Animal health

What’s gone wrong for Ynsect?

What’s gone wrong for Ynsect?

By Oliver Morrison

The French poster child of the insect farming industry has filed a safeguard plan after failing to find enough financing for its expansion plans. Can it find cash from some investors?

Cargill China: Methane reduction must add up commercially

Cargill China: Methane reduction must add up commercially

By Lynda Searby

From its work on the Carbon Reduction Project in China, Cargill is confident that by applying innovation in dairy farming, methane emission reductions and productivity enhancements can go hand in hand.

Virtual fencing tech: smart solution or just shocking?

Virtual fencing tech: smart solution or just shocking?

By Oliver Morrison

Halter’s virtual fencing technology has just launched in the US, where it insists it can help the beef and dairy industries become more productive and more sustainable. And despite concerns from some – but not all – welfare groups, the company’s system...

Calling all innovators in dairy sustainability

Calling all innovators in dairy sustainability

By Jane Byrne

The Yield Lab, an early-stage investor in sustainable AgTech, is tackling dairy sector challenges linked to emissions, manure management, land use, and water quality through a new initiative.

Farmbot fundraise illustrates demand for water saving solutions

Farmbot fundraise illustrates demand for water saving solutions

By Oliver Morrison

As water scarcity intensifies and environmental pressures mount, smart water management is becoming essential for ensuring the sustainability and productivity of agriculture. Leveraging data, technology, and best practices can help farmers grow more with...

Sweaty cows offer solution to food security woes

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Sweaty cows offer solution to food security woes

By Gwen Ridler

Sweaty cows could help solve a number of global warming related food security issues, according to new research by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS).

Agtech's ‘great reset’ continues, data reveals

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Agtech's ‘great reset’ continues, data reveals

By Oliver Morrison

PitchBook’s latest Q1 2024 Agtech Report indicates a market undergoing a correction, with the wheat being separated from the chaff. Some sectors are hotter than others, meanwhile.

How multiomics is supporting agricultural analysis

How multiomics is supporting agricultural analysis

By Oliver Morrison

Science continues to explore new ways to make agriculture more efficient in the modern world, taking a thorough approach to research and leaving nothing off of the table, including the impact of climate change. Here, we talk with Partha Banerjee, PhD,...

Eatable Adventures on how technology can solve the ageing farmer timebomb

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Eatable Adventures on how technology can solve the ageing farmer timebomb

By Oliver Morrison

Agtech innovation is playing a critical role in addressing food security and environmental challenges. But it is also key to cracking the problem of an ageing farmer population threatening global agriculture, says Eatable Adventures founder and CEO José...