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Döhler brings Superbrewed’s postbiotic protein into commercial production

“This is a truly novel ingredient that has crossed into industrial production through a partner-led, capital-efficient model,” says CEO Dr. Bryan Tracy.

Alternative protein

Biomanufacturing & biologicals

Superbrewed Food to scale up biomass fermentation with manufacturing partner

DJI appeal sets stage for legal showdown over future of US ag spray drone market

The FCC ruling—which has upended a sector dominated by overseas vendors—is “procedurally and substantively flawed,” argues DJI.

Agtech

Precision agriculture

Ag spray drone from Chinese firm DJI. Image credit: Rantizo

How AI, automated labs and CDMOs are replacing agrifood’s 100-year-old R&D playbook

The world’s most critical challenges are accelerating at a rapid pace. The R&D methods tasked with solving them are not—until now.

Agtech

Artificial intelligence

Döhler brings Superbrewed’s postbiotic protein into commercial production

DJI appeal sets stage for legal showdown over future of US ag spray drone market

How AI, automated labs and CDMOs are replacing agrifood’s 100-year-old R&D playbook

ZhongGu Junchuang expands reach with new mycelium R&D and production hub in Western China

Precision fermentation startup Verley raises $38m Series A as BLG unlocks new segment of protein market

US receiver to liquidate Believer Meats’ factory and assets as Israeli trustee ringfences IP

Atarraya looks to bring high-tech shrimp farming to UAE, evolves business model

Guest article: Antifragile agriculture. How to stop playing the old game

Resurrect Bio raises $8.1m to unlock plants’ innate disease resistance capabilities

AgriFood Signals: Egypt eGrocer Breadfast banks $50m, Kubota invests in spray ‘bot, Trump’s glyphosate order

Ruminant BioTech eyes Canada as launchpad for global expansion with $5.6m research program

Exclusive: From rocks to row crops, TerraClear broadens its capabilities with launch of fully autonomous robot

Hybrid meat for the win: JOYN Foods finds sweet spot in alt-protein market, expects to be EDITDA positive in early 2027

AI in India: The world’s ‘AI back office’ is betting on small language models to bring big impact to smallholder farming

Alt-coffee startup Koppie nets new funds to build 1,000-ton capacity for launch partners in 2026

Guest article: Separating the wheat from the chaff in agtech

India will see IPOs in agritech before America or Europe, says Omnivore’s Mark Kahn

As climate shocks hit Kenya, GrowPact bets on seedlings, greenhouses, and tech

AgriFood Signals: Dicamba reinstated, Bayer gets Stryax green light, SP Ventures closes $50m

Antifreeze for orchards? CryoBio nets $1.3m to develop novel approach to frost protection

Frontier AI heads to the farm with Carbon Robotics’ Large Plant Model

Whole Foods widens the road to regenerative certification with SCI standard

PFerrinX tunes iron saturation for precision-fermented lactoferrin, aims to be ‘largest and lowest cost producer’

BigHaat unveils global expansion plan, $1bn annual revenue goal as it edges towards profitability

The Bland Company raises $2.7m to functionalize plant proteins from ag side streams

Cell ag ‘picks & shovels’ pioneer IntegriCulture turns a profit, but cautions that ‘As long as cell ag remains so capital-intensive, it will be difficult to take off’

Guest article: Food production is the foundation of healthy diets. The system has not yet caught up

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