AGRICULTURE NEWS

Apofruit Italia to showcase varietal innovation at Fruit Logistica 2023
Apofruit Italia – the fruit grower co-operative with around 3,000 members that market 100-per-cent Italian-made products all over the world – will be at Fruit Logistica 2023 in an even bigger exhibition space packed with even more content. read more

Crab and lobster welfare takes a step forward with first UK supermarket benchmark
Companies in the UK face the first assessment of welfare standards for crabs, lobsters and prawns since the creatures were legally recognised as sentient and able to feel pain. read more

Farm carbon calculator Agrecalc appoints first CEO
Award-winning farm carbon calculator Agrecalc has appointed its first CEO, in a major step towards becoming a spin-out company that supports agriculture’s journey to net-zero. read more

ADM opens new extrusion facility in Serbia to meet rising demand for textured soy proteins
As an extension of its non-GMO solutions, ADM will now offer both origination and extrusion capabilities of non-GMO soy protein for the European market. read more

Leafood secures €6.45m seed round to fund vertical farm network project
Clean vertical farming technology pioneer YesHealth Group is partnering with quality leafy greens producer Leafood to build and operate a network of indoor vertical farms in Lithuania and the greater Baltic region, including Poland. read more

Positive signs of global change reflected in Compassion’s Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards
Compassion in World Farming welcomed the return of its prestigious Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards, at a ceremony in London this week, with accolades bestowed on 27 organisations, whose efforts are set to benefit over 138 million farm animals each year. read more

Agri and F&B projects could benefit from new funding to support growth of Scotland’s bioeconomy
New funding has been made available by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) to help grow Scotland’s bioeconomy with the latest tranche of its innovation fund now open for proposals. The IBioIC is particularly interested to hear from projects focused on agriculture and food & drink for this latest round. read more

Eat planted doubles production volume as it strive to become Europe’s premier alt-meat producer
Swiss foodtech start-up Eat planted – known for alternative proteins and its award winning Eatplanted.chicken – has doubled its production capacity following investment into its site in Kemptthal, Switzerland. The move means it is fast becoming the largest, most modern production facility for plant-based meat in Europe. read more

Growing season kicks off well for Kissabel apples in the Southern Hemisphere
Favourable weather conditions produced excellent quality Kissabel apples, of good size and very good flesh colour. Significant progress has been reported by partners in the Southern Hemisphere and various promotional activities are underway surrounding the red-flesh apples. read more

Retrofit crop insight tech HarvestEye to take the stage at Fruit Logistica
From 5-7 April in Berlin, machine-learning driven crop insights tool HarvestEye will be exhibiting on the global agronomy stage at Fruit Logistica – the world’s leading fruit and vegetable trade fair. read more

Ynsect opens first mealworm farm in the US and enters local premium chicken feed market
Ÿnsect – the world leading producer of insect protein – has entered into production operations in America following the incorporation of Nebraska-based Jord. read more

Kissabel apples close dynamic season in the Northern Hemisphere with a gold medal
Successful in Italian, French, and UK markets, the colour-fleshed Kissabel® apples won the Sival Innovation Awards Roll of Honor for varietal innovation. read more

Finnish startup raises €10m to commercialise production of egg white without chickens
The cellular agriculture spin-off from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland uses a commercially proven Trichoderma technology to solve environmental problems associated with eggs – one of the world’s most consumed animal proteins, yet one that has until now proved difficult to replicate in the lab. read more

Aqua Cultured Foods unveils first commercial product: Calamari Fries
Food tech start-up Aqua Cultured Foods announced today it has completed development of its first commercial product from its novel microbial fermentation technology. Aqua’s calamari fries will be available through strategic partners later this year. read more
Interpack 2023
DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY
TUTTOFOOD 2023
Milan, Italy
The Hotel & Hospitality Show 2023
Sandton Convention Centre, South Africa