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Deep tech in regenerative agriculture: essential ally or unnecessary intrusion?

For deep tech to truly serve regenerative agriculture, its algorithms must be fed with data that reflects the complexity of natural systems.

Agtech

Deeptech

Griffith Foods on building ‘trust, transparency and long-term partnerships’ in regenerative agriculture

Food manufacturer Griffith Foods plans to grow its regenerative agriculture footprint to more than 30,000 acres this year.

Corporates

Regenerative Agriculture

Chinova Bioworks rides MAHA wave, expands global footprint as more firms spurn synthetic preservatives

“Over the last year, demand for non-alcoholic beer has been insane,” says David Brown. “But once you remove the alcohol, beer is essentially barley juice and it’s ripe for spoilage.”

FoodTech

Nutrition & health

Deep tech in regenerative agriculture: essential ally or unnecessary intrusion?

Griffith Foods on building ‘trust, transparency and long-term partnerships’ in regenerative agriculture

Chinova Bioworks rides MAHA wave, expands global footprint as more firms spurn synthetic preservatives

Bluemethane deploys first production-scale methane-capture unit at biogas plant

Guest article: A plan for the pile. Fixing California’s biomass bottleneck

Shiru invites brands to harness its AI platform to explore ‘natural’ GLP-1 activation: ‘The opportunity is immense’

The Week in AgriFoodTech: Climatiq raises $11.7m, Doktar bags $8.7m, Planetary acquires Libre Foods

Innovation chokehold or ‘meaningless lawsuit’? Agtech weighs in on the Carbon Robotics vs. Laudando & Associates case

Arkeon CEO delivers postmortem on ‘protein from air’ startup: ‘We just simply ran out of time’

Belgian startup Koppie emerges from stealth to disrupt alt-coffee market with single-ingredient offering

Large-scale microalgae plant powered by ‘biosolar leaf’ tech will be operational in 2027, says Arborea

Report card from California: We need to talk about the benefits of biologicals, not the dangers of chemicals

From super-heated bioreactors to rapid onsite GMO tests: Meet the AgriNovus Velocity winners

Can bio-based vitamin A give its petrochemical-based counterpart a run for its money? Capra Biosciences weighs in

Halter to beef up US expansion following $100m raise led by BOND, $1b valuation

Why spend millions on securing access to EPG if it’s so easy to replace? Plaintiffs press David Protein in amended suit

Guest article: The quiet trends reshaping ag: a field guide for builders, backers, and business leaders

Verb Biotics on next gen biotics: ‘We’re function-first, and we’re not tied into any one organism or flagship strain’

Setback for plaintiffs in David Protein, Epogee lawsuit as judge refuses to grant temporary restraining order

Shinkei Systems will expand its robotic fishing operation thanks to a fresh catch of funding

The Week in AgriFoodTech: Fungu’it bags $4.6m, indoor saffron farming blooms, GM pigs deemed ‘safe’

Making AI in the supply chain actually work

Clever Carnivore’s pragmatic path to cultivated meat profitability, starting with $0.07/liter media

Infomercial exec Yasir Abdul emerges as prospective buyer for Meati as firm navigates ABC process

Hoxton Farms teams up with Mitsui Chemicals to lower cultivated fat COGS

Future Fields raises $8m Series A to expand fruit fly biomanufacturing platform: ‘Clients come to us because they’ve struggled to make proteins in legacy platforms’

Plant-based brands collaborate in ‘mature era’ of alt meat, says Revo Foods of ‘Juicy Marbles & Friends’ launch

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