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March 19, 2019
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Okanagan: There’s a “Moveable Middle” in Consumer Attitudes About GMO Non-Browning Apples
March 4, 2019
When consumers can understand just bit more about what biotech is, how it works, and how it relates to them personally, they’re supportive of GMO, according to Jennifer Armen, vice president at Okanagan Specialty Fruits.
The Role of Heirloom Crops vs Genetic Engineering in Future Food Systems
February 26, 2019
The food system is a tale of two halves today. On one side, consumers want to go back in time to eat locally-sourced, clean, simple, organic and heirloom varieties of certain fruits and vegetables. And on the other, technological developments are making genetic engineering more effective than ever. We ask experts which approach will define the future of food.
Sustainable Beer by 2025? AB InBev Partners with Ag Biotech Startup BHB to Optimize Barley Production
January 29, 2019
Through the partnership with agtech startup Benson Hill Biosystems, AB InBev is hoping to equip farmers with more productive and sustainable barley varieties.
TechAccel and Donald Danforth Center Launch RNAissance to Create Environmentally-Friendly Pesticides
January 24, 2019
TechAccel, the venture development organization, and Donald Danforth Center for Life Sciences, the leading plant science research institute, have created a new startup called RNAissance.
AgFunder Invests in Trace Genomics $13m Series A for First Scalable Soil Microbiome Test
November 15, 2018
Trace Genomics has built the first scalable soil microbiome test to help farmers predict soil disease, soil health, and crop quality, using high-throughput DNA sequencing and machine learning.
What is the Role of Gene Editing in Food System Change?
November 9, 2018
“GMOs are an old, bludgeon tool that feels dated,” said Sam Kass, food entrepreneur, former White House chef and senior policy advisor for nutrition, founder
Bioceres CEO: Business Model Innovation is Key for Conservative Ag Industry
August 22, 2018
“Trying to be the “new Monsanto” or the “Amazon of Ag” does not work; copying what others have already done is not generally a recipe for disruption,” argues Federico Trucco, CEO of Argentine agtech business Bioceres.
Cibus Raises $70m Series C for Gene Editing “Indistinguishable” from Traditional Plant Breeding
June 26, 2018
The “precise and predictable outcomes” of Cibus’ gene editing technology are “identical to those that could occur in nature, given enough time,” argues the company.
Should You Be Using CRISPR for Your Ag Business?
May 10, 2018
Management teams in plant genetics companies have likely been asked by at least one well-intending board member: “Are we using CRISPR? I sat next to this guy on the plane and he said that CRISPR will change everything,” writes Vonnie Estes.
What is Agriculture Biotechnology?
September 7, 2017
Agriculture biotechnology (ag biotech) applies to all technologies used on the farm involving biological or chemical processes.
UK Agritech Startup Roslin Tech Raises £10m for Animal Therapeutics Platform
April 4, 2017
Roslin Technologies has spun out of the University of Edinburgh and The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, to raise £10 million ($12.4m) in funding to commercialize its first products.
Q&A: Food Tank’s Danielle Nierenberg on The Right Food Technologies and Bringing All Stakeholders Together
April 4, 2017
We caught up with Nierenberg to get a high-level view of the challenges facing the industry today, how technology can play a role, and being a female entrepreneur.
TechAccel Joins Epicrop $3m Series A to Develop Novel Epigenetics Tools for Crop Enhancement
March 6, 2017
Epigenetics is the study of how an animal or plant cell reads and acts on the information in its genes based on the presence (or not) of certain epigenetic markers in the chromatin.
Andreessen Horowitz Leads $4m Seed Round for Livestock Genetics Startup TL Biolabs
March 2, 2017
TL Biolabs, a startup offering $15 genomic tests for beef and dairy cattle, and the software needed to analyze the results, has raised $4 million in seed funding.
How Israel is Supporting Export of Agtech Startups and Expertise to US
March 2, 2017
Scarce natural resources have promoted the development of a thriving, local ecosystem for agricultural technologies, and BIRD Foundation is helping take these technologies to the US, writes Maya Vardi-Shoshani.
Gates Foundation Awards $6.1m Grant to Danforth Center for Sorghum Research
January 25, 2017
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a three-year, $6.1 million grant to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center to expand and accelerate the development and deployment of improved varieties of sorghum for smallholder farmers.
Benson Hill Receives NCGA Grant to Drive Corn Seed Competition with Big Ag
November 17, 2016
The grant and partnership with NCGA aims to assist smaller corn breeding programs in developing new hybrid seed varieties to broaden the number of corn seed options on the market.
Biome Makers raises $2.2m for vineyard microbe database
October 18, 2016
The ag bioinformatics startup for the wine industry will be hiring new staff at its San Francisco and Spain locations to build out its microbial database and global service.
Ag Industry Brief: Bayer to Acquire Monsanto, Coalition for Responsible Gene-Editing Launches, Farmigo Sells Delivery Business, more
September 16, 2016
Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto was the week’s biggest piece of news, but we also have items from agtech startups, such as Farmigo, accelerators such as Thrive, and legislators.
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