Fun guys can keep the sun off with MycoWorks’ new mycelium-based hats
July 19, 2022
The startup has teamed up with the Los Angeles-based milliner Nick Fouquet to develop three hats featuring its Reishi biomaterial.
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BREAKING: ProducePay & ALLCOT announce a carbon offset program for produce growers
July 19, 2022
The forthcoming program aims to help produce growers generate residual income from carbon credits and become more resilient to climate change.
Re-Nuble partners with Cruz Foam to create indoor farm nutrients from seafood
July 18, 2022
Re-Nuble, a New York-based agtech company that indoor farming nutrients from food waste, has partnered with California’s CruzFoam to source waste from seafood producers.
The Week in Agrifoodtech: Cruising Kitchens nets $100m, foodtech layoffs & shutdowns continue
July 14, 2022
While foodtech startups feel the crunch of the current downturn, fundraising in agtech and alternative protein keeps coming.
Brief: $2bn ‘integrated ag parks’ to be established in India to tackle global food insecurity
July 14, 2022
The tech-enabled parks are a joint project between India, Israel, the UAE, and the US.
Brief: Tillable partners with Evergreen Bank to expand digital lending for US farmers
July 11, 2022
Tillable says its all-digital platform makes it easier and faster for farmers and landowners to research, finance, and manage land.
Brief: Cargill to start paying cotton growers premiums to implement more regen ag practices
June 23, 2022
Cargill will enroll US cotton growers in its RegenConnect program that pays farmers for implementing soil health practices.
The Week in Agrifoodtech: Little Leaf Farms bags $300m, Wonder lands $340m to cook meals curbside
June 16, 2022
Plus: alt-cheesemakers raise new funds, delivery ‘bots head to college campuses, and IKEA strikes a deal with indoor ag startup Infarm.
How ReFED & Closed Loop Partners aim to inject more catalytic capital into food waste reduction
June 13, 2022
The newly launched blended finance platform will connect investors and startups with the long-term capital needs required for many food waste solutions.
The Week in Agrifoodtech: Brevel’s microalgae protein bags $8.4m, Brazil’s Agrotools closes $21m, CHONEX raises $6m
June 9, 2022
General Mills invested $3 million more into regen ag, Lunchbox acquired another restaurant ordering platform, and Cox delved deeper into indoor farming.
BREAKING: Mazen raises $11m Series A from AgFunder, Fall Line, others to make animal ag safer, cheaper
May 25, 2022
Administering a vaccine in animal feed is far safer for workers and requires a lot less labor than injecting each animal individually.
Pepsi, UT Austin join WRI’s Cool Food initiative for climate-friendly diets
April 26, 2022
Organizations that make the Cool Food Pledge aim to slash food-related emissions by 25% by 2030 by transitioning their customers to more eco-friendly diets.
The Week in Agrifoodtech: Israel & Netherlands beef up cell ag funding, Microsoft joins $225m Udaan round
April 21, 2022
More funding went to vertical farming in the US while delivery heavyweight Just Eat Takeaway is having second thoughts about buying Grubhub.
Motif FoodWorks hits back at Impossible Foods in heme patent spat
April 21, 2022
Motif says it’s “confident the US Patent & Trademark Office will agree with our view that the patent never should have been issued, and revoke it.”
The Week in Agrifoodtech: E-grocer BigBasket bags $131m, Choco lands $111m to fight food waste
April 14, 2022
Choco became a unicorn with its latest fundraise, Leaft is making protein from leaves, and Alt Farm is 3D-printing waygu beef alternatives.
John Kempf’s innovation-forward regen ag business Advancing Eco Agriculture raises $4.7m
April 12, 2022
If you’ve met John Kempf you’ll remember. He’s on a mission to transition 80% of the world’s farms to regenerative agriculture by 2040.
Kellogg’s-Benson Hill deal aims to fix alt-meat’s sustainability issues
April 7, 2022
Benson Hill aims to scale its Ultra-High Protein soy by incorporating it into Kellogg’s MorningStar Farms alt-meat range.
Brief: Square Roots taps URB-E’s last-mile fleet to deliver CEA grown greens
March 28, 2022
Square Roots will leverage URB-E’s fleet of last-mile, small electric vehicles to deliver vertically-grown greens faster and cheaper than traditional vans.
Shell & Sound Ag partner to explore carbon credit potential of nitrogen reduction
March 22, 2022
Sound Ag claims the pilot could cover 3 million farm acres, reducing up to 350,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year, by 2027.
Bowery, Plenty announce strawberry plans on same day as competition heats up
March 15, 2022
Bowery has started selling strawberries, while Plenty and Driscoll’s plan to commence production of the fruit for the Northeastern US.
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