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Renaissance Bioscience unveils yeast-derived VLP platform for next-gen RNAi biopesticides
4+ hour, 6+ min ago (734+ words) Renaissance Bioscience has developed a novel yeast-derived "virus-like particle" (VLP) system which it claims could dramatically expand the scope of its RNA interference (RNAi) based platform, enabling the production of stable, cost-effective biopesticides capable of tackling a far broader range…...
Farming knowledge is dying but AI can save it
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (758+ words) Editor's note: Shail Khiyara is the CEO of SWARM Engineering, an AI-powered optimization platform that automates complex operational decisions across supply chain, workforce, production, and logistics. Don Guinnip wakes before dawn each morning to feed cattle on land his family…...
Castoro Cellars deploys Saga Robotics" UV-C bots across 600 organic acres
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (765+ words) Castoro Cellars is scaling UV-C light tech from ag robotics specialist'Saga Robotics to 600+ acres of certified organic vineyards across California's Central Coast to tackle powdery mildew. Saga Robotics, which recently hired O'Neill Vintners & Distillers general manager Caine Thompson to lead…...
Agri Food Signals: S2 G Investments bags $1bn, Oishii makes first close of Series C, Corteva picks crop protection HQ
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (304+ words) Ag Funder News'rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech. " Oishii closes $150 million in Series C financing Horti Daily " Resurrect Bio expands Series A to $10. 3m to scale tech helping plants to defend…...
Heura Foods hits positive EBITDA in Q1: "a turning point for the European plant-based sector
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (352+ words) Barcelona-based alt meat startup Heura Foodshas reached operational profitability in the first quarter of 2026 and is seeking partnerships whereby it would produce white label products for retailers and brands in markets where it does not directly compete. Founded by Bernat…...
US Senate fertilizer hearing: Farmers "can't take much more' as prices surge
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (1697+ words) Witnesses told a US Senate committee hearing on fertilizer this week that farmers are at "breaking point" as rising input costs squeeze margins, but said recent spikes in fertilizer prices cannot be explained solely by the Iran war and urged…...
Resurrect Bio expands Series A to $10. 3m to scale tech helping plants to defend themselves
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (905+ words) UK-based'Resurrect Bio'a startup equipping crops with genetic defenses against disease'has announced the final close of its Series A round at $10. 3 million. This follows the $8. 1 million initial close announced in February. The funds will be spent on growing the team and…...
Global frameworks for regenerative agriculture still need local context, says SAI
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (567+ words) SAI created its Regenerating Together program to address this issue of making global regenerative agriculture standards adaptable at the local level. With the pilot phase now complete, SAI is gearing up for a wider rollout later this year. The program…...
Brightseed layers agentic AI onto Forager bioactives discovery platform with Hummingbird launch
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (1166+ words) Brightseed'a startup on a mission to illuminate the "dark matter of nutrition" hidden in the natural world'has launched Hummingbird, an agentic AI product sitting on top of its Forager bioactives discovery platform to enable partners to move from discovery to…...
Enifer enters petfood market as commercial mycoprotein plant nears launch
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (622+ words) Enifer's commercial-scale biomass fermentation facility in Kantvik, Finland, should become operational'in the second half of this year, says the firm, which just teamed up with Finnish petfood firm Rovio to launch semi-moist dog treats made with Enifer's PEKILO mycoprotein. "We…...