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The village of Salsigne (South of France) remembers its thirteen Jewish
miners (including my grandfather – GW) deported and killed by the Nazis
exactly 80 years ago, by Benoît Hopquin, January 27, 2024
They had fallen into oblivion. Thanks to an amateur historian and two
residents of this commune in Aude, a ceremony at the miners' memorial
will honor, on January 31, the memory of thirteen Jewish workers deported
in 1944.
See
lemonde.fr (in French)
Mrs.
Goldstein Frida (my grandmother – GW) said:
"My
husband Goldstein David was deported on January 31, 1944 by the German
police with other Jews. I was supposed to be deported myself but having
a child a few months old, the German soldier who came to pick up my husband
left me at home. Of all the deportees, none wrote. I was not present at
the boarding."
NB: My mother lost her father, and my father was an orphan too, his parents
having been deported in July 1942.
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Burgundy wines "transitioning from the theory to the reality"
of decarbonising without greenwashing
At a meeting on June 27 in Beaune, the Burgundy wine marketing bureau
(BIVB) presented its action plan for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions
across the region’s vineyards. After calculating the industry’s carbon
footprint followed by a series of workshops scheduled over the winter,
Burgundy’s ‘Objectif Climat’ plan is entering a new phase. “This is the
hardest part, transitioning from the theory to the reality”, stressed
François Labet, chairman of the BIVB who is aiming for a plan “with no
greenwashing”.
To start with, the marketing board has identified the following nine themes,
along with their respective significance in the industry’s carbon footprint:
packaging (30% of the carbon footprint); freight (13%); mobility (26%);
winery (5%); viticulture (11%); waste (<1%); sequestering; immobilisation;
and cross-disciplinary actions.
Each of these themes is broken down into practical tools (41 in total).
For packaging, for example, there is “light-weighting the bottles”, “standardising
the range of bottles” and “using eco-designs for the bottles”. Each tool
comes with an estimate of the probable gains. So, light-weighting bottles
across the Burgundy region could save up to 19,000 tonnes equivalent CO2
a year, which is more than 10,000 return flights from Paris to New York.
Each tool is further broken down into practical actions, of which the
plan contains a total 103. “These are recommendations for industry members,
some of which can be implemented immediately”, explained Jean-Philippe
Gervais, head of the BIVB’s technical division. One example is “creating
a range of standard bottles that can be re-used”.
“We have been able to estimate that reducing our emissions by 60% by 2035
was an achievable target”, stressed the BIVB chairman.
See
vitisphere.com
2023 MyEasyFarm Retrospective: Happy New Year 2024 !
MyEasyFarm wish you a very happy new year and present its 2023 retrospective.
2023 was a year rich in projects and opportunities:
> More than 150,000 t eq C02 labelled with MyEasyCarbon ;
> Over 160% growth for the company ;
> 1st Carbon Footprint for MyEasyFarm ;
> More than 1,800 satisfied users in France and abroad ;
> More than 5,000 farmers have completed the simplified carbon diagnostic
in France ;
> Nearly 30 projects have been awarded the Label Bas Carbone in partnership
with project developers ;
> Numerous awards: the McDonald Agritech Challenge Prize, Grand Est
winner of the MaddyTour x Salesforce competition, Entry in the FrenchWeb
500 ranking, Impact Start-up 2023 ;
> +10 MyEasyFarmers integrated into the team around the world ;
> Offices opened in the Netherlands and Germany ;
> Numerous integrations and partnerships, including with Precifield
in France and Valtra ;
> New websites: MyEasyFarm.com and MyEasyCarbon.com ;
> New solutions developed for Precision Agriculture and Low-Carbon
and Regenerative Agriculture (Application Driver , Contractor Module ,
Project Manager Module for MyEasyCarbon, etc.) ;
> Participation to more than 30 events in France, Europe and worldwide
;
See
linkedin.com
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The VISION Conference has left its mark on the future of agriculture!
Leaders in the ag tech community gathered this week in Glendale, Arizona
for the seventh annual VISION Conference to chart the roadmap for the
adoption of the latest innovative technologies and systems in agriculture.
On Monday, the second In-person Meeting of Women in Ag Tech took place
and brought together women from across the industry to foster collaboration,
share insights, and amplify their impact.
