World's leading food & farming businesses launch action plan to scale regenerative farming, warning speed of progress 'must triple' to tackle the impacts of climate change
-The Agribusiness Task Force, part of the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI), today released its action plan focused on how to scale regenerative farming - an approach which aims to cut carbon emissions whilst seeking to promote and improve soil health and biodiversity.
-The report - produced by the 12-strong cross-industry Task Force - highlights an urgent need for consistent metrics, better government policy incentives and a transformation of sourcing to spread the cost of transition to more sustainable practices.
Barchart Automates Hedging for Grain Buyers to Digitize Agriculture
Barchart already connects producers and grain buyers by linking producer-facing apps to cmdtyView - the addition of cmdtyView Hedge unlocks more efficiency by creating automated hedge orders for open offers; and then pushing grain contracts and hedge executions directly into an agribusiness's ERP system when an offer matches.
New Leafly Report: Cannabis is America's 6th Most Valuable Crop in 2022
Over a period of three months, Leafly's award-winning investigative team performed a one-of-a-kind synthesis of licensing reports with crop production totals, and sales and tax figures from the 15 states with operating cannabis markets.
Diversity, collaboration and big data - the future for plant breeding
The conference, hosted by Crop Health and Protection (CHAP) and the Soil Association, opened up discussions to explore how plant breeding can contribute to a more sustainable future for agriculture, and address the challenges of the 21st Century.
MIGAL's Advanced AI Quadruples Cucumber Postharvest Life
Laboratory results confirm that "smart," algorithmically-guided sequencing and combinations of produce treatments can dramatically extend postharvest life.
The Institute of Food Technologists and Seeding The Future Foundation Announce Seed Grant Winners, Finalists for Growth Grants and Grand Prizes for Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge
Small giant, Korean AgTech startup enters U.S.
AG-Uni wants to "simplify complex supply chains" and realize "system production and custom manufacturing" with the technology and network necessary for high value-added crop production.
NEUROPUBLIC and its co-funded projects at the 29th Agrotica Fair
NEUROPUBLIC, a leader in the green and digital transformation of Greek agriculture, participated in this year's Agrotica Fair. In a specially designed central pavilion, the Greek company received numerous farmers, agricultural advisors, researchers and representatives of agrifood companies who wanted to learn more about NEUROPUBLIC's integrated solutions.
In its specially designed stand, NEUROPUBLIC had the opportunity to disseminate the EU and Greek co-funded projects that the company participates in.
USDA Invests $14.2 Million in 52 Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Efforts
This investment will allow grant recipients to expand access to nutritious foods, foster community engagement, increase awareness of climate change and mitigate the effects within urban areas, provide jobs, educate communities about farming, and expand green spaces.
Alfa Chemistry Offers Aldehyde-functionalized Pheromone for Pest Management and Insect Trace Tracking
Studies on pheromones are now gaining increasing popularity among scientists. On October 28, 2022, the US-based chemical supplier Alfa Chemistry announced that the company commenced offering aldehyde-functionalized pheromones for researchers worldwide.
GREENFIELD INCORPORATED Inks First CPG Partnership with Canidae Pet Food
GREENFIELD INCORPORATED expands upon its existing partnership with Canidae to provide dogs and cats with chemical-free, carbon-negative, nutrient-dense ingredients from U.S. farms. Canidae plans to become the first company to utilize GreenField's upcoming Grassbot™, which may eradicate the need for glyphosate and all other herbicides in food production.
Highland Ag Solutions to Showcase the Latest Fresh Produce Industry Data Analytics Software at IFPA
Highland Ag MarketWatch, a first-of-its-kind data analytics software, provides never before seen KPIs delivering visibility into current market trends for marketers to make impactful data-driven decisions.
Harrison Poultry Selects NORD DRIVESYSTEMS to Power Their State-of-the-Art Feed Mill
The NORD solutions eliminated the need for outdated shives/pulleys/belts/guards, etc. They also use a direct-drive concept that is much safer and more efficient.
Local Bounti Announces PIPE Financing to Support Long-term Growth Strategy
Entered into Agreement for $23.3 million PIPE with Fidelity Management & Research Company, BNP Paribas and other existing investors including management
SVG Ventures | THRIVE Announces Agrifood Startup Finalists for its 2022 Global Impact Challenge
Winners in three agrifood categories - soil health and biodiversity, increasing food security, and reducing and offsetting emissions - will be announced on Nov. 17, 2022, at the THRIVE Global Impact Summit.
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