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| Aug 21, 2026 | Canales: Produce shoppers can still save | From tomatoes and berries to lettuce and peppers, shoppers are feeling sticker shock in the produce aisle.
Recent headlines have focused in particular on soaring tomato prices. They spiked by roughly one-fifth from June 2025 to June 2026, a... |
| Apr 2, 2026 | 🎥 Digital twins: Heritable Ag combines AI, genomics and environmental data to slash R&D timelines | Theoretical physicist turned agtech entrepreneur Brad Zamft, PhD, at Google X spinout Heritable Agriculture, is on a mission to make plant breeding faster and cheaper.
AgFunderNews (AFN) caught up with Zamft (BZ) at World Agri-Tech in San F... |
| Feb 18, 2026 | How Flipsnack Helps Repair the Retail and Wholesale Disconnect with Intelligent Digital Catalogs | Created by
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| Oct 23, 2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Bezos Earth Fund sets up $30m AI ‘challenge,’ Nutropy nets $8m | In another sliver of good news for alternative protein, French biotech startup Nutropy raised funds this week and now has plans to launch its animal-free cheese in the next couple of years.
Elsewhere, the Bezos Earth Fund announced a $30 mi... |
| Sep 26, 2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Uber invests in drone delivery, EU to delay deforestation rule, Oracle AI ag tool | This week, Uber made moves to expand its food delivery network via an investment in delivery drone platform Flytrex, while numerous alt-protein companies announced funding rounds.
The European Union also made headlines with a proposal to de... |
| Sep 11, 2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Eat Just’s new alt-chicken, regen ag certification for coffee, PepsiCo + National Geographic | Eat Just, best known for plant-based eggs and cultivated meat, has made its first foray into plant-based meat.
This week also saw funding announcements from alt-silk-maker AMSilk, wasabi vertical farming company NextAGE, and biotech startup... |
| Aug 21, 2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: John Deere + The Reservoir, AI-powered regen ag, ‘Zipotle’ delivery | Ag equipment giant John Deere announced this week it will be the exclusive OEM partner of The Reservoir, an ag robotics incubation hub slated to open in October in California.
India-based agtech startup Cropin, meanwhile, is applying some A... |
| Aug 18, 2025 | Indoor ag heavyweights 80 Acres Farms and Soli Organic to merge: ‘I hope this is the start of a new era’ | Two of indoor agriculture’s leading players, vertical farming company 80 Acres Farms and indoor grower Soli Organic, plan to merge to form “one of the world’s largest and most advanced indoor farming networks,” the companies said this week.... |
| Jul 31, 2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: FBN bags $50m for AI farming, Beyond Meat dumps ‘meat,’ Oishii heads to Japan | Farmers Business Network—better known to the grower community as FBN—this week secured $50 million from GV, Temasek, and other high-profile investors to build out its AI platform for ag intelligence. Saudi Arabia-based food delivery service... |
| Oct 12, 2024 | BE WTR: A Wave of Change in Water Sustainability | In a world grappling with water scarcity and environmental degradation, BE WTR emerges as a beacon of hope. This Swiss-based company is not just another player in the bottled water market; it’s a revolution. With a recent CHF 39 million inv... |
| Oct 10, 2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Alt meatball alert as La Vie cooks up $27m, baCta lands funds for natural rubber | France gave us some hope for meat alternatives this week when Paris-based La Vie announced a €25 million ($27 million) raise for its vegan meatballs.
In climate tech, Germany’s forward earth raised money for its environmental management sof... |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Leftovers: Pepperidge Farm rolls into fall | Hormel makes bacon cooking more convenient | Listen to the article 5 min
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| Jul 27, 2024 | Micropep's Leap: Transforming Agriculture with Micropeptide Innovation | In the world of agriculture, innovation is the lifeblood. It’s the spark that ignites change. Micropep Technologies is a shining example of this principle. Recently, the company secured $29 million in Series B funding, pushing its total fun... |
| Jul 25, 2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Micropep raises $29m, Oceano Fresco reels in $18m, Juicy Marbles serves up edible (plant based) bones | This week saw a greater number of agtech fundraises than normal, which is a bright spot considering how tough the current fundraising environment is. In addition to Monarch Tractor’s mega-raise, Micropep raised new capital to fuel its biope... |
| Jun 25, 2024 | BREAKING: Specialty crop equipment leader CNH partners with Bluewhite to bring autonomous tech to orchards, vineyards | Equipment manufacturer CNH has struck a multi-phase partnership with autonomous faming startup Bluewhite to bring the latter’s technology to tractors.
