UMass Amherst Launches $120M Future of Food Initiative Backed By State Funding
The state of Massachusetts has partially funded a new climate project to accelerate the future of the food economy.
Backed by Novo Nordisk Foundation, React Foods Turns Gases Into Whey & Egg Protein Replacers
The gas protein sector’s newest entrant is a startup built on cross-institutional research.Danish firm React Foods is a spinout from Aarhus University, looking to commercialise research conducted by the country’s second-largest university in collaboration with Stanford University, the University of Tübingen, and the Novo Nordisk Foundation CO₂ Research Center (CORC).
Spain’s Elian Raises $46M From Govt Fund to Safeguard EU’s Plant Protein Sovereignty
Spain’s government has made a big bet on plant proteins as a lever for regional food security.The Spanish Development Finance Company (Cofides), a sovereign wealth fund, has pumped €40M ($45.9M) into Barcelona-based agribusiness company Elian to help scale up the production of plant-based proteins and contribute to the EU’s food sovereignty goals.
Bilateral Meeting with H.E. Annie Genevard, Minister for Agriculture, Agrifood and Food Sovereignty of the French Republic
22 September 2026, Rome: The FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, met today with Her Excellency Annie Genevard, Minister …
Why Your Burger Might Cost More This Year, and It’s Not Just an American Problem
22 September 2026, Washington, D.C.: The United States Department of Agriculture has cut its 2026 beef production foreca…
Glufosinate-Ammonium Prices Surge in China as Licensing Reform Squeezes Smaller Herbicide Makers
22 September 2026, Beijing: China’s glufosinate-ammonium prices have climbed sharply through S…
2026 Potato Blight Season Review – With Andy Cunningham
21 September 2026, UK: Syngenta Potato Technical Manager, Andy Cunningham, answers questions from potato growers and agr…
India’s Urea Import Costs Keep Falling, Easing Subsidy Strain
21 September 2026, New Delhi, India: India’s cost of importing urea has fallen 57 percent since May, according to …
Biostimulants Europe 2027 to Examine Innovation, Regulation and Market Growth in Barcelona
21 September 2026, Spain: The European biostimulants industry will convene in Barcelona on January 27–28, 2027, for …
Drought Emergencies Spread Across the US Southeast as Farmers Run Short on Feed
22 September 2026, Virginia, United States: Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger declared a state of emergency on Septem…