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When it comes to scaling regen ag, ‘you can’t have mission without margin,’ says Mad Capital cofounder

Financial aptitude and ecological outcomes have to work hand in hand, says Mad Capital cofounder Brandon Welch.

Agrifintech

Climate & sustainability

Pam Marrone targets resistant weeds with cocktails of microbial metabolites as bioherbicide space heats up

The Holy Grail, says Pam Marrone, is a long-lasting, broad-spectrum bioherbicide with pre- and post-emergent activity against resistant weeds.

Agtech

Artificial intelligence

Dr. Pam Marrone and Jim Boyd, cofounders, Invasive Species Corporation (ISC). Image credit: ISC

A Brussels moat: Can European regulation work for founders?

Artificial intelligence

Climate & sustainability

Brussels moat. Image: OpenAI

Fermeate raises $2m to deliver “step change” in precision fermentation economics with optogenetics

Biomanufacturing & biologicals

Deeptech

Fermeate team photo. Image credit: Fermeate

EDITOR'S PICK

Exclusive: Monarch Tractor CEO—‘We should have pivoted harder and faster’

Agtech

Precision agriculture

Praveen Penmetsa, cofounder, Monarch Tractor. Image courtesy of Praveen Penmetsa

5 key investor lessons on blended capital for agrifood

Sweet protein: Pentasweet breaks ground on $76m precision fermentation facility for brazzein

AgriFood Signals: USDA and Palantir deal, fresh funding for Afresh, Amazon’s $30m carbon credit deal

SentiaNova emerges from stealth to tackle plant protein’s taste problem

Alternative protein

EMEA

SentiaNova cofounders Roi Wurgaft and Daria Reisch. Image credit: Elaine Watson

Soil Capital’s latest deal with Nestlé highlights regen ag’s role in building a more resilient food system

Agtech

Climate & sustainability

What’s next for carbon markets? Maturity signals or ‘medieval indulgences’

Agtech

Climate & sustainability

Funding dip for alt protein fermentation signals shift from promise to proof

US alt-meat slump continues, but plant protein gains traction in beverages – GFI

Solinftec’s self-refilling spray robots close the loop on 24:7 autonomy on the farm

🎥 AgriPass on ag robotics 2.0: ‘We’re replicating the human weeding process but making it affordable at scale’

Guest article: Physical AI isn’t replacing farmers. It’s critical for keeping them in business

Planetary nets $28m to scale fermentation infrastructure and licensing platform

Exclusive: David Protein scales alt-fat EPG capacity, eyes CPG deals as CEO targets $300m revenues in 2026

Patagonia & Rodale Institute to transition an entire California county to regenerative agriculture

AgriFood Signals: Nestlé & Soil Capital regen partnership, Unilever buys Grüns, John Deere lawsuit

Behind Klim’s new tool to turn regenerative agriculture into a financial instrument

Agrifintech

Corporates

🎥 Fermentation will power next wave of natural colors, says Michroma as it rides MAHA wave

Biomanufacturing & biologicals

Deeptech

Ricky Cassini, cofounder and CEO, Michroma. Image credit: Elaine Watson

Editor's pick

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

Alternative protein

APAC

Image credit: nextProtein

Verdant Robotics expands into grass seed and sod, “where the weeds and the crop can look nearly identical’

Vivici sees 30% boost in titers, yield, via cell productivity tech from Enduro Genetics

🎥 Guatemala as a biomanufacturing base? Sugar giant Magdalena makes its case

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