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- Millions for AI to give farmers a voice in the field
News: Easing the admin burden on agriculture, venture capital raises $5M for tech fix that uses AI to give farmers real voice in the field. - Soil science: Can biotech learn from infrastructure?Guest Blog by Grace Waters: Why biotech should copy the infrastructure playbook and test its new soil products in the lab, not the field.
- Designer lipid fermented for eco hair and beautyNews: First precision-fermented lipid ingredient for hair and beauty use in personal care market launched by sustainable alternatives pioneer.
- Funding for steak substitute from fermented fungiNews: Catering to clean-label consumers, deeptech food company secures EU funds for a steak alternative derived from fungal fermentation.
- Biotech startup to grow rubber from dandelionsNews: UK biotech startup secures funding for sustainable natural rubber and other bio-based products from specially engineered dandelions.
- How climate change is remapping livestock diseaseGuest Blog by Jane Marsh: How climate change redraws the map for livestock disease across continents, as parasites and pathogens migrate.
- Rethinking agri-waste for a circular food economyGuest Blog by Kent Swisher: How farmers and food producers are finding ways to create value for people and planet from agricultural waste.
- Dog food carbon pawprint worse than human dietNews: Dogs fed on premium, meat-rich pet food can have a bigger dietary carbon pawprint than their owners, according to largest-ever study.
- Investors in autonomous vehicles bet the farmNews: Investment in innovation means farmers are now able to drive the necessary shift to autonomous machines and tractors in agriculture.
- When it comes to squid, are you dining in the dark?News: Failed by unfit labels, and unhelpful restaurants, conscious consumers of squid products in Europe are often left dining in the dark.
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