Neatleaf’s CEO and co-founder talks ag robotics, scaling a hardware startup, and why it started in cannabis.
Funding into Australian agrifoodtech startups fell 33% last year according to AgFunder data… But it could have been worse: global agrifoodtech funding fell 49% over the same period.
Israeli startup ReaGenics is developing plant cell culture techniques to grow everything from saffron to cannabinoids, peyote, resveratrol, and anthocyanins from purple maize.
Hemp hulls are normally discarded. But Brightseed says they contain compounds that could help treat metabolic diseases.
Cannabis has been removed from the country’s narcotics list, potentially paving the way for a new industry around hemp-based products and services.
Novel Farming Systems ventures raised a total of $911 million in funding during the first six months of the year, according to AgFunder data.
The Santa Cruz, California-based recently raised $100 million in funding for its e-commerce platform that aims to be ‘the Spotify for cannabis.’
Willow Industries offers a post-harvest ‘kill step’ designed to remove potentially harmful microbes from up to 105 pounds of cannabis per day.
It’s time to put the stigmas to bed and the pipettes to work and give cannabis a chance to work its magic. It’s that essential, writes Kevin McKernan.
The New Zealand-based startup is “ready to focus on commercialization and building a global footprint” for its UV light recipe tech with Steve Sibulkin on board.
Digital does not mean difficult; the key to branding is authenticity; and how the CARES Act could be relevant to your indoor growing business were some of the takeaways and topics at Artemis’ virtual grower summit, according to CEO Allison Kopf.
A global pandemic provides the industry with an opportunity to demonstrate not only its staying power but its strong consumer demand, as well.
Novel farming systems saw a 37% increase in funding over 2018 as maturing companies raised larger rounds for the diverse segment.
BDS Analytics has forecast that the worldwide legal cannabis industry generated revenues in the region of £11.5 billion in 2019 and is expected to grow to around £35 billion by 2024. Alongside this phenomenal rate of growth, the UK agriculture sector is embarking upon a period of unprecedented change.
Front Range Biosciences and Hemp Trading are hoping to help hemp producers avoid having to destroy so-called “hot” crops for exceeding the USDA’s 0.3% THC limit
Hot on the heels of Aleph Farms sending some of its cultivated meat cells up into space to be 3D printed into a tiny, tiny piece of steak, another bold agri-food tech mission is setting its sights on the International Space Station.
80% of marijuana dispensaries selected by the Denver Dept. of Public Health and Environment failed mold testing recently.
Flowhub provides a dispensary management software solution while Bespoke Financial claims to be a first of its kind short-term lender focusing on the cannabis sector.
What’s this? A product review? On AFN? I know; we’re moving out of our comfort zone and spreading our wings – or rather our tastebuds – to sample the cutting edge of consumer food products with a new series.
The Arizona-based startup initially developed to test pathogens on cannabis is now preparing to expand into the broader food and beverage space.
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