The momentum continued throughout the conference with sessions and panels
featuring industry leaders each dedicated to overcoming barriers, exploring
new technologies, and propelling the industry forward.
> The
Power of Women in Ag Tech: A Recap of the 2024 WiAT Gathering at The VISION
Conference
> Seeding
the Future: Navigating Ag Tech Horizons in the Next 5 Years
> 2024
VISION Conference: Ag Tech Adoption, AI and Data Usage Among Key Topics
Discussed on Day One
Futurefarming.com
> Video: A new era for new universal autosteer retrofit kits?
The market for universal autosteer retrofit kits has recently seen the
arrival of numerous Chinese manufacturers.
> Carbon farming: Trimble links farmers to companies looking to meet
sustainability commitments
Trimble’s climate market solution enables businesses to quantify their
sustainability efforts through verified data tracking and aggregation.
> World Ag expo: 2024 winning products at World Ag Expo
The International Agri-Center has announced the winners in its 2024 Top-10
New Products Competition.
> Fertilizer: What is happening with the John Deere ExactShot technology?
Thenew ExactShot technology uses sensors and robotics to place starter
fertilizer precisely onto seeds as they are planted in the soil.
> Harvest robot: Fieldwork wins government grant to accelerate £1.1m
BerryBot project
Fieldwork Robotics Ltd. has been awarded a £515k grant to accelerate its
£1.1m BerryBot Project.
> Video: Autonomy ready tractors on display at Agritechnica 2023
Tractors capable of autonomous, driverless operation were more prominent
than ever at Agritechnica 2023.
> Market information: US drone technology firm PrecisionHawk files
for bankruptcy
PrecisionHawk, a developer of commercial drones, is shutting down. Last
month the company voluntarily filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
> Climate change: Unveiling the Millet Demo Farm: an initiative for
climate resilience
The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) recently hosted
an event in Dubai, UAE, to launch the Millet Demo Farm.
> Who’s your favourite Ag Robot of 2024? Vote here!
For the second year in a row, Future Farming and World FIRA are awarding
the Ag Robot of the Year, the most promising newcomer in the Future Farming
robot catalogue. Who’s your personal favourite? Five field and harvest
robots capable of automating one or more operations in outdoor grown crops
made it to the finals.
> Fertilizers: Cutting edge fertilizer application right to the edge
Manufacturers keep amazing farmers and contractors with features for more
precise fertilizer application. What’s new for this year?
> Ag Robot of the Year: These are the 5 finalists for the Ag Robot
of the Year 2024
Future Farming and World FIRA are awarding the Ag Robot of the Year. These
are the 5 finalists!
> startups: 10 AgTech startups for 2024 AgLaunch365 Accelerator Program
AgLaunch Initiative has selected 10 agtech startups to participate in
AgLaunch365, an accelerator program.
> Fertilizers: Using electricity to extract nitrogen directly from
the air
US startup Nitricity has found a way to produce nitrogen fertilizer with
only air, water, and electricity.
> Indoor farming: ‘The sky’s the limit for vertical farming’
Vertical farming offers a sustainable way to grow fresh, pesticide-free
crops year-round.
> Autonomy: Join Future Farming’s autonomous retrofit kits buying guide
for 2024
Are you selling autonomous tractors or technology kits designed to upgrade
existing tractors into autonomous powerhouses? Feature your products in
our upcoming buyers' guide!
> Drones: Sowing cover crops with a drone: not perfect, but promising
Dutch arable farmer Pieter van Leeuwen Boomkamp sowed cover crops in his
silage maize in mid-September using a drone.
> Indoor farming: Danish Seasony raises € 1.5 million to bring Watney
robot to vertical farms
Seasony, active in mobile robotics for vertical farming, reports the closing
of its latest funding round.
> Exhibitions: New ‘FarmRobotix’ concept at the German DLG Feldtage
2024
The DLG (German Agricultural Society) will be presenting its new “FarmRobotix”
concept at this year’s DLG Feldtage field exhibition.
> Renewable Nitrogen Fertilizer Pioneer Nitricity Raises $20 Million
In Series A Funding
Fertilizer startup takes aim at key global challenge
> Cyclone Farms – ‘Soil health is our first line of defence’
Amy and Tyler Bruch returned to Nebraska in 2012 to continue the farm
Amy was raised on. They started transitioning to organic in 2017 and currently
crop some 1,200 irrigated hectares.
