The power of genetics and environment in indoor agriculture
August 31, 2022
How can a crop’s biology be manipulated through breeding for higher profits in the fast-growing indoor agriculture market? Vonnie Estes digs in.
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Tag: ag biotech
Startup profile: Peptyde Bio targets high costs and chemical-resistant pests with new bio-fungicide platform
August 25, 2022
St. Louis-based Peptyde Bio hopes to strengthen the power of bio-fungicides with its platform that designs and discovers anti-microbial peptides.
Brief: Exit for CoverCress as Bayer buys majority stake in gene-edited cover crop startup
August 2, 2022
The deal will enable CoverCress to further commercialize its namesake winter oilseed product and bring farmers another source of revenue.
BREAKING: Nufarm leads $70m Series C for crop protection startup Enko
July 27, 2022
Enko will use the funding to advance its pipeline of crop protection chemistries that provide an alternative to outdate chemical-based products.
EXCLUSIVE: Moa nets $44m Series B funding to launch the next generation of herbicides
May 26, 2022
With herbicide resistance on the rise, Moa Technology wants to “replenish the toolbox” available to farmers, says CEO Virginia Corless.
BREAKING: Mazen raises $11m Series A from AgFunder, Fall Line, others to make animal ag safer, cheaper
May 25, 2022
Administering a vaccine in animal feed is far safer for workers and requires a lot less labor than injecting each animal individually.
EXCLUSIVE: Anterra closes $260m Fund II, says quality of agrifoodtech opportunity ‘has increased exponentially’
May 17, 2022
Fund II will invest in ag biotech and digital solutions up and down the agrifood value chain, from fintech solutions to crop science and animal health.
EXCLUSIVE: Solis Agrosciences launches to accelerate ag biotech startup innovation
May 16, 2022
The US-based company provides ag biotech startups with many of the complex processes and equipment required to grow genetically engineered plants at scale.
Vestaron banks $82m Series C funding for its crop-protecting peptides
May 16, 2022
“We have additional insecticide candidates at earlier stages in our pipeline, as well as our first fungicidal candidates,” CEO Anna Rath tells AFN.
Data Snapshot: Food security & sustainability drove $2.6b in funding for Ag Biotech in 2021
May 5, 2022
Top Ag Biotech investment deals in 2021 covered gene editing, farm inputs, animal health solutions, and biofertilizers, among others.
EXCLUSIVE: Brazil’s Decoy scores $2m seed round to bring biologicals to animal ag
April 28, 2022
When it comes to crops, biologicals are all the rage as a means to reduce agriculture’s environmental footprint – and increasingly as a solution to supply chain disruption. Decoy says livestock will be next.
BRDG Park: Growing the future of agrifoodtech
April 8, 2022
Access to talent, investors, and new technologies are among the benefits CTC and CoverCress have found in St Louis ag biotech community BRDG Park.
Data Snapshot: As agrochemical prices skyrocket, so do investments in biological alternatives
February 16, 2022
Startups developing biological crop inputs secured a total of $892 million in funding last year.
Brief: Greenlight Biosciences completes $1.2bn merger to list on Nasdaq, closes up 5%
February 4, 2022
Greenlight Biosciences develops RNA products for agriculture and human health, including in the Covid-19 vaccine arena.
Kula Bio closes $50m Series A to further develop its low emission biofertilizer
January 27, 2022
The Boston, US-based startup says its natural, microbial alternative to traditional nitrogen fertilizer is crop-agnostic, non-GMO, and cost-effective for farmers facing rising fertilizer costs.
Q&A: Korea’s E Green Global is using cell ag to change the way the world grows potatoes
January 10, 2022
The Seoul-based startup closed a $15 million Series B round last month, with the Asian Development Bank among the participating investors.
Crop biologicals market predicted to hit $19bn value by 2026 – but chemicals to continue growth
January 7, 2022
The biological inputs market is predicted to grow at a CAGR of 11.9% over the next five years, compared to chemicals’ 3.7%, according to recent market research.
Q&A: Aanika Biosciences on why GMOs drive sustainability and fight climate change
December 20, 2021
There is “no non-engineered way” to fight climate change at scale and in time, says chief science officer Ellen Jorgensen.
How shorter crops could give farming a longer life
November 25, 2021
It seems counterintuitive that shorter crops can result in enhanced yields; but they are more resistant to high winds and other extreme weather events, writes Bayer’s Richard Lawrence.
Brief: Ocean Spray partners Brightseed to map ‘total health potential’ of cranberries
November 18, 2021
“The insights from this agreement will [inform] how we grow, separate, and treat our cranberries to optimize for target health benefits and sustainability.”
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