Jennifer Marston, Author at AFN

Jennifer Marston

By the numbers: the state of the world’s soil in 2022

December 8, 2022

From widespread soil degradation in Africa to Iowa’s quickly disappearing “black gold,” the numbers show how urgent the world’s soil situation is.

Vertical farm GoodLeaf Farms plots Canadian expansion with McCain-led $150m raise

December 7, 2022

Vertical farms in Calgary and Montreal will enable GoodLeaf Farms to serve Canadian customers coast to coast starting in 2023.

BREAKING: Sound Agriculture lands $75m to expand nitrogen enhancing product overseas

December 7, 2022

The California-based startup will build up a team to scale its nutrient delivery product beyond its current 1 million acres.

Meat & dairy producers ‘undermining targets’ of Cop15 biodiversity deal, says FAIRR report

December 6, 2022

The meat and dairy sector “performs very poorly on three biodiversity metrics” that are key to the Paris Agreement for Nature.

Movin’ up and out: David Lee & AppHarvest split, Impossible C-suite hires, Keurig Dr. Pepper CEO resigns after 3 months

December 5, 2022

Keurig Dr. Pepper CEO leaves the company after just three months at the helm, while Impossible Foods makes two new C-suite hires.

Meet the Founder: FlyFeed boss Arseniy Olkhovskiy believes humans will eat a lot more bugs in future

December 2, 2022

The FlyFeed founder describes his journey from working at SaaS startups to building his own insect protein company to combat global hunger.

The Week in Agrifoodtech: BeeHero nabs $42m for precision pollination, Wildtype reels in $7m for cultivated fish

December 1, 2022

Meanwhile, collaborative investment platform FoodShot Global announced the winners of this year’s esteemed GroundBreaker Prize.

Brief: Sofina Ventures & Temasek lead $60m round for ag marketplace DeHaat

December 1, 2022

DeHaat says the Series E round will help the company reach break-even profitability within the next 12 months.

Verdant Robotics lands $46.5m in fresh funding from Cleveland Avenue, AgFunder & others

November 29, 2022

Verdant technology can spray for weeds, fertilize and treat plants for pests while simultaneously scanning a field and collection data.

Brief: Vertical farm network InFarm to lay off ‘more than half’ of workforce, downsize operations

November 29, 2022

Berlin, Germany-based Infarm cites skyrocketing energy prices and the wider downturn as reasons for these latest cuts for indoor farming.

FAIRR Q&A: Agrifood corporates must ‘play much stronger role’ in advancing alt-protein and tackling supply chain emissions

November 29, 2022

Roughly 94% of agrifood corporates’ total emissions lie in their supply chain; 33% of those are linked to animal agriculture.

The Week in Agrifoodtech: a $60m raise for Modern Milkman, ‘ultrasonic’ snack bars & food delivery layoffs

November 24, 2022

In agtech, produce quality control platform Clarifruit raised $12 million while more layoffs struck the food delivery sector.

Checking on Danone’s climate promises: 14,000 tons of carbon captured but ‘more work is needed’

November 24, 2022

Danone North America now sources 2.4 billion pounds of its dairy milk from its regenerative ag program, representing 75% of its milk sourcing.

StrikeTwo attendees discuss integrating finance with agriculture and finding sustainability’s ‘Northstar’

November 24, 2022

Defining sustainability and helping companies build it into their foundations were key themes woven throughout a recent three-day working event StrikeTwo.

Data snapshot: Agribusiness Marketplaces poised to ‘positively impact’ Asia-Pacific’s smallholder farmers

November 23, 2022

The category’s strong fundraising performance underscores its potential to positively impact Asia-Pacific, especially when it comes to smallholder farmers.

Enriched Ag discusses its $9m mega-seed round & how it could help ranchers rein in cattle emissions

November 22, 2022

Enriched Ag wants to equip ranchers with tools and insights to manage grazing practices on their land as well as make decisions around carbon capture.