The partnership will integrate Bluewhite’s autonomous system with tractors made by New Ho... |
| Jun 3, 2024 | US Highbush Blueberry Association Blueberries and age-related macular degeneration in women | |
| Jun 3, 2024 | US Highbush Blueberry Association Blueberries and age-related macular degeneration in women | US Highbush Blueberry Association
Blueberries and age-related macular degeneration in women
New study reveals blueberry consumption is associated with reduced risk of age-related macular degeneration
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| Apr 1, 2024 | From roses to fresh hops, RipeLocker can double the shelf-life of some high-value crops, says VP | From edible coatings and ethylene scavengers to modified atmosphere packaging, irradiation and cold plasma, there are multiple ways to extend the shelf-life of perishables, each with their pros and cons, says RipeLocker, which has a novel a... |
| Dec 25, 2023 | Кофе без кофе и мясо из принтера: фудтех-стартапы и их разработки | Ожидается, что уже к 2050 году население планеты достигнет 9,7 млрд человек. Чтобы обеспечить всех нас едой, нужно будет производить на 60% больше продуктов, чем сегодня. При этом из-за глобального потепления площадь пригодных для земледели... |
| Dec 21, 2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: New Forests fund makes $300m first close, the EU invests in alt protein | This week — the last before the AgFunderNews team takes a holiday break — saw several announcements for new funds and grants, including a $300 million first close for New Forests fund and the proposed €50 million ($55 million) the European ... |
| Oct 12, 2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Investors fund agri-waste to energy, more precision fermentation, coffee capsule recycling | The largest round this week went to India’s SAEL, a company converting agricultural waste into renewable energy. Other notable fundraises went to precision fermentation, AI imaging for agriculture, restaurant tech in Latin America, and cult... |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Updated: Infarm ‘won’t be making any comments’ on rumored $50m raise from Middle East | The Dutch branch of vertical farming startup Infarm, best known for its global network of modular container farms, has been “declared bankrupt” according to official documents.
Infarm says the bankruptcy is not impacting its current restruc... |
| Sep 14, 2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: J.M. Smucker buys Hostess for $5bn, NotCo’s NotSnacks, Krucial monitors salmon from space | This week, J.M. Smucker scooped up fellow CPG giant Hostess, and while foodtech funding was somewhat sparse, healthy noodle company Goodles raised new funding. In agtech, multiple companies raised rounds for carbon credits businesses and on... |
| Jul 24, 2023 | AppHarvest files Chapter 11 protection, plans to sell its Kentucky-based indoor farming facilities | Disclosure: AgFunder, the parent company of AgFunderNews, was an investor in indoor farming robotics company RootAI, which was acquired by AppHarvest in 2021. US-based indoor farming company AppHarvest has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy pr... |
| Jun 9, 2023 | People moves: Ag CEO leads Bill Gates-backed rice venture, new CEO for Oatley, chef Marcus Samuelsson joins Aleph Farms | To keep us all up to speed on the latest people moves in agrifood, AFN publishes a monthly column of the industry’s biggest leadership changes.
Are you in a new role or company? Know someone who has left? Drop me a line to share the details... |
| Jun 6, 2023 | FarmboxRx launches program to fight food insecurity | Photo: StÃgur Már Karlsson /Heimsmyndir/Getty Images |
| May 18, 2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: GoodLeaf Farms snags $78m, Prime Roots raises $30m, Miso Robotics gets new investment | This week, Prime Roots raised funding for its mycelium-based take on deli meats and GoodLeaf Farms raked in funding to expand across Canada. Elsewhere, restaurant-tech startup Incentivio scored new funding, a South African bank took a stake... |
| Aug 23, 2022 | USDA invests up to $300M to expand organic certification | Dive Brief:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest up to $300 million to give farmers access to the tools and resources needed to transition to organic. This includes technical assistance (roughly $100 million), farmer-to-farmer men... |
| Jan 20, 2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Consumer foodtech players Flipdish, Yumi & La Vie raise large rounds | One of this week’s biggest fundings went to Flipdish — a US startup providing software that powers payments, online ordering, and delivery for foodservice enterprises — which netted a massive $100 million in a round led by Chinese tech gian... |
| Oct 28, 2021 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Daring, Fabric & World Fund raise big money; Sweetgreen files for IPO | Farmer marketplace DeHaat made headlines this week with India’s biggest-ever agtech round. Elsewhere, fulfillment robotics company Fabric and online produce platform GrubMarket pulled in sizable financings, as did plant-based players Daring... |
| Sep 29, 2021 | Sorry, millennials: Apple picking is probably going to be more expensive this year | An apple picker picks new varieties of apple at the Cornell University Fruit and Vegetable Research Farm in Geneva, New York. Heather Ainsworth/AP
Apple crops will be smaller in some parts of the country this year due to frost in late sprin... |
| Aug 18, 2021 | Apeel Sciences Raises $250 Million To Reduce Food Waste | Apeel Sciences, a company whose edible coating helps extend the shelf life of produce, announced Wednesday it raised $250 million in a Series E round that brings the company's valuation to $2 billion.
