Microalgae-based Aquaculture Vaccine Tech Wins Nutreco Feed Tech Challenge
February 24, 2017
MicroSynbiotiX, a startup creating a novel oral delivery process for fish, has won the Nutreco Feed Tech Challenge.
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Why Feeding the World is Not the Only Important Agtech Message For Investors
January 18, 2017
Santiago Tenorio from Cascade Global, a multi-family office based investing in agtech, writes about the financial return potential of the space.
From Food-X to FoodFutureCo: Shen Tong’s Reflections on Launching an Accelerator
December 12, 2016
FoodFutureCo is about to graduate its first cohort so we caught up with Shen Tong, founder, to find out more about the program and how it compares to his other program Food-X.
Ag Industry Brief: Damian Marley Launches Cannabis Farm in Cali Prison, Terravion Partners with Pasture Map, WHO Recommends Antibiotic-Free Meat, more
October 7, 2016
Agritech startup news… Aussie Agritech Startup Takes Top IBM Prize Melbourne-based SenseAg, an IoT-focused big data startup, won first prize at the global Apache Spark
What is the Cybersecurity Threat in Agriculture?
September 28, 2016
Dale Meyerrose, the retired US Air Force Major General, is asking an important question: what about cybersecurity in agriculture?
How the United Nations World Food Program is Supporting Agriculture Innovation
August 9, 2016
The WFP has tasked itself with achieving “Zero Hunger” by 2030 and is looking to agriculture innovation and technology to help get there.
Climate Partners with Winfield, NewLeaf Hires from Monsanto, Farmobile Expands, Apps for Ag Announces Winners, more
July 22, 2016
A busy week of ag industry updates sees partnerships formed, mergers accepted and rejected, teams expanded, and startups progressing to the next stage.
Fundings-in-Brief: Google and the CIA Invest in Satellite Imagery Startup Contributing to $185m in Weekly Investment
June 30, 2016
Orbital Insight’s $20m Series B, Thrive Market’s $111m, and Ancera’s $8.9m Series A are just a few of the fundings adding to this week’s fundings-in-brief.
4 Things Every Investor Should Know About Vertical Farming: Lessons Learned From AVF Summit
June 27, 2016
Chris Powers, an entrepreneur, writer, and urban agriculture evangelist, offers his four key takeaways from the Association for Vertical Farming’s Summit in Amsterdam two weeks ago.
Industry-in-Brief: CRISPR Mushrooms Avoid USDA Regulation, Google Earth Partners with FAO, more
April 15, 2016
The USDA’s lacking regulation of gene-edited mushrooms has raised criticism while citizens in China protest Chem China’s acquisition of Syngenta over GMO Concerns in this week’s industry-in-brief.
Fundings-in-Brief Weekly: AeroFarms Raises $20m Series B from Global Investors, more
December 10, 2015
Startups focused on food technology, ag biotech, GPS navigation and food e-commerce make up this week’s Fundings-in-Brief.
Fish 2.0: Helping to Fill 3 Gaps in Aquaculture
November 20, 2015
Mike Betts, director of investments at AgFunder, shares his key takeaways from the event and his thoughts on the growing aquaculture sector.
Compass Diversified Holdings to Acquire Hemp Food Market Leader Manitoba Harvest
June 8, 2015
Middle market businesses holder Compass Diversified Holdings (“CODI”) announced earlier this week that it will acquire Fresh Hemp Foods, which operates under the brand name
Grannus Closes $2 million Series A
April 23, 2015
Tuscon, Arizona based Grannus closed a $2 million Series A round from an undisclosed investor, the company announced on April 15th. The company produces nitrogen
6 Quick Facts About Thanksgiving Turkey
November 27, 2014
Before America gobbles through 20 percent of the annual turkey consumption on this last Thursday of November, here are six facts about the poultry star of our most indulgent holiday.
How spinach could power up alternative energy
August 22, 2014
The leafy green that gave Popeye his unusually muscled forearms has lost some salad-bowl clout to the trendier kale in recent years. But now, new research suggests that the “superfood” could soon have more power in its corner.
The Complex World of Big Land Deals
April 7, 2014
By: Fiona Harvey, Award-winning environment journalist for the Guardian. This post originally appeared on Ensia. “When [the trucks] came through they could not get access
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