Tag: USA

This vertical farming startup you may not have heard of says it has “industry-leading unit economics”

July 16, 2020

Kalera recently announced plans to open what it describes as the largest vertical farm in Texas.

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Q&A: How is Covid-19 impacting fresh produce businesses globally?

May 8, 2020

In this roundtable, execs from Waycool, Future Group, and RipePlanet give a detailed picture of Covid-19’s impact on the fresh produce sector.

How Covid-19 is impacting various points in the US food & ag supply chain

April 16, 2020

Agriculture has not been immune to the sweeping societal changes of the last two months as everyone adjusts to the Covid-19 virus. Here’s a high-level look at the impact from farm gate to consumer.

Opinion: 50 Shades of Food Transparency

February 24, 2020

Technology is helping food companies connect consumers to their food but it’s also creating new opportunities to mislead them. Where do we draw the line between truth and questionable marketing?

5G made waves at CES but has long road to relevance on-farm

January 27, 2020

5G loomed large at CES 2020. “5G” was written in the sky Tuesday morning in Las Vegas as the show kicked off. The technology now has real-world applications and the nation’s carriers are building out their 5G networks as we speak. But how relevant is this development for farming?

UPDATE: Bond Pet Foods raises $1.2m seed round to take the animal out of pet food

December 6, 2019

Did you know that if America’s cats and dogs were a country, they’d be the fifth largest consumer of meat products globally? Now add the world’s pets into that; that’s a big contribution to the carbon footprint of the world’s meat industry.

Is Los Angeles a natural hub for agricultural innovation?

December 3, 2019

LA’s historical but also growing bond with agriculture, technology, and food uniquely positions it to be a leader in the industry’s transformations, writes Liron Brish.

EXCLUSIVE: Former USDA Sec’y & UNICEF director Ann Veneman joins board of Full Harvest

October 29, 2019

Ann Venemean tells AFN her thoughts on where agri-foodtech can improve, plant-based protein, and one of the biggest takeaways from her career to date.

UPDATE: Future Meat Technologies raises $14m Series A as Memphis Meats eyes jumbo Series B

October 10, 2019

This is the second-largest round for a cultivated meat startup after Memphis Meat’s $17 million Series A.

Why Dan Vradenburg joining Trace Genomics as CEO is a big deal

October 9, 2019

Daniel Vradenburg is the former president of Wilbur-Ellis and the board chair of Cavallo Ventures and now he’s joining soil science startup Trace Genomics.

What the Fork? A review of Good Day’s CBD cold brew & UbU’s hemp tonic

October 9, 2019

What’s this? A product review? On AFN? I know; we’re moving out of our comfort zone and spreading our wings – or rather our tastebuds – to sample the cutting edge of consumer food products with a new series.

Checking in with Aerobotics

October 1, 2019

Word has been getting around about Aerobotics’ incredible decision support technology for tree crops. Rob Leclerc shares some facts and figures about the startup’s rapid growth to-date.

From biz dev at Grubhub to Kraft Heinz’s VC arm, Steve Sanger is still selling hard

September 30, 2019

Evolv Ventures launched late last year as the venture arm of ketchup and mac-and-cheese behemoth Kraft Heinz with $100 million to invest in startups. We caught up with Steve Sanger, a partner at Evolv, to find out more about the fund’s strategy and his personal shift from startup to investor