Tag: climate

Future Food: How the digitization of ag will increase food’s sustainability, with IntelinAir’s Al Eisaian

June 18, 2020

How does an environmentalist become an aerial imagery data analytics and AI entrepreneur?

Precision Protein: The key to a future-proof food system

June 18, 2020

Two prominent academics from UC Davis and Wageningen agree that there is no time — either for the health of people or the planet — to be imprecise with our approach to protein, a macronutrient that is so resource-intensive and consequential to the environment.

Exelon invests in reducing indoor ag energy needs and costs with GrowFlux

June 11, 2020

Indoor agriculture has long been a potential solution to food deserts and many of the carbon emissions related to crop production, making it an interesting prospect for city planners and city-based corporates. But the energy consumption associated with the production system has much to be desired.

Why is no one talking about agriculture as a solution to climate change?

May 28, 2020

Agriculture has only recently entered into the public conversation on climate change — and mostly in a negative way. Far less attention has been paid to agriculture’s capacity to be a climate solution.

Pivot Bio raises $100m Series C to meet demand for sold-out nitrogen-fixing microbe product

April 30, 2020

Farmers have been so hungry for the corn and wheat amendments that the startup has sold out multiple times flying in the face of skepticism over microbes’ efficacy.

Future Food Earth Day Special: Digging into dairy sustainability with Danone & Connecterra

April 22, 2020

In this Earth Day special of the Future Food podcast, I speak to Cees Jan Hollander, global director of farm relations, and Connecterra CEO Yasir Khokhar about their efforts to make the dairy sector more sustainable.

Earth Day: Hotter, wetter, drought, fires – using satellite imagery to see climate change’s impact on global agriculture

April 22, 2020

For Earth Day, we asked satellite imagery analytics company Geosys to provide an overview of how climate change has impacted agriculture industries all over the world using data from its 2019 Climate & Crop Report.

Cargill to pay Iowa farmers for carbon sequestration and water quality with Iowa Soybean Association

April 21, 2020

Cargill will begin paying US farmers for carbon drawdown and water quality improvements in a credit-like system starting this Spring.

UPDATE: Elemental Excelerator extends deadline for 9th climate-tech focused cohort

March 24, 2020

The non-profit program backs growing companies solving key challenges in agriculture with up to $1 million in funding — apply by March 26!

How Indian agritech can help address climate risks

March 17, 2020

Jeff Bezos committing $10 billion to fight climate change through his new Earth Fund could not have been timelier. Climate change is for real. Here’s a look at some Indian agritech innovations that are trying to address climate change risks.

Analyzing 2019’s wild weather year: could technology have helped?

December 23, 2019

Weather events have plagued US crop production throughout the year, including severe floods and an early freeze. Using Indigo’s GeoInnovation platform, we take a deeper look and ask, could technology have helped farmers weather the storms better?

President Barack Obama or Eddie Vedder? My week at Dreamforce

November 27, 2019

Luckily I didn’t have to choose. Here’s a few things I heard while living it up at the St Regis and bumping into celebs at every turn.

The pressure is on for environmental accounting in ag. Sprout Accelerator wants to help

November 20, 2019

There’s been no greater pressure for the agriculture industry to account for its environmental footprint than there is today. Sprout is looking for startups approaching this challenge to apply for its accelerator.

Oyster farming: a true triple bottom line win

November 14, 2019

Recent academic work has found that oyster farming can remove nitrogen, phosphate and sediment from the water column making it more than just a profitable business with growing global demand, writes Chip Terry.

Is climate modeling-as-a-service the next frontier of risk management? UK startup Cervest says yes.

November 6, 2019

The UK startup just raised a £3.7 million ($4.77m) venture round for its climate modeling service aimed at decision-makers in business and government.

Merger alert: Newly born ISCA Global doubles down on insect pheromone tech

October 28, 2019

ISCA Global has been formed through the merger of ISCA Technologies (US), ISCA Tecnologias (Brazil) and ATGC Biotech (India) to bring together 25 years of research and development into insect control products that are less harmful to the environment.

What’s happening at Climate Week NYC? Keep track of major agrifood announcements here

September 24, 2019

Announcements are coming thick and fast out of Climate Week NYC as a range of organizations take advantage of the spotlight to push forward their environmental agendas.

Farmers are adopting regenerative ag practices, but who’s leading the movement?

August 30, 2019

Comparing 2012 and 2017 Census of Agriculture Data, the Soil Health Institute identified a 50% increase in adoption of regenerative agriculture practices like no-till drilling and cover cropping.

Is General Mills the only one putting its money where its mouth is on sustainability?

August 21, 2019

The major CPG company has already invested millions in helping farmers understand and adopt regenerative agriculture principles and is now focusing on reducing pesticide use in its supply chain after studies revealed glyphosate residue in 21 of its products.

Does the WRI’s new Sustainable Food Future report need an update already?

July 25, 2019

As a tech journalist aware of the potential for rapid change and transformation in this and any other industry, it seems crazy to me to be using nearly 10-year old data as a guide for decision making today and in the future.