> Market information: A space technology company is entering the agriculture
sector
SC Solutions Inc., a leading space technology company, has announced its
strategic entry into the agriculture and environmental sectors.
> Fertilizer management: Iowa Initiative: making individualised decisions
about fertilizer use
Trials in the Iowa Nitrogen Initiative have confirmed that there is a
relative narrow range of yield that farmers can get at the optimum rate
of fertilizer.
> Harvest robot: A picking robot for the Swiss greenhouse
The picking robot from ETH spin-off Floating Robotics takes on
particularly repetitive tasks, thereby alleviating the strain on human
pickers.
> Market information: Linamar bolsters portfolio with acquisition of
Bourgault
Linamar Corporation has taken a significant stride in advancing its position
within the agriculture sector with the acquisition of Bourgault Industries
Ltd.
> Field robots: Kubota shows New Agri Concept at CES 2024
Kubota unveils the New Agri Concept combining automation, AI and electrification,
designed from the ground up to support a wide range of tasks.
> Weed control: In-row weeders increasingly handy, manual labor almost
redundant
The supply and sales of in-row weeders are increasing. They make manual
labor almost redundant.
> Market information: Meropy ceases operations of robot SentiV due
to lack of funding
Meropy, a French start-up that aimed to revolutionize the field of agriculture
with its advanced robot, SentiV, has announced the discontinuation of
its operations
> Field robots: Kubota shows New Agri Concept at CES 2024
Kubota unveils the New Agri Concept combining automation, AI and electrification,
designed from the ground up to support a wide range of tasks.
> Market information: Linamar bolsters portfolio with acquisition of
Bourgault
Linamar Corporation has taken a significant stride in advancing its position
within the agriculture sector with the acquisition of Bourgault Industries
Ltd.
> Biofuel production: Alfa Laval and Bisviridi partner to biofuel production
from organic waste
Alfa Laval and Bisviridi are collaborating to elevate the sustainability
potential of organic and food waste recycling.
> Market information: Burro closes $24 million Series B funding round
Autonomous robotics company Burro, formerly known as Augean Robotics,
announced it raised $24 million Series B.
> Autosteer Retrofit KITS / Video: A new era for new universal autosteer
retrofit kits?
The market for universal autosteer retrofit kits has recently seen the
arrival of numerous Chinese manufacturers.
> Fertilizer technology: What is happening with the John Deere ExactShot
technology?
Thenew ExactShot technology uses sensors and robotics to place starter
fertilizer precisely onto seeds as they are planted in the soil.
> World Ag Expo: 2024 winning products at World Ag Expo
The International Agri-Center has announced the winners in its 2024 Top-10
New Products Competition.
> Carbon farming: Trimble links farmers to companies to meet sustainability
commitments
Trimble’s climate market solution enables businesses to quantify their
sustainability efforts through verified data tracking and aggregation.
> Using CupWheel tires is like driving on flat tires
It's like driving on flat tires. That's what plowing with the CupWheel
tires from Galileo feels like.
> Fertilizers: Using electricity to extract nitrogen directly from
the air
US startup Nitricity has found a way to produce nitrogen fertilizer with
only air, water, and electricity.
> Grain analysis: Release of CropScan 4000VT on combine NIR Grain Analyser
The CropScan 4000VT is the first fully integrated version of the CropScan
analysers. The system is ISOBUS compatible with the latest CASE IH and
New Holland brand of combines.
> Market information: Bluewhite raises $ 39M to bring autonomous
innovation to farms
Bluewhite, the agricultural Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) company enabling
data-driven autonomous farming, announced that it secured $39M in Series
C financing.
> Machine learning: Machine learning insights tool to feature with
expanded crop compatibility
Machine learning driven crop insights tool HarvestEye will be exhibiting
on the global agronomy stage at Fruit Logistica.
> Ag robot of the year: These are the 5 finalists for the Ag Robot
of the Year 2024
Future Farming and World FIRA are awarding the Ag Robot of the Year. These
are the 5 finalists!
> Fertilizers: Cutting edge fertilizer application right to the edge
Manufacturers keep amazing farmers and contractors with features for more
precise fertilizer application. What’s new for this year?
