Tag: livestock

2022’s shitshow highlights the need for more manure tech

March 30, 2022

Manure tech is massively underhyped – but geopolitics and economics mean that’s going to change in the coming months and years, writes Connie Bowen.

Livestock app Breedr bags $16m Series A funding as it moves into farmer finance

March 22, 2022

The UK-based startup, which helps cattle farmers keep track of their herds and trade animals online, is launching a product to help them with cash flow.

EXCLUSIVE: Shell, Merck Animal Health back regenerative agtech Vence for carbon & traceability capabilities

March 16, 2022

The corporates were attracted by Vence’s regenerative ag and sustainability credentials, according to CEO Frank Wootten.

Asian firms top list of protein producers at risk of incubating next pandemic

February 16, 2022

Nearly two-thirds of the world’s largest meat, fish, and dairy suppliers present a “high risk” of spreading zoonotic disease from livestock to humans.

‘Double climate dividend’ awaits high-income countries that adopt plant-based diet: study

February 7, 2022

Widespread adoption of plant-based diets would result in lower emissions and higher carbon sequestration, researchers claim.

Cows, culture(d meat) & capitalism

November 22, 2021

What a time to be alive – if you’re a cow.

Brief: JBS to acquire cultivated meat company in $100m investment

November 18, 2021

The world’s largest meat processor plans to acquire a majority stake in Spanish cultivated meat company BioTech Foods.

DGV raises $3.1m to bring financial services to India’s underbanked dairy farmers

November 16, 2021

It’s on a mission to help India’s 100 million dairy farmers and workers get access to formal banking and other financial services.

Beef beats top plant-based burger brands on nutrition & taste, says chef-led study

October 15, 2021

Chew’s Plant-Based Burger Report Card found the Beyond Burger to smell like “pet food,” while Impossible’s effort is “more reminiscent of liver.”

Culling 150,000 healthy pigs shouldn’t ‘just happen’ in a functioning food system, Mr Johnson

October 8, 2021

Animal agriculture can become a more sustainable enterprise with the help of technology, investment, and entrepreneurialism.

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.

Meat the future: Unpacking Australia’s protein potential

September 27, 2021

Protein has become a bit of a battleground in Australia of late; but the economics suggest there’s plenty of room for all players – traditional and alternative.

Brief: Netherlands mulls plan to cut livestock numbers by a third

September 13, 2021

The Dutch government may consider farm expropriation, among other measures, in an effort to reduce nitrogen emissions.

DSM’s methane-busting cattle feed approved in Brazil, the world’s biggest beef exporter

September 10, 2021

The Dutch company claims that a quarter-teaspoon of Bovaer administered per cow, per day can reduce enteric methane emissions by up to 90%.

Animal health companies can do more to fight antibiotic resistance, says FAIRR

July 21, 2021

A new report from the investor group examines how 10 major animal health companies are tackling – or failing to tackle – antibiotic resistance in animal agriculture.

GROW startups Mayani, Rubilabs & S4S show 3 different ways for tech to uplift smallholder farmers

July 16, 2021

The trio are using tech to help the world’s poorest farmers improve their yields and increase their incomes.

Swedish seaweed startup Volta Greentech raises $2m to grow low-emissions livestock feed

June 9, 2021

It’s aiming to build “the world’s largest algae factory” to supply raw material for a feed supplement that can reduce livestock methane emissions by up to 80%.

EXCLUSIVE: Vence raises $12m to enable rotational grazing with virtual electric fences

April 28, 2021

Vence aims to use the Series A funds to support more rotational grazing with its GPS-enabled collars that can keep livestock within virtual boundaries.