The 4 next big things in food and agriculture for 2026

Climate change is making food harder to produce, even as agriculture remains a major source of emissions. At the same time, farmers are contending with labor shortages, rising costs, and pressure to get more out of every acre. New technologies are helping them do that, from robotic beekeeping and AI systems that reduce crop loss and pesticide use to tools that identify the genes behind more resilient crops.