Tag: gmo

Ag Industry Brief: Monsanto Emails, New Australian Accelerator, Federal Cannabis Legalization Bill, more

August 4, 2017

Controversial Monsanto email communications have been revealed by the New York Times.

Gene Editing Gets Public Market Approval as Calyxt Raises $64m IPO

July 28, 2017

Calyxt spun out from its parent company Cellectis to price an oversubscribed IPO at the bottom of the price range, while analysts remain concerned about gene editing regulation.

Ag Industry Brief: Heat’s on Amazon, China Approves GMOs, Blue Apron IPO Investigated, more

July 24, 2017

Trump’s nomination of Sam Clovis, a new hire at Finistere Ventures, Hampton Creek’s board fallout, and Arlon’s Brazilian dairy investment are also covered this week.

AgriFood Industry Weighs in on USDA Plans to Relax GE Regulations

June 21, 2017

The US agriculture industry has responded to requests for comments about a relaxation in the regulation of genetically engineered (GE) organisms.

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.

Will Consumer Acceptance Be The Challenge for CRISPR Technology in Agriculture?

March 30, 2017

Gene editing was a key topic discussed at this week’s World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in San Francisco.

TechAccel Invests in Agrivida Solidifying its Unique Agritech Acceleration Platform

February 8, 2017

Equity investing in just one way TechAccel, a venture development organization, works to accelerate innovation in agriculture.

Best of 2016: The AgFunderNews Jealousy List

December 29, 2016

We are very proud of the coverage we’ve given the food and agriculture technology market over the year, but there are always, of course, stories in other publications that we wish we’d written!

Ag Industry Brief: Big Strides in Cannabis Legalization, Organic Farmland Hits New Highs, Trimble’s Precision Ag Products, more

November 11, 2016

It was a busy week for the agriculture sector including anti-Trump CEOs, cannabis legalization, organic farmland increases and GMO bans.

How Consumer Preferences and the Role of Women are Informing Food & Ag Innovation

October 7, 2016

The idea for this week’s podcast came from Sanjeev Krishnan, founding partner at S2G Ventures, the Chicago-based food and agtech venture capital firm.

Agtech Funding Sheet: Singapore State Fund Temasek Invests in Seed Tech Company, ClearPath Robotics Raises $30m, more

October 6, 2016

This is Temasek’s 3rd agtech investment in a year.

How Can CRISPR in Agriculture Earn Public Trust & Acceptance?

October 4, 2016

CRISPR has been lauded as the cheapest, fastest, and most precise gene-editing tool on the market, and it’s not subjected to the tainted GMO label, but for how much longer?

How Bayer Stands to Reinvent GMO with CRISPR and Monsanto Acquisition

September 19, 2016

The gene-editing powerhouse the merger between Bayer and Monsanto could produce has been less discussed in media and investment circles, but is a major part of the transaction, writes Emma Cowan.

Ag Industry Brief: Village Capital and SWFF Join the 77 Resources Dedicated to Food and Ag Entrepreneurs, more

August 26, 2016

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.

Agriculture Technology Trends: Agtech Captures More Attention but Investment Falls in H1

August 11, 2016

Investment into agriculture technology startups fell 20% year-over-year in the first half of 2016, as 307 funding deals collected $1.75 billion. At the same time, deal activity increased 7% and the number of unique investors increased 52% year-over-year.

Drones to be Used to Side-Step “Ag Gag” Laws, Photographing Animal Cruelty

HeavyConnect Joins 500 Startups, Google Starts Testing Drone Delivery, GMO Labeling Signed into Law, more

August 8, 2016

Drone delivery, GMO labeling, antibiotics in cows, agtech startups joining accelerators, new hires, and food safety are some of the issues covered in the weeks’ industry brief.

How Harvard and Monsanto Are Combatting GE Crop-Resistant Pests Using PACE Technology

June 22, 2016

A group of researchers from Harvard University has teamed up with Monsanto to develop what could be the next wave of technology to fight pests that have become resistant to crops genetically-engineered to deter or kill them.

Walmart to Launch E-Grocery Service with Uber and Lyft, EpiBiome Wins Award, Antibiotic Resistant E. coli Bacteria Found in US, more

June 3, 2016

Walmart, Sam’s Club to Test “Last-Mile Grocery Delivery” Using Ride Share Services Uber, Lyft Mega grocery retailer Walmart and its wholesale chain Sam’s Club are

The Race to Consolidation: Why Bayer is Backing the GMO Horse

June 2, 2016

Is it possible that genetically modified crops are on the road to redemption in Europe? It looks like Bayer might think so after its recent offer to acquire Monsanto, writes Emma Cowan.

Industry-in-Brief: Freight Farms Receives NASA Grant, White House Launches Microbiome Initiative, more

May 23, 2016

Freight Farms will use the NASA funding to build a new type of indoor ag facility based on its shipping container model, while a new report concluded that food products derived from GM crops are not only safe, but beneficial for the environment.