FDA Makes Move Towards Clearing Up Food Tech Regulation with New Action Plan
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has come under fire for not providing more guidelines to food tech companies on what is and what is not allowed.
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Argentina’s Top Agritech Startup Bioceres to List on NYSE Raising $100m+ in Reverse IPO
Bioceres, the Argentinian ag biotech business, is set to list on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) early next year through a reverse listing with a company controlled by Uruguyuan presidential hopeful Juan Sartori.
Sprout Accelerator is Looking for Startups Reimagining the Food System & Avoiding the Hype
“I think the whole business model of just make more, sell more is broken; that’s not going to be a sustainable business model," says Karin Schofield at Sprout Accelerator.
What is the Role of Gene Editing in Food System Change?
“GMOs are an old, bludgeon tool that feels dated,” said Sam Kass, food entrepreneur, former White House chef and senior policy advisor for nutrition, founder of Trove, and venture partner in Acre Venture Partners.
Cargill Aims to Improve Worker Safety with Remote Controlled Herding Robot for Livestock
Cargill is bringing robots to its meat processing facilities in the hope of improving animal welfare, worker safety, and efficiency with a robotic cattle herder.
£500m UK AgriTech Cluster Gets Top Political Backing
Leading British politicians and AgriTech industry representatives met in the House of Commons in London this week to focus attention on the development of a £500 million ($650 million) AgriTech Cluster, to be located on the edge of the university town of Cambridge, in the UK.
BREAKING: Farmers Business Network Selects 6 Agtech Startups for Innovation Showcase
The startup launched the startup competition to showcase the latest in agriculture innovation to its farmer members, and to give startups the opportunity to get exposure and real-time feedback from their target customers.
Bayer Growth Ventures: What We Don’t Know Yet
Venture capital at Bayer Crop Science, which has until now focused mainly on investing in external funds, is just beginning to firm up with the creation of Bayer Growth Ventures (BGV). But there are still a lot of unknowns.
Provenir is Bringing Butchering to the Farm and Improving Meat Traceability
For Provenir CEO and farmer Chris Balazs, bringing an Uber-like service for meat processing to the Australian beef industry would solve many different pain points across the supply chain. It’s also something that’s near and dear to his own struggles.
EXCLUSIVE: Maersk Selects 7 Companies for Second Edition of FoodTrack Program
The selected startups include packaging tech, marketplaces connecting farmers directly with retailers, innovative storage solutions and advanced analytics to optimize food supply chains.
Report: 76% of North American Consumers Would Try a Therapeutic Cannabis Product
As Canada ushered in legal cannabis consumption last week, many consumer products companies and retailers are wondering whether delving into the space will be worthwhile. The answer is probably yes, according to a new report.
Dairy Quality Detection Tech Wins FoodBytes! Judges’ Choice Award as Food Waste Takes 2 Prizes
SomaDetect, an agriculture technology startup that measures milk quality from every cow at milking, won the FoodBytes! New York Judges’ Choice Award. SomaDetect uses sensors that fit into existing milking equipment to measure the fat and protein content of dairy as well as somatic cells — an indication when a cow is suffering from mastitis — progesterone, and antibiotics.
Oracle Partners with World Bee Project to Monitor World’s Declining Bee Population
The World Bee Project Hive Network will start monitoring beehives using sensing technologies from two UK startups -- BuzzBox and Arnia -- which will transmit the data they collect into the cloud for analysis.
SOS! The Food System Needs a New Soil Operating System
Clearly, our food system needs to change, radically and quickly, and we have to start at its foundation: the soil, writes Victor Friedberg.
Dirt to Soil: One Family’s Journey into Regenerative Agriculture
Gabe Brown is a renowned figure in Regenerative Agriculture circle, and this week released his first book – Dirt to Soil, One Family’s Journey into Regenerative Agriculture.
Farmers Edge and Global Ag Risk Partner on Data-Driven Crop Insurance for Farmers
Farmers Edge and Global Ag Risk Solutions are teaming up to combine Farmers Edge field-centric data with Global Ag’s customized insurance products to create a new data-driven insurance model for crop farmers.
Key Takeaways from the 2018 NYC Food Tank Summit: Focusing on Food Loss and Food Waste
“The problem with food waste is that it’s everyone’s responsibility, so it’s no one’s responsibility,” said Chris Cochran, executive director of ReFED, the multi-stakeholder nonprofit organization committed to reducing US food waste.
How the UK is Becoming a Global Leader in Agritech
With highly skilled talent in many disciplines from animal and plant sciences to land management, the UK has a proven ability to develop and market new technologies.
Soylent Takes Meal Replacement Drink to UK Replacing 7 GMO Ingredients
We caught up with Soylent's VP of marketing ahead of his speaking slot at Future Food-Tech in London later this month.
Skyx & Advanced Tactics Partner to Take Crop Spraying Drones to the Next Level
Israel-based drone software company Skyx and US-based drone hardware designer Advanced Tactics (AT) have partnered to take crop spraying drones to the next level.