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URUS acquires AgriWebb to make livestock tech ‘resemble other critical infrastructure systems’

The two companies hope to make livestock tech ‘resemble other critical infrastructure systems’ that prioritize data.

Agtech

Deeptech

AgriWebb cofounder Justin Webb. Image credit: AgriWebb.

Saku Biosciences bets on tiny “PicoShells” to solve a big biomanufacturing problem

Developing an optimized production takes time and money, two things most startups lack. Saku Biosciences is on a mission to dramatically speed up and improve this process.

Agtech

Biomanufacturing & biologicals

Mark van Zee, cofounder, Saku Biosciences. Image credit: Saku Biosciences

Regenerative is a bridge to organic production, not a substitute for it, says Friends of the Earth

“Regenerative” does not mean “pesticide-free,” according to a new report from Friends of the Earth United States.

Climate & sustainability

Precision agriculture

URUS acquires AgriWebb to make livestock tech ‘resemble other critical infrastructure systems’

Saku Biosciences bets on tiny “PicoShells” to solve a big biomanufacturing problem

Regenerative is a bridge to organic production, not a substitute for it, says Friends of the Earth

AI food leaders see sweeping disruptions—at different speeds

AgriFood Signals: More Microsoft carbon deals, a $200m greenhouse in Mexico, rubber from dandelions

TerraBlaster aims for late 2026 launch with real-time NPK soil mapping at tractor speed

Exclusive: Triple Bio emerges from stealth with lipid tech designed to boost milk yields and curb methane

Could ‘chickpea-sized’ biosensors make biomanufacturing more cost competitive?

The cracks in chemical farming are getting hard to ignore. These startups are providing alternatives

GrainFlow targets grain elevator gridlock with AI scheduling system

Renaissance Bioscience unveils yeast-derived VLP platform for next-gen RNAi biopesticides

On the heels of fresh funding, Oishii has ‘crossed the chasm’ of unit economics in vertical farming

Farming knowledge is dying but AI can save it

Castoro Cellars deploys Saga Robotics’ UV-C bots across 600 organic acres

AgriFood Signals: S2G Investments bags $1bn, Oishii makes first close of Series C, Corteva picks crop protection HQ

Heura Foods hits positive EBITDA in Q1: ‘a turning point for the European plant-based sector’

US Senate fertilizer hearing: Farmers ‘can’t take much more’ as prices surge

Resurrect Bio expands Series A to $10.3m to scale tech helping plants to defend themselves

Global frameworks for regenerative agriculture still need local context, says SAI

Brightseed layers agentic AI onto Forager bioactives discovery platform with Hummingbird launch

Enifer enters petfood market as commercial mycoprotein plant nears launch

EVERY urges court to sanction Onego Bio as alt protein IP fight turns nasty

Ruby Bio aims to launch “world first” fermentation-derived clean label emulsifiers in 2027

Insect ag recalibrates after a brutal shakeout: Where are the key players now?

Guest article: Open-source education is key to helping agriculture overcome its data phobia

Mozza Foods targets late 2028 launch for soybean-grown casein

AgriFood Signals: Corteva names seed spinout, Vori bags $22m for AI grocery, FMC sells India biz

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