SenesTech executives will conduct virtual one-on-one meetings with investors throughout the two-day event. Interested parties can arrange meetings by contacting Lytham Partners directly or registering through the conference portal.

New York – September 19, 2026 -- Beast Philanthropy and The Rockefeller Foundation will fund regenerative school meal (RSM) programs reaching approximately 4,000 children in Ghana's Eastern Region and Kenya's Bomet County over the next five years, providing lunch five days a week sourced from local farmers.

Partnership targets ten schools in Ghana, three in Kenya at launch

In Ghana, the initiative starts across ten schools serving nine communities in the Eastern Region, working with CARE, Fairtrade Africa, West Akyem Co-operative Cocoa Farmers and Marketing Union, and Gold Coast Nutrition Fund to expand agroforestry and intercropping among cocoa farmers. In Kenya, the program begins in three schools in Bomet County, linking fortified bean producers to school supply chains through The Rockefeller Foundation's existing work with AGRA and deploying solar-powered clean-cooking infrastructure.

Riyadh – September 19, 2026 -- Tanmiah Food Company (TADAWUL: 2281) has inaugurated an Innovation Center at its Riyadh headquarters, consolidating its entire product R&D lifecycle into a single micro-laboratory-scale facility.

Tanmiah merges consumer insight, prototyping and market launch into one facility

The center integrates consumer insights, concept creation, project evaluation, prototype development, pilot trials, consumer validation and market launch within one ecosystem, replacing processes previously split across separate functions or external suppliers. By replicating Tanmiah's further-processing and marination capabilities at micro-laboratory scale, the company aims to cut lead times and move products from development directly into production.

Los Angeles – September 19, 2026 -- Anheuser-Busch [NYSE: BUD] is investing $21 million in its Los Angeles and Mira Loma, California facilities to expand production of Michelob ULTRA and Cutwater Spirits, the company announced.

Investment targets canning, bottling and rail capacity upgrades

The funding will upgrade canning and bottling operations, boost output of Cutwater, the top-selling spirits-based cocktail brand in the U.S., and Phorm Energy, and increase rail capacity to strengthen transportation and route-to-market logistics.

Frisco, Texas – September 19, 2026 -- Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.23 per share on its common stock, the company announced.

Dividend Payment Set for October 9, 2026

Shareholders of record as of September 28, 2026 will receive the payout on October 9, 2026. The dividend will be paid in U.S. dollars.

Board Approves Continued Shareholder Return

The declaration comes from Keurig Dr Pepper's Board of Directors, maintaining the company's quarterly cash distribution program for common stockholders.

Arlington, Texas – September 18, 2026 -- Plastic has overtaken metal as the most frequently reported contaminant in food manufacturing, cited by 37% of respondents in FlexXray's third annual Foreign Material Contamination in Food Benchmark Report.

Detection investment growth slows even as confidence in equipment stays flat

The share of food producers planning to increase detection investment fell to 57% in 2026 from roughly 70% in 2025, according to the report, based on survey responses from more than 170 food safety and manufacturing professionals across North America. Confidence that in-line equipment catches all foreign material has not improved despite prior years of investment growth.

Anaheim, Calif. – September 18, 2026 -- Nellson Nutraceutical LLC has appointed Raj Krishnamachari as Vice President, Quality & Regulatory, effective September 14, 2026, placing a returning executive in charge of quality and compliance across the company's North American manufacturing network.

Krishnamachari rejoins Nellson after prior tenure as Senior Director of Quality

Krishnamachari previously served as Senior Director of Quality at Nellson, where he worked on strengthening quality systems, advancing food safety programs, and supporting regulatory inspections. He succeeds Marty Hudak-Roos, who is retiring after leading the company's quality and regulatory function.