Inside ADM’s mission to shift millions of acres to regenerative ag
The ADM regenerative ag program has signed up more than 2 million acres in the US and aims for for north of 4 million by 2025.
The ADM regenerative ag program has signed up more than 2 million acres in the US and aims for for north of 4 million by 2025.
Funding winter notwithstanding, “If you’re doing something different and really innovative, you will make money,” says Vinod Khosla.
Early commitments to the fund include The Rockefeller Foundation, Builders Vision, and the Schmidt Family Foundation.
Berkeley-based Orbillion reckons it can achieve economic production for cell-cultured Wagyu beef “at around 2,000 liters in scale,” says cofounder and CEO Dr. Patricia Bubner.
“Through a strategic restructuring we parted ways with some former team members,” says the Ohio-based firm.
There’s no way to sugarcoat this: investment in agrifoodtech startups is at its lowest point in six years. But considering the contribution of the agrifood sector to the global economy and livelihoods, has the correction gone too far?
Shiok Meats, which had raised more than $30m since 2018, couldn’t see a clear path forward under its own steam.
Ditch the cell, and use its internal machinery to produce proteins, and you can slash the cost and increase the speed of protein synthesis, says Tierra Biosciences.
According to USDA, as of Dec 31, 2022, foreign interests held 3.4% of all privately held agricultural land in the US, the ‘proverbial pimple on a whale,’ writes Ben Palen.
Umaro Foods’ seaweed-fueled bacon will make its retail debut on the west coast with a leading food retailer.
The Zurich-based startup’s ‘yeast cream’ can dramatically improve the mouthfeel and performance of alt dairy products, claims CCO Lucie Rein.
Ai Palette has developed an end-to-end platform enabling clients to identify trends, generate new product concepts and screen them at the click of a button, aided by a new conversational chatbot called FoodGPT.
Bayer CEO Bill Anderson called the ongoing litigation “a huge burden” on company financials during a recent investor call.
Cibus announced a $510 million close of Cibus Fund II and a $135 million close of its Cibus Enterprise Fund II.
Despite its ubiquity, attractive amino acid profile and functional bona fides, RuBisCO has not become the plant protein of choice for the food industry. Israeli startup Day 8 hopes to change that…
“My view of the market is that we had a bit of a hype cycle, but the underlying trends [driving alt protein] are there,” says ENOUGH CEO Jim Laird.
Insect breeding and rearing/processing require very different skillsets, claims FreezeM, which supplies insect farmers with neonates in a state of ‘suspended animation.’
Founded by ex-Impossible Foods exec Reed McCord, First Bite is a data platform designed for food manufacturers looking to increase sales in the foodservice channel.
When it comes to data management for dairy producers, there’s a massive untapped opportunity for innovation, says VC investor Innova.
DisSolves has developed clean-label edible films that dissolve rapidly in hot or cold water, milk, and juice, without leaving any residue.
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