The AgriFood News Aggregator features headlines from around the globe collected on AgFunder’s news sharing platform #feedit each week. Have news to share? Post it here and engage, share, and debate with your peers.
AgriFood Tech Venture News
Agrilyst announces digital cooperative for indoor agriculture – Medium
Land O’Lakes Accepting Applications for 2018 Dairy Accelerator Program – PR
10 Finalists in the Thought for Food Challenge – PR
Applications Open for AgLaunch Bootcamp for Tennessee Agricultural Innovation Startups – PR
Axter Agroscience: Results of Farm Testing of Biostimulant Exceed Expectations – PR
Deliveroo announces £5m ‘innovation fund’ to support UK restaurants – Catering Today
AgriDigital selected for Austrade’s Land Pad Program in San Francisco – PR
RotoGro inks pivotal ag-tech perishable foods deal – FinFeed
French food tech startup EKIM raises €2.2 million to start the food “robolution” – EU-Startups
Ag Startup Engine Introduced new sponsorship levels – PR
AgriFood Industry News
Agrimetrics Launches Field Explorer: A “Digital Twin” for Agrifood – PR
The U.S. Postal Service will mail you baby chickens. Yes, live chickens. – The New Food Economy
Princeton University’s Vertical Farming Project Partners with Local Elementary School – PR
Coffee Waste Is Now Fetching a 480% Premium Over Coffee Itself – Bloomberg
Bayer launches online training in good agricultural practices – PR
Capture Premiums on Grain with Improved Inventory Management on the Farm – Decisive Farming
AgriFood & Tech Commentary
Campbell’s Next CEO Needs to Focus on M&A – Bloomberg
Container Farming — The Good, The Bad, The Ugly – YouTube
These 4 Tech Trends Are Driving Us Toward Food Abundance – Singularity Hub
Indonesian Blockchain Platform HARA is Empowering Billions – PR
Strong growth in bio-based building blocks and moderate growth in bio-based polymers – Bio-Based News
Blockchain technology is being used in the early disruption of Kenya’s agribusiness – Quartz Africa
Next-gen nutrition: How new Korean 3-D food printer can meet individual dietary needs – Food Navigator Asia
Blockchain technology will improve the quality of what you eat. Food for thought? – Global Coin Report
How Food52 Strikes a Winning Balance Between Content and Commerce – First Round Review
AgriFood Policy News
John Boehner’s Pot Firm Is Bringing Big Weed to New Jersey – Merry Jane
Nevada Cannabis Entrepreneur Questioned Over Dealings with Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen – Merry Jane
USDA Unveils Prototypes for GMO Food Labels, And They’re… Confusing – NPR
AgriNovus Indiana adds start-up and state executives to Board of Directors – PR