> Startups : 10 AgTech startups for 2024 AgLaunch365 Accelerator Program
AgLaunch Initiative has selected 10 agtech startups to participate in
AgLaunch365, an accelerator program.
See futurefarming.com
Le réveil du faucheur, par Léon-Augustin Lhermitte (1844-1925)
Les glaneuses, par Léon-Augustin Lhermitte (1844-1925)
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Global High Tech Initiative
> Ever.Ag: Pioneering Valuable AgTech Advancements
Explore the frontier of agricultural technology with Ever.Ag, as they lead
the way in driving valuable innovations forward.
> 2024 VISION Conference: Ag Tech Adoption, AI and Data Usage Among Key
Topics Discussed on Day One
Day one of the 7th VISION Conference was high energy and filled with as
much insight into the ag tech industry as attendees could soak up.
> The Power of Women in Ag Tech: A Recap of the 2024 WiAT Gathering at
The VISION Conference
The second in-person gathering showcased the strength and knowledge of women
in the ag tech industry.
> Seeding the Future: Navigating Ag Tech Horizons in the Next 5 Years
VISION keynote speaker Vasanth Ganesan offers insight into the opportunities
and challenges that lie ahead for ag tech.
> Establishing a Common Language for Data in Agriculture
The new partnership between Proagrica CDMS and Lexagri represents a concerted
effort to drive forward a common language for data.
> Rural Connectivity Gets a Major Boost: 5 Things to Know About the John
Deere-SpaceX Deal
The partnership to expand rural connectivity to farmers through satellite
communications will have far-reaching implications.
> 10 Groundbreaking AgTech Startups Chosen for 2024 AgLaunch365 Accelerator
Program
AgLaunch365 is a leading accelerator program aimed at tackling contemporary
challenges in farm production and promoting sustainability.
> AMVAC: Trending Forward in Ag Technology
Discover how AMVAC is shaping the future of agriculture with its forward-thinking
approach to technology.
> 10 Ways Technology Is Helping Farmers Protect Crops From Extreme Weather
These examples show why agtech adoption is instrumental to being a successful
ag professional as harsh conditions become more frequent.
> 2023 AgTech Venture Capital Investment and Exit Round Up
For newly launched AgTech startups, 2024 should be a better year for fundraising
than 2023, says market expert Kyle Welborn.
>Women in Ag Tech Meeting to Take Place at The VISION Conference in Phoenix
WiAT continues to champion opportunities for women in agricultural technology
and fostering a vibrant community.
> Introducing The VISION Conference 2024 Executive Primer
The primer is your guide to the technologies, services, and global factors
playing a role in advancing agriculture in 2024 and beyond.
> The Rise of Geohazards and the Need for Preventive Measures on Farms
Incorporating technology to monitor land movement and potential hazards
enhances the farm’s ability to respond to geohazards proactively.
> Why a Space Technology Company Is Entering the Agriculture Sector
SC Solutions will initially focus on yield prediction for corn growers and
vine health monitoring for vineyards.
> Previewing the 2024 VISION Conference
Unlocking the value of innovation is the theme of the 2024 VISION Conference
to be held January 23-24 in Glendale, AZ.
> 10 Groundbreaking AgTech Startups Chosen for 2024 AgLaunch365 Accelerator
Program
AgLaunch365 is a leading accelerator program aimed at tackling contemporary
challenges in farm production and promoting sustainability.
> 10 Ways Technology Is Helping Farmers Protect Crops From Extreme Weather
These examples show why agtech adoption is instrumental to being a successful
ag professional as harsh conditions become more frequent.
> 2023 AgTech Venture Capital Investment and Exit Round Up
For newly launched AgTech startups, 2024 should be a better year for fundraising
than 2023, says market expert Kyle Welborn.
> Women in Ag Tech Meeting to Take Place at The VISION Conference in
Phoenix
WiAT continues to champion opportunities for women in agricultural technology
and fostering a vibrant community.
> 10 Ways Technology Is Helping Farmers Protect Crops From Extreme Weather
These examples show why agtech adoption is instrumental to being a successful
ag professional as harsh conditions become more frequent.
> 2023 AgTech Venture Capital Investment and Exit Round Up
For newly launched AgTech startups, 2024 should be a better year for fundraising
than 2023, says market expert Kyle Welborn.
