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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Vytelle raises $13m Series A funding to help farmers pick the cream of the cattle crop
September 28, 2021
The Kansas City startup says it offers livestock producers a faster way to identify the “elite” members of a herd in order to multiply their genetics.
Pea power! Israeli seed breeder Equinom closes $10m Series B
February 19, 2020
Equinom uses computational breeding, not genetic engineering, to breed crops with enhanced properties, such as a higher protein pea.
Red Sea Farms Raises $1.9m to Grow Tomatoes in the Desert Using Saltwater
May 15, 2019
Red Sea Farms, a Saudi Arabian startup developing saltwater-tolerant crops and saltwater-based greenhouses in the Middle East, has secured $1.9 million in funding. The startup
EXCLUSIVE: A Company Growing Protein On Trees Raises $20m Series D
March 26, 2019
The pongamia tree is a protein powerhouse that far outclasses the globally dominant soybean: its yields can offer as much as 10 times the beans per acre as soy, according to TerViva, which closed funding today.
Growing Hemp
March 19, 2019
The wide range of industrial hemp products represent the greatest opportunity for American agricultural markets seen within the past fifty years, writes Jon Vaught.
CoverCress Raises $2m to Develop Gene-Edited Cover Cash Crop
November 13, 2018
CoverCress (formerly Arvegenix) has closed a $2 million bridge investment round co-led by Bayer Growth Ventures and BioSTL’s investment arm BioGenerator. CoverCress is a plant
Equinom Raises $4m to Improve Plant Proteins Using Computational Breeding, No Gene Editing
October 17, 2018
Equinom, an Israeli startup using computational biology to breed crops with improved characteristics without any genetic manipulation, has raised $4 million in a bridge funding round.
Mini Apple Variety Rockit Launches Ahead as Private Equity Investors Pay 10x Valuation from 2011
May 11, 2017
The founder of Rockit Global, the New Zealand company that holds the global rights to the mini Rockit apple variety, has sold over 50% of the company to two private equity firms Pioneer Capital and Oriens Capital for around N$25 million ($17 million).
HarvestPlus is Using ‘Good Old Fashioned Plant Breeding’ to Reduce Hidden Hunger
April 7, 2017
Hidden hunger is of the biggest global problems in our time; it’s a type of malnutrition where people are getting enough to eat, but not enough nutrition for good health, life, or growth, according to Bev Postma, CEO of HarvestPlus.
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