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Study: U.S. farmers expand hemp acreage

The majority of additional cannabis capacity in the near term will be dedicated to hemp production.
July 11, 2019
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U.S. farmers are quickly expanding hemp acreage to take advantage of the booming demand for CBD compounds used in the food and beverage industry.
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AGCO Corp. opens regional sales office in Morocco

The region presents an opportunity for the expansion of Agri Parks, an AGCO initiative to develop integrated agricultural centers in Africa.
June 12, 2019
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AGCO Corp., Duluth, Ga., opened a new office in Casablanca, Morocco, to serve as the company’s regional sales office for West and North Africa.
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Silo lands $3M seed round to bring wholesale, perishable agriculture online

Silo’s AI and machine learning technology adapts to existing workflows, seamlessly automating the entire supply chain from harvest management and quality control to forecasting and negotiation through logistics and payment.
May 24, 2019
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Silo, a San Francisco-based technology-driven marketplace that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline supply chains for perishable agribusiness, announced a seed round of $3 million in capital.
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Study: Digitization, personalization, sustainability, meat alternatives define agriculture & nutrition industry in 2019

Sustainability remains a key issue for the food and beverage packaging industry, with plastic packaging facing substitution pressures.
May 23, 2019
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While technology offers the greatest opportunities for the agriculture and nutrition industry, enabling technology to deliver on personalization is the next big thing, according to a report released by Frost & Sullivan, Santa Clara, Calif.
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Mars partners with Jerusalem Venture Partners to foster foodtech solutions in Israel

Mars Edge and the Mars Advanced Research Institute will explore the converging fields of food, health and technology fueling the next generation of agriculture and nutrition.
May 16, 2019
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Mars, Inc., McLean, Va., partnered with Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP), an Israel-based venture capital fund, to develop what is said to be the first-of-its-kind research and development agreement in Israel aiming to pursue innovative tech solutions for global food, agriculture and nutrition challenges.
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USDA pilots new on-farm trials to enhance innovative conservation efforts on agricultural lands

Through On-Farm Trials, partners will collaborate to encourage the adoption of innovative practices and systems on agricultural lands.
May 16, 2019
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Washington, D.C., is investing up to $25 million per year over the next five years to help support the adoption and evaluation of innovative conservation approaches on agricultural lands.
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Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research grant to better predict food’s shelf life, reduce food waste

Cornell’s researchers will develop models that predict milk spoilage and shelf life as well as the effectiveness of interventions that predict when food spoils and how to prevent consumers from disposing of items that are still safe.
May 13, 2019
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The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR), Washington, D.C., awarded a $590,000 Seeding Solutions Grant to Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., to develop technology that provides consumers with a more accurate shelf-life predication for perishable products.
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