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1 week ago | 
agtechnavigator.com | Jane Byrne
Enorm Biofactory, operator of Denmark’s largest insect protein facility, has initiated reconstruction proceedings as it reassesses its business model and seeks new investors to relaunch operations. The move comes after challenges in scaling production and securing consistent market demand for insect-based feed ingredients. “We experienced strong interest and premium pricing potential until late 2024,” said Jane Lind Sam, chief operating officer at Enorm, told us.
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2 weeks ago | 
agtechnavigator.com | Jane Byrne
Cobb-Vantress has made huge strides to position itself at the forefront of genetic improvement and poultry product development. The US company has been investing heavily in infrastructure expansion coupled with a dynamic open-innovation approach designed to fast-track breakthroughs across global markets.
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2 weeks ago | 
agtechnavigator.com | Jane Byrne
US poultry processor, Perdue Farms, is reinforcing its long-standing commitment to bird welfare and responsible production practices with the adoption of on-farm hatching technology through a partnership with NestBorn.
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3 weeks ago | 
agtechnavigator.com | Jane Byrne
The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) flags the critical role it is playing in reducing the risk of disease outbreaks across US farming. “FFAR is able to mobilize funds quickly - often in just two to three months - to advance innovative, high-risk research,” Lauren Hershey, FFAR’s director of strategic partnerships, told us during the recent Animal AgTech Innovation Summit in Dallas.
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3 weeks ago | 
agtechnavigator.com | Jane Byrne
As C-Lock continues to enhance the GreenFeed platform, its CSO tell us the device is evolving from a gas measurement tool into a sophisticated, multi-functional hub for animal health, nutrition, and welfare research. The GreenFeed system involves a portable, pasture-friendly unit that measures greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from individual animals and can aggregate emissions data from those to determine herd averages.
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3 weeks ago | 
agtechnavigator.com | Jane Byrne
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently evaluating the safety, and efficacy claims of Genus PIC’s gene-edited pigs resistant to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS). Speaking to this publication at the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit in Dallas earlier this month, Elena Rice, Chief Scientific Officer at Genus, confirmed that all required regulatory filings have been submitted to the FDA. “Our work is done,” she said.
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4 weeks ago | 
agtechnavigator.com | Oliver Morrison |Jane Byrne
The largest agri-tech organisation in the UK conducted 122 in-depth interviews across the country to better understand what innovation and technology means to farmers. Technology adoption is the most significant change to farming practices in the last five years, according to 73% of the survey participants. Farmers are clear that they want “practical solutions that make their businesses more efficient and manageable”, the survey says.
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1 month ago | 
agtechnavigator.com | Jane Byrne |Oliver Morrison
Connecting a global community of 550 million farmers, many of whom still rely on analogue systems, to digital services is vital for transforming agriculture. “This transition would enable the collection, analysis, and impactful use of data, providing the support needed to drive meaningful change and improve agricultural practices worldwide,” says Andreas Cerdan, chief commercial officer of Dimitra.
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1 month ago | 
agtechnavigator.com | Jane Byrne
Netherlands-based startup Grassa has a twofold ambition: tackling the nitrogen problem while offering farmers new revenue models. By reducing excess protein in grass, the company aims to decrease emissions from cows and replace imported soy, thereby preventing nitrogen imports. Grassa says its technology contributes to reducing nitrogen emissions in two ways. First, it lowers the protein content in grass, leading to reduced nitrogen emissions from cows.
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1 month ago | 
agtechnavigator.com | Amanda Lim |Oliver Morrison |Jane Byrne
JAH Cultura’s proprietary ceramic alloy, called Unitatem CULTURA, has been shown to enhance water, soil, and cell growth. The Singapore-based company conducted an experiment at the Aquaculture Innovation Centre (AIC), which explored the application of Unitatem CULTURA to enhance white leg shrimp growth within a controlled, modular closed recirculation aquaculture system (RAS). The experimental tanks contained Unitatem CULTURA spindle gears, which treated the water.
