Syngenta CEO: Climate Change Will Be Our Biggest Challenge
A lot has changed in agribusiness since Erik Fyrwald took the helm of Syngenta in 2016.
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It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! No, It’s Google’s Wing Aviation Drone Carrying your Dinner
Watch your six, Amazon. Google’s Wing Aviation, the first company to receive FAA clearance for drone delivery, is starting trials in Virginia on tech that’s “safer than cars.”
5 Key Quotes from Crop Innovation in Business in Amsterdam
Consumers and digitization were at the forefront at the Crop Innovation in Business Conference hosted in Amsterdam this week. The conference is conducted every other year and is in its 18th year.
FDA and USDA Create Framework for Cell-Cultured Meat Regulation, But Labeling, Social License Still Uncertain
The US Department of Agriculture and the US Food and Drug Administration have established an inter-agency framework for regulating food items produced using cellular agriculture methods of meat and poultry production.
FDA Makes Move Towards Clearing Up Food Tech Regulation with New Action Plan
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has come under fire for not providing more guidelines to food tech companies on what is and what is not allowed.
FDA Addresses Cultured Meat in Crucial First Step for New Industry
While it was a positive first step that the FDA addressing the space, how it will play out is still uncertain as participants debated who should regulate the products, what it should be called, and how its safety will be determined.
PrecisionHawk Partners with FAA on Blueprint for Flying Beyond Visual Line of Sight
Flying drones BVLOS will enable agricultural operations to capture all of their fields in one go, increasing the efficiency of the technology, according to Thomas Haun, VP Agriculture Solutions at PrecisionHawk.
Government Mind Games are Driving Investors Away from Biofuel & Other Bio-Based Projects
Investors want to know that the rules around bio-based projects aren't going to change on them, and that's where today’s governments have a significant role to play, according to speakers at the World Bio Markets (WBM) conference.
Industry-in-Brief: Farmobile Launches Data Store, Sam Kass Joins Innit and Acre Venture Partners, more
The Data Store offers farmers a way to sell their agronomic and machine data to third parties and split the proceeds with Farmobile. Plus former White House staff Sam Kass makes move into food tech.
SEC Votes to Implement Crowdfunding Portion of JOBS Act, But How Useful Will it Be?
After a three-and-a-half year wait, startups will now have access to a new crop of potential investors, under Title III of the JOBS Act. But how onerous are the regulations?