Ag AI partnership announced

Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, a global leader in agricultural innovation, and Taranis, a global leader in AI-powered crop intelligence, announced they are formalizing their successful collaboration into a strategic partnership across the Midwest.

The partnership will equip agricultural retailers with AI-powered crop management solutions, delivering innovative digital technologies that create significant value for both retailers and their grower customers.

“AI is agriculture's next transformative breakthrough,” said Vern Hawkins, Syngenta president of Crop Protection and regional director of North America. “The results from our 2025 collaboration with Taranis were clear ─ retailers saw how AI Crop Intelligence along with our leading crop protection portfolio created value for both their businesses and growers. This partnership allows us to scale that proven model across the Midwest.”

The model empowers retailers to combine Taranis' leaf-level AI Crop Intelligence with Syngenta's industry-leading portfolio and agronomic knowledge, creating a comprehensive approach to field management that scales monitoring capabilities, while ensuring growers have the right solutions when issues are identified.