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The cracks in chemical farming are getting hard to ignore. These startups are providing alternatives

Deeptech startups are bringing a range of solutions to help, from multiplex gene editing to AI-powered robotic systems.

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Verdant Robotics on grass. Image credit: Verdant Robotics

GrainFlow targets grain elevator gridlock with AI scheduling system

At many grain elevators, trucks simply arrive and line up, says Grainflow founder Bryan Wattie. “There is no appointment system and no slot reservation.”

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The cracks in chemical farming are getting hard to ignore. These startups are providing alternatives

GrainFlow targets grain elevator gridlock with AI scheduling system

Could ‘chickpea-sized’ biosensors make biomanufacturing more cost competitive?

Renaissance Bioscience unveils yeast-derived VLP platform for next-gen RNAi biopesticides

TerraBlaster aims for late 2026 launch with real-time NPK soil mapping at tractor speed

On the heels of fresh funding, Oishii has ‘crossed the chasm’ of unit economics in vertical farming

Farming knowledge is dying but AI can save it

Castoro Cellars deploys Saga Robotics’ UV-C bots across 600 organic acres

AgriFood Signals: S2G Investments bags $1bn, Oishii makes first close of Series C, Corteva picks crop protection HQ

Heura Foods hits positive EBITDA in Q1: ‘a turning point for the European plant-based sector’

US Senate fertilizer hearing: Farmers ‘can’t take much more’ as prices surge

Resurrect Bio expands Series A to $10.3m to scale tech helping plants to defend themselves

Global frameworks for regenerative agriculture still need local context, says SAI

Brightseed layers agentic AI onto Forager bioactives discovery platform with Hummingbird launch

Enifer enters petfood market as commercial mycoprotein plant nears launch

EVERY urges court to sanction Onego Bio as alt protein IP fight turns nasty

Ruby Bio aims to launch “world first” fermentation-derived clean label emulsifiers in 2027

Guest article: Open-source education is key to helping agriculture overcome its data phobia

Mozza Foods targets late 2028 launch for soybean-grown casein

AgriFood Signals: Corteva names seed spinout, Vori bags $22m for AI grocery, FMC sells India biz

Beyond Meat CEO fleshes out beverage launch plans for New York retail debut after grim Q1

Boomitra hits major milestone as ranchers reap real financial gains from regenerative grazing in Mexico

Insect ag recalibrates after a brutal shakeout: Where are the key players now?

Environmental and geopolitical pressures are driving deeptech’s steady growth in agrifood

BREAKING: Judge tosses Onego Bio lawsuit vs EVERY Co in Wisconsin, parallel case in Delaware still in motion

Biosphere lands Pentagon funding to build portable “protein from air” bioreactors

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