by vine-admin | Nov 30, 2019 | Agriculture, Featured Stories, food waste
In this article, we explain the terms, dig into the data and connect implications with opportunity. By Grace Perry Wasted food is a global challenge the afflicts low-income and high-income countries across the world and has dire environmental, economic and social...
by vine-admin | Nov 15, 2019 | Agriculture, Featured Stories, food waste
In this article we distill key reports and data about the food waste problem, trace responses from government, corporate and nonprofit actors, and reveal the landscape for innovation in the food waste solution sector. By Grace Perry The past decade has been a big one...
by vine-admin | Oct 2, 2019 | Agriculture, Featured Stories, Guest Post, Innovator Spotlight, Technology
Biome Makers is a biotech company that recently relocated from the Bay Area to West Sacramento. Biome Makers specializes in understanding the microbiome – the microlife – around agriculture, in order to improve agricultural production and quality. These improvements...
by vine-admin | Sep 15, 2019 | Agriculture, Featured Stories, Guest Post, Innovator Spotlight
Pheronym is an ag biotech startup that uses nematode pheromones to control beneficial and parasitic nematodes. The firm is located in Alachua, Florida and at the UC Davis HM.CLAUSE Life Sciences Innovation Center in Davis, California. Pheronym has two products in...
by vine-admin | Jul 23, 2019 | Agriculture, Featured Stories, Innovator Spotlight
The technology developed by PowWow in collaboration with the University of California was deployed at an almond orchard near Davis part of a 6,000 acre deployment in 2018. Names from left to right: Stanley Knutson, Director of Software Development at PowWow, Ricardo...
by vine-admin | Jul 18, 2019 | Agriculture, Featured Stories, Innovator Spotlight
Pharm Robotics is an agtech startup that is developing a robotic injection system for the dairy business. Its goal is to help dairy farmers deal with labor shortages and become more economically sustainable by automating the shot delivery process for cows. We spoke...
