Limagrain, Farmers Edge announce partnership for Russian market

Limagrain Europe, one of European's leading field seeds companies and Farmers Edge, a global leader in decision agriculture, recently announced they will join forces to provide farming operations in Russia and Ukraine with high quality seeds and precision digital tools designed to optimize inputs, minimize environmental impact, and protect the economic viability of the farm.

Farmers around the world seek tools to help them better manage their operations and enable increased yields across multiple crops. This partnership offers solutions that integrate genetics, technology, information and agronomy, delivering powerful new capabilities and genuine value for farmers. The combined strengths of the two companies will provide enhanced expertise aimed at addressing the specific needs and challenges of European farmers.

Farmers Edge field-centric approach to digitizing farms coupled with machine learning and predictive modeling, not only revolutionizes how growers produce crops, but how they select and use products on the farm, too. From seeding to harvest, Farmers Edge automatically collects, integrates, and processes data from multiple sources into one platform, providing unbiased insights to help growers base farm management decisions on data.

Limagrain Europe, farmer-oriented company, combines its large network of breeding and trials facilities with the most advanced technologies, to deliver to its customers high quality products. In order to meet the future challenges of farmers, Limagrain Europe proposes innovative solutions such as Hydraneo, a unique tool for managing water stress and develops digital services centered on seeds, with variable-rate seeding prescriptions.

"We are excited to partner with Limagrain Europe to deliver our precision digital tools to the largest broad acre markets in the world, creating a new generation of breadbasket regions in previously untapped land," says Wade Barnes, CEO of Farmers Edge. "We share one and the same vision of making farm operations more lucrative and sustainable through technology and innovation."

"Working with Farmers Edge is a strategic fit given their experience, which complements our LG seeds portfolio and proprietary digital solutions," said Arboucalot, Deputy CEO Limagrain Europe.