USDA Could Help Pave the Way for Farmtech Adoption: Where are you Sonny Perdue?
Anyone paying passing attention to the agricultural sector understands that it is in the middle of an “agtech” revolution. But where is the USDA in all of this?
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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.
USDA Has a Responsibility to Reveal Crop Yield Forecasting Methods
The USDA's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report's data collection methods are damagingly opaque and are causing unnecessary amounts of volatility and instability across global agriculture.
Ag Industry Brief: USDA Approves CRISPR-Edited Food While Bucking NOSB Recommendations, more
The USDA makes multiple impactful rulings while Food System 6 Accelerator chooses a new cohort and BayWa announces an agtech competition in this week's brief.
Ag Industry Brief: Walmart Buys into VR, Nestle Bets on AI with Nuritas, Florida Citrus Growers Get Some Relief, more
Both Walmart and Nestle are getting into new technologies while Florida citrus growers get some relief and the cannabis industry gets some M&A, plus more in our weekly brief.
Ag Industry Brief: USDA Makes Digital Moves, Argentina Supports AgriFood Startups, Wheatsheaf Comes to America, more
The USDA is shuffling its digital tools to catch up with times while Argentina's government sends millions toward agrifood startups and more in our weekly brief.
US Govt Task Force Calls For Smoother Path to Market for Ag Biotech Innovation
According to the US Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity agtech innovations are a key means to better business and improved life for rural Americans.
Young Farmers Call For Tech Upgrades at USDA
A lack of technology is acting as a barrier for young people who wish to get into farming and the biggest problem is not in the field, says a new report.
AgriFood Industry Weighs in on USDA Plans to Relax GE Regulations
The US agriculture industry has responded to requests for comments about a relaxation in the regulation of genetically engineered (GE) organisms.
Data as Agriculture’s New Currency: Advancing to the Next Level
This last in a three-part series by Joe Byrum explores the use of data by non-farming organizations and the need to improve data collection for the benefit of the whole agriculture industry.
A Complete Guide to Startup Resources in Agriculture and Food Technology Innovation
AgFunder, AgThentic, and Ag Innovation Development Group have released a new report detailing the 77 different startup resources for food and ag startups.
What Do the New FAA Regulations Actually Mean for Ag Drone Startups?
The FAA has released its regulations allowing commercial drone use. Slantrange & AgEagle weigh in on what this might actually mean for the growing sector.
Industry-in-Brief: Glyphosate Debate Deepens, USDA Offers More Research Grants, Cultivate Ventures Launches, more
Vermont's impending GMO labeling is also covered in this week's industry-in-brief as well as a cartoonist who got fired from Farm News for offending a seed company.
Secretary of Ag Vilsack on Launch of First Agtech RBIC with Open Prairie Ventures
This week, US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced the launch of Open Prairie's $100m Rural Opportunities Fund and here talks to AgFunderNews about the importance of agtech in rural economies.
On Earth Day Souper Seconds is Battling Food Waste One Ugly Food Item at a Time
In honor of Earth Day, Souper Seconds has launched a mobile app designed to help chefs and other food manufacturers get their hands on “seconds”, ugly fruit and vegetables that go wasted each year.
Industry-in-Brief: Conservis Joins WGA Innovation Center, Costco Offers Loans to Organic Farmers, more
The farm management software platform has opened a new office at WGA's center in Salinas, while Costco is making loans to organic farmers as demand grows, and find out how many billionaires are getting farm subsidies.
Industry-in-Brief: USDA Visits Cuba with Obama, Philips Lights Up Indoor Ag in Space, Mars Labels GMO Food, more
Vilsack's visit to Cuba with Obama, lighting indoor lunar greenhouses, winners of a water innovation accelerator, and Mars joining the GMO labeling party are all featured in this week's Industry-in-Brief.
Industry-in-Brief: GMO Labeling Bill Dies, Precision Ag Partnerships Signed, Senate Addresses Honeybee Decline, more
General Mills has decided to label GMO foods in the wake of the GMO bill's demise, while satellite imagery company Geosys partners with a precision ag platform and a weather station company, and Farmers Edge teams up with The Weather Company.
Industry-in-Brief: GMO Battle Wages On, Amazon Launches Fresh Food Delivery, Largest European Urban Farm Opens, more
A meaty industry-in-brief this week includes news on the GMO labeling debate, Europe's largest urban farm, the world's first expired food supermarket, people moves at DuPont, and a data collective for farmers.
Industry-in-Brief: Hellmann’s Introduces Eggless Mayo to Compete with Food Tech Startups, GM Developments, more
Hellmans' new eggless mayo, genetically modified pigs, a U-turn from the FDA and USDA grants are some of this week's industry news-in-brief.