
2022’s shitshow highlights the need for more manure tech
Manure tech is massively underhyped – but geopolitics and economics mean that’s going to change in the coming months and years, writes Connie Bowen.
Manure tech is massively underhyped – but geopolitics and economics mean that’s going to change in the coming months and years, writes Connie Bowen.
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.
The corporates were attracted by Vence’s regenerative ag and sustainability credentials, according to CEO Frank Wootten.
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.
Widespread adoption of plant-based diets would result in lower emissions and higher carbon sequestration, researchers claim.
The world’s largest meat processor plans to acquire a majority stake in Spanish cultivated meat company BioTech Foods.
It’s on a mission to help India’s 100 million dairy farmers and workers get access to formal banking and other financial services.
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.”
Animal agriculture can become a more sustainable enterprise with the help of technology, investment, and entrepreneurialism.
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.
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.
The Dutch government may consider farm expropriation, among other measures, in an effort to reduce nitrogen emissions.
The Dutch company claims that a quarter-teaspoon of Bovaer administered per cow, per day can reduce enteric methane emissions by up to 90%.
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.
The trio are using tech to help the world’s poorest farmers improve their yields and increase their incomes.
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%.
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.
Alongside the US National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, the partners will fund grants for sustainable grazing practices in the Southern Great Plains.
Grassroots Carbon will tap PastureMap’s database of users to offer opportunities to earn carbon credits for sequestering carbon.
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