Brief: The USDA wants your input on food supply chain resiliency
May 17, 2021
The USDA is now seeking public comments on how to improve and revamp food supply chains including production, processing, and distribution.
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EU to launch carbon farming framework by end-2021 following two-year study
April 29, 2021
Carbon farming can “contribute significantly” to EU climate effort, the European Commission says after a two-year study into regenerative ag practices.
President Biden & the future of regenerative agriculture in the US
February 5, 2021
For regenerative agriculture to go mainstream in the US, government handouts and financial incentives aren’t enough, Steve Groff writes.
Brief: Lawsuit challenges US regulatory approval of heme in Impossible Foods’ ‘bleeding’ burger
February 4, 2021
Advocacy group claims the Food & Drug Administration approved heme without meeting the ‘convincing evidence’ bar required by its own regulatory process.
Why the ag sector needs to self-regulate to meet the changing needs of consumers
November 9, 2020
A recent EU court case on dairy labeling means now is the time for businesses across the agrifood supply chain to come together and self-regulate on issues such as traceability and sustainability.
Should the cannabis industry be regulated like food & beverage?
November 26, 2019
80% of marijuana dispensaries selected by the Denver Dept. of Public Health and Environment failed mold testing recently.
5 questions with AquaBounty on feed ingredients, social license for GE animals, and regulation
August 13, 2019
AquaBounty was the first company to obtain FDA approval for genetically modified seafood intended for human consumption. We spoke to COO Alejandro Rojas ahead of the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit in Amsterdam in October.
Syngenta CEO: Climate Change Will Be Our Biggest Challenge
May 14, 2019
A lot has changed in agribusiness since Erik Fyrwald took the helm of Syngenta in 2016.
It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! No, It’s Google’s Wing Aviation Drone Carrying your Dinner
April 25, 2019
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
April 24, 2019
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
FDA and USDA Create Framework for Cell-Cultured Meat Regulation, But Labeling, Social License Still Uncertain
March 11, 2019
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
FDA Makes Move Towards Clearing Up Food Tech Regulation with New Action Plan
November 19, 2018
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
July 13, 2018
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
May 1, 2018
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
April 10, 2017
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
April 8, 2016
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?
November 2, 2015
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?
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