Agriculture & Food Production

Indianapolis – September 13, 2026 -- Corteva (NYSE: CTVA) and Belgium-based Globachem N.V. have signed a definitive agreement to launch a 50/50 joint venture aimed at developing and delivering new crop protection solutions for farmers in Europe and the Americas, with the deal expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Joint venture will pool late-stage pipeline technology from both parent companies

The independently operated JV will draw on late-pipeline to commercial-stage technology from Corteva and Globachem to develop, register and market new products. Resulting solutions may be commercialized independently by one or both parent companies once ready.

New products targeted for launch in the early 2030s

The venture builds on an existing multi-year partnership between the two companies. New solutions are expected to reach the market in the early 2030s through established commercial channels.

Vienna – September 13, 2026 -- Elizaveta Rîmscaia of Moldova was crowned Overall Champion at the Julius Meinl International Barista Cup 2026 Grand Finale, held September 4 in Vienna's MuseumsQuartier, beating 14 other national champions across three brewing disciplines.

Austrian barista Mario Benetseder claims cappuccino title on home turf

Benetseder secured the win in the Cappuccino discipline, judged on the interplay of espresso and milk plus latte art execution. Stefan Kot of Poland took the Espresso category, evaluated on taste, balance and crema, while Luka Darispanashvili of Georgia won Signature Drink for creativity and flavor cohesion.

Competition drew over 350 applicants across 15 countries

National qualifying rounds ran in 15 markets including Austria, Italy, Germany, China, Georgia and Croatia, narrowing more than 350 barista applicants down to 15 national champions who advanced to the Vienna final.

Vienna – September 12, 2026 -- Julius Meinl named Elizaveta Rîmscaia of Moldova as Overall Champion of its International Barista Cup 2026 Grand Finale, held September 4 at Vienna's MuseumsQuartier, capping a global competition that drew more than 350 applicants across 15 countries.

Fifteen national champions competed across three judged disciplines

Baristas from markets including Austria, Italy, Germany, China, Georgia and Croatia advanced through national rounds to Vienna's finale, where an independent international jury scored competitors on Espresso, Cappuccino and Signature Drink categories.

Los Angeles – September 12, 2026 -- An estimated 7 billion male chicks are killed globally each year, roughly 200 every second, as the egg industry continues routine chick culling despite the commercial availability of in-ovo sexing technology, according to a new investigation released by Mercy For Animals.

Investigation documents culling methods inside a commercial hatchery

The nonprofit's probe shows newly hatched male chicks being separated from females and killed shortly after hatching through maceration or gassing, depending on the facility. The investigation also documented deformed or unsold female chicks being discarded through the same methods.

Shanghai – September 12, 2026 -- The FHC Shanghai Global Food Trade Show will convene more than 3,000 exhibitors and 180,000 professional buyers across 200,000 square meters at the Shanghai New International Expo Center from November 10-12, 2026. The event will feature 50-plus international pavilions and 500 overseas exhibitors spanning 15 core food and beverage sectors.

Fifteen sectors cover the full food value chain from meat to prefabricated dishes

Exhibition segments include meat, aquatic products, dairy, sweets and chocolate, coffee and tea, bakery, food processing and packaging, prefabricated dishes and central kitchen, canned food, machinery and equipment, hot pot ingredients, baby and child food products, and food-medicine homology categories. Organizers state procurement decision-makers can complete cross-category supplier comparisons within the three-day window.

Tel Aviv – September 12, 2026 -- ADAMA Ltd. has secured its first European Union product registration for Ferrabait®, a molluscicide built on the company's novel Feralla® active ingredient, with approval granted in Latvia.

Latvia registration opens door to 2027 rollout across France, Sweden and Lithuania

The Latvian clearance is the initial step in a phased European commercialization plan, with additional national registrations and launches slated to begin in 2027 in France, Sweden and Lithuania. ADAMA positions the product against rising slug pressure that milder European winters have intensified for growers.

Chicago – September 12, 2026 -- Protein2o has appointed Mark Rappaport as Chief Executive Officer and Board member, pairing the leadership change with a new growth investment aimed at expanding the clear protein beverage maker's retail footprint and innovation pipeline.

Rappaport joins from Congo Brands, where he served as Global Chief Commercial Officer

Rappaport most recently led the global commercial organization at Congo Brands, overseeing a portfolio that includes Alani Nu. He spent over two decades scaling beverage and consumer brands, including senior leadership roles at Red Bull, where he ran the company's U.S. business and distribution organization during a period of significant growth.

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois – September 11, 2026 -- Sara Lee Frozen Bakery is adding six single-serve cakes and cheesecakes to its Sweet Moments platform, expanding a line that already drives more than one-third of the company's fruit pie business.

Sweet Moments Cobblers now capture one-third of fruit pie sales

Launched last fall with three flavors -- Berry Bliss Crumble, Salted Caramel Peach and Orchard Apple Cinnamon -- the Sweet Moments Cobbler Cups now rank among the top dollar-velocity items in the frozen dessert category. The line is stocked in more than 5,000 U.S. stores, including Walmart, Albertsons, Publix, Wakefern and H-E-B, and each cup cooks in 60 seconds.

Waging am See – September 11, 2026 -- German precious metals dealer pro aurum has planted its corporate logo across nearly eight hectares of farmland above the Waginger See, using roughly 16 million flowering plants and about 300,000 small-blossom sunflowers in a satellite-guided precision agriculture project developed with GEOXIP AG.

Logo spans 80,000 square meters, visible only from the air

The planted area, equivalent to roughly eleven football fields, forms a lettering reading "pro aurum" that stretches approximately 365 meters long and 50 meters high. The accompanying tagline, "Edelmetalle. Münzen. Barren." (Precious Metals. Coins. Bars.), extends around 300 meters. The full image is only legible from above.

San Antonio – September 11, 2026 -- Flyttr announced plans to build the nation's first large-scale biosecurity research, development and countermeasures platform in San Antonio, Texas, targeting pest threats including disease-spreading mosquitoes and livestock parasites.

Flyttr's first facility will exceed 130,000 square feet and add over 50 jobs

The initial San Antonio facility is anticipated to rapidly add more than 50 R&D, engineering, operations, and support jobs, growing to over 100 as the platform scales. It adds to laboratory facilities Flyttr already operates at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute, a strategic partner since June 2026.