UCLA-led researchers urge avoiding prenatal and infant exposure to pesticides to protect early brain development and as a preventive measure against autism spectrum disorder. Source: Pesticide Exposure Linked with Autism in Epidemiological Study...
The wide range of industrial hemp products represent the greatest opportunity for American agricultural markets seen within the past fifty years, writes Jon Vaught. Source: Growing Hemp - AgFunderNews...
The winners of the 2019 AgFunder AgriFood Tech Innovation Awards were announced on Wednesday, March 20 at the ReThink Innovation Week in San Francisco, CA. Last year, we awarded 12 startups in 12 categories across Farm Tech, Supply Chain, and Retail & Consumer Innovation. Since then those winners have raised...
Once-rich coastal land is turning barren — a trend expected to worsen as the world continues to warm. Source: Saltwater intrusion: Rising seas are poisoning North Carolina's farmland - The Washington Post...
IFA and Larta Institute will select 7 cutting-edge innovative startups to present at a special Plant Nutrition Startup Showcase. One Showcase presenter will win $20,000.Plant nutrition startup Showcase Brought to you by the International Fertilizer Association & Larta Institute Source: Event Information — Ag Innovation Showcase...
A recent webcast (below) by Peter Diamandis and Ray Kurzweil (co-founders of Singularity University) drove that point home and provided insight into how the future will be even more radically disruptive than anything we’ve already experienced and more so that what we can today predict.Both base their views of the...
The massive shift to digital ecosystems creates brand-new business opportunities in the logistics space. Source: Your Guide to the Gold Rush of Digital Logistics | INSEAD Knowledge...
We asked Gates to choose this year’s list of inventions that will change the world for the better. Source: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2019, curated by Bill Gates - MIT Technology Review...
The AgFunder Innovation Awards on March 20, 2019 bridge the World Agri-Tech and Future Food-Tech summits, as part of the Rethink Agri-Food Innovation Week in San Francisco. They recognize the innovators and entrepreneurs driving the agri-food tech industry forward. Nominated by global agrifood tech investors, winners are peer-selected through an...
Tyson and Perdue are investing in better conditions for its birds and relying on technology to make it happen as consumers remain concerned about welfare in poultry production. Consumers’ increasing fascination with learning more about food production has prompted many companies throughout the value chain to take actionable steps to...
