Rodale is staking claim to the word regenerative with its new label and returning to organic’s original fundamental goals: soil, welfare, and social justice.
As vertical farming moves into its next phase where operating expenses are dropping, Boaz Toledano writes that it will be able to compete with the industry organic industry.
Karn Manhas, CEO of Terramera, believes organic input products could soon be as effective if not more effective than damaging chemicals used today.
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.
Join us for the Grain Place Foundation’s annual Field Day on Saturday, July 13, at the Grain Place Farm in Marquette, Nebraska. Bringing together organic
There’s a compelling case for grain farmers to convert to organic, and agtech can help, but few digital startups are serving the organic farming community.
Ostara, a nutrient management solutions company, has closed a new round of equity financing co-led by existing investors VantagePoint Capital Partners and the food-focused European family office Wheatsheaf Group.
Falling behind the times can be detrimental to a business. This is especially true for farming, where changing consumer preferences can affect what growers produce and how they operate their farms, writes Remi Schmaltz.
AgriSecure provides whole farm and field level budget planning & execution, organic farming expertise including training and coaching, certification and recordkeeping, and help with crop marketing.
The USDA makes multiple impactful rulings while Food System 6 Accelerator chooses a new cohort and BayWa announces an agtech competition in this week’s brief.
McEnroe Farm is a 1,200-acre organic farm in the Hudson Valley of New York state. We spoke to organic farmer Erich McEnroe about the challenges his farm faces and how he views new technology.
Plenty CEO, Bowery CEO, and AeroFarms CEO weigh in on NOSB’s decision to reject a proposal that would disallow hydroponic and aquaponic farms from being certified organic.
The USDA’s National Organics Standards Board (NOSB) has ruled that hydroponic, but not aeroponic, farms can continue to be certified organic in an 8-7 vote that has divided the indoor and outdoor farming communities.
Fishkill Farms is a 270-acre farm in Duchess County, New York, producing a variety of fruits and vegetables and pastured eggs.
Whole Foods’ acquisition by Amazon is a chance for them to restore the best part of the business, with technology and innovation as the driving force, writes Emma Cosgrove.
Pasturebird is using rotational grazing to raise organic and wholesale pastured chicken on 100 acres.
A busy week of fundings saw $89m raised by startups offering technologies from farm-to-fork.
The White House, FDA, and NOAA made key moves that could impact the food & ag industry during the first few days of 2017.
Organic chicken production company Shenandoah Valley Organic has raised $3.7 million in growth funding in a round led by food and ag investor S2G Ventures with other investors.
It’s been a busy year for AgFunder as our member and subscriber base grew to over 25,000 and we posted nearly 500 articles on AgFunderNews. Here’s a look at the year’s 10 most read stories:
