Farmers Business Network (FBN) looks back on 10 years
Dec 18, 2023 · In 2014, Charles Baron and Amol Deshpande were concocting an idea that was practically unheard of in agriculture. “The goal was to put the world of agriculture at the farmers’ fingertips and empower them through information, technology and a network,” Baron tells AgFunderNews.. Farmers Business Network, commonly known as FBN, was born of that goal.
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Bovaer gets US approval, but what will drive widespread adoption?
Jul 8, 2024 · The best-known feed additive for reducing methane emissions from burping cows, Bovaer (3-NOP) has just secured the regulatory green light for use in lactating dairy cattle in the US.
Aspire Food Group cuts staff, scales back production at cricket farm
Nov 11, 2024 · Insect ag pioneer Aspire Food Group has laid off 100 of its 150 employees and is temporarily scaling back production at its new cricket farming facility in London, Ontario, AgFunderNews has learned.. David Rosenberg, a board member at Aspire since 2017, took on the CEO role at Aspire late last year. He told us that the company is “making some improvements to its manufacturing system” to ...
Agtech VC investment on the rise again - agfundernews.com
Nov 13, 2024 · VC investment into agtech increased for the second consecutive quarter in Q3 2024, suggesting recovery for the sector after some major low points in 2023 and earlier this year.. According to newly released PitchBook data, agtech saw $1.6 billion invested across 159 deals in Q3 2024, with a 15% increase vs Q2 in deal value.Deal count declined 17.6% from Q2 2024, in keeping with a trend that’s ...
Regenerative Agriculture Investing: 70 Investment Groups Worth …
Jul 11, 2019 · Regenerative agriculture is having a moment. For long-time regen ag practitioners and proponents, this is probably jarring. But having written about regenerative agriculture for five years now, I’ve never seen such engagement or our stories about this ultra-sustainable method of farming perform so well.. Readers aren’t only engaging with the subject matter — the comments boards on these ...
‘Boosted’ breeding a gamechanger in agtech, claims Ohalo CEO
May 21, 2024 · It’s one thing knowing that two different plants each have genes conferring specific traits of interest, says Ohalo CEO Dave Friedberg. The problem is that when you crossbreed them, a random 50% of the genes from each parent transfer to their offspring, which means the whole endeavor remains a crapshoot.
John Deere looks back on 10 years of leading ag innovation
Nov 17, 2023 · One could hardly discuss the last decade in agtech advancements without mentioning John Deere — a company that’s been innovating since its namesake founder created a self-scouring steel plow back in 1837.. Deere’s original idea solved the issue of prairie soil sticking to plow blades and hindering farmer productivity.
One Acre Fund aims to safeguard farmers facing climate change
Jan 10, 2024 · Cyclone Freddy’s destruction in Malawi last year was a stark reminder that Africa’s smallholder farmers are a vulnerable lot.. The tropical cyclone’s impacts were devastating for farmers in a country that ranks among the poorest in the world. More than 2 million farmers lost their crops after Freddy destroyed 440,000 acres of land; over 1.4 million livestock were drowned, starved or lost ...