A flurry of startups offering AI-powered ag insights driven by long-range weather forecasting has emerged on the scene in recent years. But are they delivering actionable info for food & ag companies?
The past has shown that tariffs have often been more a tool for negotiation than anything else. Will 2025 be the same?
While multiple startups engineer microbes to produce animal proteins via precision fermentation, PoLoPo and others in the ‘molecular farming’ space claim the unit economics of growing them in genetically engineered plants are more favorable.
Plus…John Kempf’s Advancing Eco Agriculture nabbed a USDA rural development award.
Key areas for potential investments include bio-based crop protections, agrifintech, supply chain sectors and education.
Food manufacturers have been looking for viable egg replacements for years as prices yo-yo with every avian flu outbreak, says Onego Bio.
Unsurprisingly, the challenging funding environment was top of mind for many founders, but it’s not the only thing disturbing their sleep…
Unsurprisingly, AI was top of mind for many founders, but it’s not the only thing on their list…
“With this reduction we’ve hit an essential milestone on our path to achieving cost parity with conventional mozzarella and reaching positive net margins,” claims CEO Matt Gibson.
Plus: GE salmon company AquaBounty winds down its only remaining operating farm: “We’ve been working for over a year to raise capital… Unfortunately, these efforts have not generated enough cash to maintain our operating facilities.”
The firm did not provide any details of the settlement, but confirmed the case—which mirrors a class action filed in 2016 vs Quorn Foods—has been voluntarily dismissed.
One Bio has patented technology to chop up polysaccharides from agricultural waste into “odorless, colorless, and tasteless” oligosaccharides to bridge the fiber gap.
NestFresh plans to transition its entire egg line to this new process, with certified eggs from the sexed chickens launching in retail in July 2025.
New research suggests that ultrafine bubbles can optimize fermentation processes by improving metabolic efficiency in microbial cells, says Hydrosome Labs.
While the concept of minimal viable product (MVP) has proven its value in software, it doesn’t translate so well into food Unlike software, a food product cannot be “patched” once it hits shelves…
The company will launch Agrovision Chile to build out a premium cherry operation and continue its global expansion.
In food and ag, the stakes are too high to ignore the power of misinformation.
Plus: Danish startup Antag Therapeutics lands $80 million for next-gen weight loss therapy development.
Responses to our survey reflect sharply contrasting views on topics from RFK Jr to tariffs and regenerative agriculture.
Plus: How not to waste 316 million pounds of food this Thanksgiving…
