Brief: Former Monsanto CTO Robb Fraley joins Trace Genomics board
April 15, 2021
Dr Robb Fraley, former CTO of Monsanto, has joined the board of directors at soil health diagnostics startup Trace Genomics.
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Will meal kits make it to the 10-year mark?
March 13, 2020
As meal kit companies struggle to secure customer loyalty and combat churn, online grocery is gaining traction. Could dedicated meal kits soon be extinct?
Why I’m most excited about pork alternatives
January 15, 2020
It’s been all about pork in the alternative meat space so far in 2020 and it’s a welcome shift from the focus on beef.
Agtech will take off in 2020: 5 trends to watch
December 20, 2019
From major equipment manufacturers’ forays into robotics to the emergence of new startups looking to improve farmer awareness of field activity, here’s what to watch for in the year ahead in the US, according to experienced agtech entrepreneur Corbett Kull.
Future Food: Catching up with GFI’s Bruce Friedrich to talk alt protein winners, losers, innovation whitespace
December 12, 2019
In this episode of the podcast, I catch-up with GFI’s Bruce Friedrich and revisit some questions I asked him back in 2016.
Merger alert: Newly born ISCA Global doubles down on insect pheromone tech
October 28, 2019
ISCA Global has been formed through the merger of ISCA Technologies (US), ISCA Tecnologias (Brazil) and ATGC Biotech (India) to bring together 25 years of research and development into insect control products that are less harmful to the environment.
Does the US agtech industry agree with Sonny Perdue’s ‘the big get bigger and the small go out?’
October 21, 2019
Recent comments from the Sec’y of Agriculture have rallied small farmers across the country who aren’t going out without a fight. But does the tech industry feel the same?
AFN introduces… SinGENE and Back of the Yards algae sciences
October 21, 2019
We speak to two up and coming startups in the GROW accelerator’s latest cohort, as they tackle contemporary problems with age-old solutions.
Founder of abillionveg, the ‘Yelp for Vegans,’ says APAC is where the money’s at
August 28, 2019
The Yelp for vegans is here. And it has $2.6m in its pocket. abillionveg is on a mission to capture $1bn in animal welfare causes and one billion users.
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
Hungryroot Raises $3.7m Series A for Gluten-Free, Quick Recipe Meal Kits
March 2, 2016
The New York meal kit delivery service is hoping to differentiate itself in the overheating food e-commerce market.
Water Management Platform SWIIM Raises $3m Series A from Aussie Family Office
November 18, 2015
goFARM Australia, the agriculture investment firm backed by the Costa Group, drew parallels between SWIIM’s technology and process, and Australia’s well-managed water entitlements system.
Village Capital Selects 13 Businesses for 3rd Agtech Accelerator Program
October 12, 2015
The Louisville, Kentucky-based entrepreneur community will hold workshops in Louisville and New Orleans before a peer-to-peer selection process awards two businesses the final funding prize.
Village Capital Calls for Applications to New AgTech Accelerator
July 17, 2015
AgTech entrepreneurs! Find out how to apply here and be in with a chance of making 4.5 times more revenue and raising 20 times more capital than ventures that do not make it onto an accelerator programme.
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