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Bayer responds to new glyphosate study: ‘It is clear this study has serious methodological flaws’

A group of EU and US scientists claim that low doses of the weed killer glyphosate “cause multiple types of cancer” in rats.

Agtech

Corporates

BREAKING: David fires back in Epogee lawsuit: ‘Plaintiffs only have themselves to blame for not signing long-term supply agreements’

“What plaintiffs are trying to dress up as an antitrust monopolization suit is nothing but a case of bad business planning – failing to secure long term supply contracts for an ingredient that they now say is important to their food business,” claims David Protein.

FoodTech

Policy & regulation

The Week in AgriFoodTech: Coco Robotics bags $80m, Tastewise secures $50m, Tebi raises $34m

Plus: Cibus closes a $27.5m public offering, InSoil & Key Carbon announce a $114m partnership.

Agtech

Alternative protein

Bayer responds to new glyphosate study: ‘It is clear this study has serious methodological flaws’

BREAKING: David fires back in Epogee lawsuit: ‘Plaintiffs only have themselves to blame for not signing long-term supply agreements’

The Week in AgriFoodTech: Coco Robotics bags $80m, Tastewise secures $50m, Tebi raises $34m

Phytoform and Corteva partner on AI to boost disease resistance in corn

BiomEdit CEO: Next gen designer probiotics will disrupt the animal and human health market

‘Pharma is eating Big Food’s lunch…’ Lembas fights back with GLP-1 boosting peptide

Investors ‘must demand full disclosure’ of supply chain data from the world’s top tuna firms: report

Gas fermentation: the future of sustainable protein, or hot air? In conversation with Aerbio

Data Dive: Can Finland sustain 2024 funding levels and become a true food innovation hub?

Amplifye debuts enzyme to supercharge protein digestion and unlock new health benefits

Rockefeller Foundation, PepsiCo, join TransCap Initiative to help design a better finance model for regen ag

Exclusive: RootWave bags $15m to expand its chemical-free weeding platform to Europe, US

Why Fargo’s 701x acquired Digital Beef: ‘There are more things ranchers want then just GPS tracking’

Foodtech VC activity ‘slowed significantly’ in Q1, says Pitchbook

Guest article: Tariffs, heat, and high stakes… how grain buyers can stay one step ahead in 2025

GLP-1 drugs are rewriting America’s food preferences, says IFF: ‘GLP-1s alter taste perception’

Nile’s cofounder explains how his digital ag marketplace helps farmers trade ‘transparently and at a lower cost’

Breaking: Gas fermentation ‘protein from air’ startup Arkeon files for insolvency… ‘Every failure teaches us something new’

Danone and Nestlé hit back after new report accuses Big Food of ‘corporate greenwashing.’

The Week in AgriFoodTech: India’s Udaan scores $340m, climate forecaster Jua nabs $11m, FDA launches AI tool

How Latin America is moving from a pioneer to a powerhouse in agricultural biologicals

Nordic Foodtech VC announces first close of second fund at $45m: ‘We’re not hunting for unicorns’

Perfect Day urges court to toss deceptive marketing lawsuit over animal-free dairy

Why ex-Deere VP Jorge Heraud joined TerraBlaster: ‘This is the number one opportunity in agtech right now’

Japanese gov’t agency JICA invests in Brazilian digital banking platform Agrolend

BioPrime: ‘The world is moving towards a place where synthetics and biologicals will be integrated’

FDA clears Wildtype’s cell-cultivated salmon for US debut

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