Red seaweed was billed as a gamechanger for livestock methane reduction… so when will it deliver? April 23, 2024 Elaine Watson Asparagopsis is one of the most promising tools in the enteric methane reduction toolkit, but there are challenges to growing it at scale and establishing tools to deliver a return on investment for farmers, says FutureFeed.
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Returning to his startup roots, former John Deere VP Jorge Heraud joins Rootwave to tackle weed management
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Meatable CTO on the cultivated meat industry cycle: ‘Hype, stagnation, consolidation, redirection’
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‘Prioritizing taste over timelines’: amidst ongoing market correction, vertical farming company Oishii raises $134m Series B
Mushroom vertical farming company Smallhold files for bankruptcy; firm in ‘worse financial shape than previously disclosed’
How HeavyFinance plans to finance the regen ag transition for more of Europe’s small and medium farmers
Meet the founder: ‘You cannot be green if you’re in the red’ when it comes to financing regen ag, says Agreena’s Simon Haldrup
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