High-tech solutions to end male chick culling by sexing chicks before they hatch are “more advanced than people realize,” insists the founder of new nonprofit Innovate Animal Ag. At the same time, organizers of the global Egg-Tech Prize have not yet issued a final award because “none of the applicants met the criteria.”
Over 60% of the global population lives in Asia with just 20% of farmland, and a growing middle class demanding high-status animal protein. We need to create better alternative protein products for the Asian consumer, writes Sonalie Figueiras.
Danone North America now sources 2.4 billion pounds of its dairy milk from its regenerative ag program, representing 75% of its milk sourcing.
“We don’t have 15 years to figure this problem out,” the Nowadays co-founder and CEO says of animal agriculture’s role in the climate crisis.
The Beef Alliance is seeking startups offering solutions for feedyards, with a focus on technologies that can enhance sustainability in cattle feeding.
Administering a vaccine in animal feed is far safer for workers and requires a lot less labor than injecting each animal individually.
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.
Ag journalist-turned-startup founder Tamara Leigh discusses a career spent championing the community, the cows, and other women.
Investor network FAIRR concludes that 86% of major meat, egg, and dairy suppliers are failing to declare greenhouse gas emissions or set meaningful reduction targets.
There’s a certain level of intuition and experience it takes to know when a sow needs help that this startup is hoping to digitize.
This Canadian startup is hoping to address transportation in the livestock industry where welfare and stress are major concerns.
When Perdue purchased the high-welfare pork, beef, and lamb brand in 2015, speculation about whether Niman could retain its niche appeal was high.
Using AI and computer vision Sentinel helps hog producers get accurate headcounts of their pigs to prevent combat inefficiency and prevent problems downstream.
We spoke to Banks Baker ahead of his speaking slot at the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit in San Francisco in March.
Animal agtech is no innovation backwater as the inaugural ReThink summit focused on the sector proved last week in San Francisco.
Tyson and Perdue are investing in better conditions for its birds and relying on technology to make it happen as consumers remain concerned about welfare
Dutch startup In Ovo has completed a Series A raise with Singapore-based disruptive food system venture fund VisVires New Protein and global specialty chemicals company Evonik.
The clash over consumers’ demand for fast food chains to improve the animal welfare requirements that they use when sourcing meat hit new heights last week when the third largest public retirement fund in America, New York Pension Fund, penned a letter to McDonald’s warning it about “potential financial and reputational risks associated with McDonald’s chicken welfare practices.”
Also, John Deere has opened a strategic technology office in the Iowa State University Research Park and Aggrigator launches a Farm to Shelf Marketplace for small farmers to sell direct to restaurants, schools, and grocery stores.
Two startup resources have launched new programs promising investment and mentorship for entrepreneurs, while Monsanto withdraws GM cotton seed application in India, and two drones companies partner.
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