Insect ag startup Volare has completed its first industrial-scale facility in Pori, Finland, “on schedule and within...
Agriculture
Despite holding “many of the ingredients” to make a strong aquaculture sector, the United States “remains relatively...
The receiver at defunct cultivated meat company Believer Meats has received a letter of intent (LOI) from...
AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech....
Liberation Bioindustries has received “no acceptable offers” following a strategic review to explore a sale or joint...
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the recent cyberattacks at leading French supermarkets, but they should...
Robotic weeders are evolving quickly. Some zap their targets with lasers, hot oil or electricity, others target...
Israeli startup Brevel has created a 50:50 joint venture with Indian conglomerate The Wave Group to build a...
Seattle-based ag robotics firm Carbon Robotics has blamed “broader economic conditions” for an undisclosed number of layoffs...
[Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company AgFunder is an investor in Lumi AI.] Lumi AI—a startup enabling firms to...
Ag robotics specialist Reservoir is opening a new site in Washington’s Yakima Valley as its on-farm community...
IMIO, a startup developing biologicals that break down crop residues to release nutrients that can boost crop...
Traceability in the cotton supply chain breaks down the closer one gets to the actual cotton, according...
Kodama—a California-based startup building physical AI for forestry—has raised a $7 million seed round to accelerate its...
RNA interference (RNAi)—selectively zapping target genes in pests—can attack insects, fungi and other pathogens without damaging soil,...
The UK Agri-Tech Centre (UKATC) has completed a consultation that will reduce its workforce by 60% from...
AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech....
Toronto-based startup Molagri has raised $5.8 million in pre-seed and seed funding to develop a new generation...
Danish agtech startup PerPlant’s AI crop sensor is now available factory-fitted onto new Valtra tractors through a...
[Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company AgFunder is an investor in OlsAro.] OlsAro—a Swedish startup developing salt tolerant wheat...