The latest round attracted a large grou... |
| Aug 18, 2021 | Apeel Raises Another $250 Million To Bring Produce-Saving Tech to Market | Apeel Sciences, a company whose edible coating helps extend the shelf life of produce, announced Wednesday it raised $250 million in a Series E round that brings the company's valuation to $2 billion.
The latest round attracted a large grou... |
| Feb 26, 2021 | Avocados from Tanzania should be on South African shelves soon | Avocado toast. (Savanna Swain-Wilson)
South Africa and Tanzania are very close to checking the final regulatory hurdles that would allow avocado imports.
Travel restrictions caused some trouble, but authorities have agreed on how to get aro... |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Stemilt treats organic apples with Apeel to extend freshness | Stemilt Growers, Wenatchee, Wash., is using Apeel Science’s shelf-life extension technology on Artisan Organics-branded apples this season. |
| Apr 24, 2020 | 10 Predictions For Food Tech and F&B After COVID-19 and Why You Should be Excited
1. A shift towards plant-based diets
2. A greater focus on eating local | Perhaps no other industry will be as radically transformed by the coronavirus pandemic as food tech and F&B. Airlines might be losing billions, but once the crisis is over, we can expect people to continue flying just as before. The way... |
| Mar 31, 2020 | Five Ways That Coronavirus Will Change The Way We Eat | These are unprecedented times. One thing is for sure— with the widespread acceptance that coronavirus originated in an exotic meat market in China, there has been a massive consumer rethink around food. |
| Jan 30, 2020 | Fixing The Problem Of Food Waste Requires Partners, Not Just A Product | For startups looking to tackle food waste and other complex global problems, there is an expanding ... [+] group of organizations they can partner with today.Shutterstock |
| Aug 15, 2019 | BrightFarms appoints new CEO as founder Paul Lightfoot transitions to president | The locally-grown packaged salad purveyor recently announced plans to expand in Massachusetts, New York, and North Carolina, while construction is currently underway on a Texas grow house.
Indoor agriculture startup BrightFarms has appointe... |
| Apr 16, 2019 | 3 Obstacles Facing the Urban Agriculture Industry in New York | Results of a new study in New York suggest that urban agriculture may not be able to provide the bevy of benefits that have excited consumers and enticed investors
Urban farming may not be the panacea for healthier, locally-grown food and b... |
| Feb 6, 2019 | Why 2019 is The Year of the Mushroom | Editor’s Note: Andrew Carter is cofounder and CEO of Smallhold, a distributed farming pioneer, placing connected, autonomous mini-farms throughout the Northeast of the US–each capable of growing between 30 and 120 pounds of produce a week i... |
| Oct 31, 2017 | The 10 Chicago Tech Companies That Raised Money in October | Chicago tech companies saw a steady stream of investments throughout October, collectively raising more than $94 million this month. However, the figure was fairly flat compared to September.
October fundings dropped 75 percent from last mo... |
| May 26, 2015 | We Should Be Growing More Dragon Fruit | Looking like a neon pink artichoke, the dragon fruit wouldn't be out of place on the Jetsons' dining table.
"When it comes to growing, there aren't any crops similar to dragon fruit," says Jay Ruskey, owner of Good Land Organics, ... |
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Bill Gates says AI could allow humans to work three days a week: ‘That’s probably OK’ Bill Gates buying up land, threatening small farms under guise of saving planet, author claims Rep. Mike Waltz demands Bill Gates ban ... |
