Lauren Manning, Author at AgFunderNews

Lauren Manning

Lauren is a contributing writer for AgFunderNews, lawyer, adjunct law professor raising cattle, sheep, and goats in Northwest Arkansas. You can contact her at [email protected]

Climate Week: 230 investors worth $16.2T call for aggressive corporate action to combat deforestation

September 21, 2019

The statement calls asks corporations to tackle the financial risks associated with ongoing deforestation along their operations and global supply chains.

Impossible Foods makes retail debut as Tim Hortons pulls Beyond Meat

September 20, 2019

The plant-based meat maker is launching at 27 Gelson’s locations in Southern California while Tim Hortons is backpedaling its Beyond Meat offerings.

Front Range Biosciences raises $8.5m to expand cannabis clean stock & breeding program

September 18, 2019

The startup supports the breeding and production of new plant varieties and seeds in hemp, coffee, and regulated cannabis.

BREAKING: Cannalysis raises $22.6m Series A to automate cannabis compliance testing

September 18, 2019

The startup has developed an automated service that helps eliminate human error in the legally required cannabis lab testing industry.

BREAKING: FarmWise raises $14.5m Series A to expand its weeding robot service

September 17, 2019

The robotics-as-a-service company helps farmers weed their crops and hopes to move into other applications in the future like plant health and monitoring.

BREAKING: Trigo Vision raises $22m Series A for the checkout-free future of grocery

September 16, 2019

The Israeli computer vision company uses AI to track the items shoppers place in their cart for a frictionless checkout experience.

How AgBiome develops microbial tech to help African farmers combat sweet potato weevil

September 12, 2019

The sweet potato weevil is a very difficult pest to control and it is a serious pest in Africa. So the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation asked AgBiome if they’d be willing to work on it. They're now entering phase 2.

PepsiCo says North American potatoes are now 100% sustainably-sourced

September 9, 2019

The global giant has chosen a farmer-to-farmer, business-minded approach for inspiring its proprietary potato growing partners to adopt more sustainable practices.

Packaging tech TIPA raises $25m to fuel European, Australian, US growth

September 9, 2019

The Israeli startup sells compostable packaging solutions that breakdown within 180 days to packaging manufacturers and retailers

Startup Spotlight: NATIVE wants farmers to spend less time trying to make more money

September 6, 2019

Farmers direct marketed $8.7b in farm products during 2015 as consumers continue to seek out locally produced goods.

Former dairy yogurt guy raises $11m Series A to convert dairy facility to plant-based factory

September 5, 2019

For former yogurt maker and company co-owner Tom Moffitt, if you can’t beat the plant-based dairy alternatives, it’s best to join them.

Bioenergy DevCo captures $106m to digest waste in a city near you

September 5, 2019

Anaerobic digestion is already used widely in Europe where the population is more attuned to environmental concerns but also as there's limited room for landfills, forcing businesses to find other solutions for food waste.

Farmers are adopting regenerative ag practices, but who’s leading the movement?

August 30, 2019

Comparing 2012 and 2017 Census of Agriculture Data, the Soil Health Institute identified a 50% increase in adoption of regenerative agriculture practices like no-till drilling and cover cropping.

Regen Ag Renegades: Koen Van Seijen’s podcast is who’s who of regen ag investing

August 28, 2019

In this new series, we will highlight some of the key players helping to define the regenerative agriculture ecosystem including academics, farmers, technologists, agronomists, and investors.

BREAKING: Yamaha leads $7.5m Series A in strawberry harvesting robot

August 27, 2019

Yamaha Motor Ventures' Nolan Paul tells AFN the biggest challenges for robotics and why he thinks Advanced Farm Technologies will go all the way.

Consumers demand sustainability but are they realistic about the timeline?

August 22, 2019

A recent report dubbed Cargill ‘The Worst Company in the World’ on the basis that it failed to live up to its sustainability promises particularly around deforestation. But is vilification really the best way for consumers to support change at the global corporate level?

Is General Mills the only one putting its money where its mouth is on sustainability?

August 21, 2019

The major CPG company has already invested millions in helping farmers understand and adopt regenerative agriculture principles and is now focusing on reducing pesticide use in its supply chain after studies revealed glyphosate residue in 21 of its products.

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Climate Week: 230 investors worth $16.2T call for aggressive corporate action to combat deforestation

Impossible Foods makes retail debut as Tim Hortons pulls Beyond Meat

Front Range Biosciences raises $8.5m to expand cannabis clean stock & breeding program

BREAKING: Cannalysis raises $22.6m Series A to automate cannabis compliance testing

BREAKING: FarmWise raises $14.5m Series A to expand its weeding robot service

BREAKING: Trigo Vision raises $22m Series A for the checkout-free future of grocery

How AgBiome develops microbial tech to help African farmers combat sweet potato weevil

PepsiCo says North American potatoes are now 100% sustainably-sourced

Packaging tech TIPA raises $25m to fuel European, Australian, US growth

Startup Spotlight: NATIVE wants farmers to spend less time trying to make more money

Former dairy yogurt guy raises $11m Series A to convert dairy facility to plant-based factory

Bioenergy DevCo captures $106m to digest waste in a city near you

Farmers are adopting regenerative ag practices, but who’s leading the movement?

Regen Ag Renegades: Koen Van Seijen’s podcast is who’s who of regen ag investing

BREAKING: Yamaha leads $7.5m Series A in strawberry harvesting robot

Consumers demand sustainability but are they realistic about the timeline?

Is General Mills the only one putting its money where its mouth is on sustainability?

Silicon Valley is bullish about food delivery robots, but cities and consumers aren’t 100% sold…yet

Do consumers actually want restaurant tech?

If we really want to sequester more carbon, agriculture can’t be made the enemy, says microbial input startup Locus

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