Bacteriophages: Coming to a Vet Near You

Bacteriophages: Coming to a Vet Near You

The bacteriophage might be all the rage as an alternative bacteria assassin to replace antibiotics in animal agriculture. Polish startup Proteon Pharmaceuticals is celebrating a $24.6M fundraising co-led by animal health giant Nutreco and aquaculture-focused VC firm...
Agronomy Goes Autonomous

Agronomy Goes Autonomous

AgroScout, armed with $7.5M in Series A investment funds, is putting autonomous agronomy on the fast track. Or should we say, flight path. The Israel-based startup is developing an AI platform that brings sustainable and data-backed farming to growers of all sizes and...
Indoor Ag Gets A Boost

Indoor Ag Gets A Boost

Tech-enabled tomato farms, Growing Centers, and AI robotics systems – it’s the indoor agriculture trifecta. Sustainability-focused fund manager Equilibrium Capital recently invested $91M in AppHarvest, an indoor farming company. The goal? To build no less...
Shepherd in the Sky

Shepherd in the Sky

Researchers in the Land Down Under have been out in the pasture tending their sheep. And sheepdogs have herd the research may eventually put them out of a job. The rundown: Studies led by researchers out of the University of New South Wales and Charles Sturt...
The Silver Saliva Bullet

The Silver Saliva Bullet

New Zealand researchers are hitting methane emissions from cattle with their best shot — a methane vaccine in the works that depends on… drool. How to vax the rumen: Antibodies in a cow’s saliva ride through the digestive system, winding up in the stomach, where they...