> Women in Ag Tech Meeting to Take Place at The VISION Conference in
Phoenix
WiAT continues to champion opportunities for women in agricultural technology
and fostering a vibrant community.
> Introducing The VISION Conference 2024 Executive Primer
The primer is your guide to the technologies, services, and global factors
playing a role in advancing agriculture in 2024 and beyond.
> The Rise of Geohazards and the Need for Preventive Measures on Farms
Incorporating technology to monitor land movement and potential hazards
enhances the farm’s ability to respond to geohazards proactively.
> Why a Space Technology Company Is Entering the Agriculture Sector
SC Solutions will initially focus on yield prediction for corn growers and
vine health monitoring for vineyards.
See
globalagtechinitiative.com
With a fresh $24m, Burro grows from ‘people to pallet scale’ with
autonomous harvest-assist robots, by Jennifer Marston, January 16, 2024
Burro will use the new funds to broaden its product line and reach more
areas of agriculture struggling with labor.
With no end in sight for US farm labor shortages, more agricultural
sectors are turning to automation as a possible aid.
That’s certainly true for specialty and permanent crops like fruits,
vegetables and nursery plants. Roughly 70% of such growers in the US
said they had adopted some kind of automation in 2022, according to
a report last year from Western Growers. Most expect labor costs to
rise; the vast majority are considering automation that can assist with
harvests.
Against this backdrop, Pennsylvania-based Burro has announced a rather
well-timed Series B raise of $24 million co-led by Catalyst Investors
and Translink Capital. Existing investors S2G Ventures, Toyota Ventures,
F-Prime Capital, and Cibus Capital also participated.
Burro, which currently has more than 300 harvest assist robots in fields,
will use the new funds to broaden its product line and reach more areas
of agriculture struggling with labor.
Two thirds of US agriculture’s revenue pool is corn, wheat and soybeans,
says Burro CEO Charlie Andersen. Because these sectors are so heavily
mechanized, they use only around 10% of overall agricultural labor in
the US.
Contrast that with specialty crops such, which account for about a third
of agricultural revenue but need 80% to 90% of the industry’s labor.
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See
agfundernews.com
Israel’s SeeTree banks $17.5m to expand its ‘tree intelligence’ platform
for orchards and forests, by Jennifer Marston, January 17, 2024
New funding will enable SeeTree to work with new crop types and expand
into new territories.
- Israel-based “tree intelligence platform” SeeTree has raised a $17.5
million Series C round.
- New investors HSBC Asset Management and European Bank for Reconstruction
and Development (EBRD) jointly led the round.
- Additional new investors OurCrowd and SmartAgro also participated
along with existing investors Hanaco Ventures, Mindest Ventures, Wave-founder
Uri Levine’s The Founders Kitchen, Orbia Ventures and Citrosuco.
- Series C funding will enable SeeTree to expand the crop types that
work with its intelligence platform; the company will also expand in
“key” territories including Latin America, North America, Ukraine and
Asia-Pacific.
.../...
See
agfundernews.com
California-based farm-ng bags $10m to bring autonomy and robotics
to smaller-scale growers, by Jennifer Marston
Dubbed “Amiga,” the autonomous machine can be adjusted to help humans
with a range of tasks on the farm including soil preparation, planting,
harvest and crop care.
- California-based farm-ng has raised a $10 million Series A round to
deploy more of its modular robotics for small- and mid-sized farms.
- Acre Venture Partners led the round with participation from Xplorer
Capital, HawkTower and 10 other institutional and individual investors.
- Funds will go towards building out more customer support and customer-facing
features as well as new capabilities for farm-ng’s autonomous robots.
See
agfundernews.com
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Edete precision pollination drives double-digit increases in pistachio
yields in California trial, by Elaine Watson
Edete—which offers precision pollination as a service (PPaS)—helps Mother
Nature by applying pollen directly to trees in a highly targeted manner.
Israeli startup Edete Precision Technologies for Agriculture says a leading
California pistachio grower using its precision pollination tech has experienced
a 19% increase in crop yields versus control blocks within the same orchard.
Founded in 2016 by Eylam Ran (CEO), Keren Mimran (VP Marketing), Ori Inbar
(chairman) and Elad Etgar, Edete first deployed its technology in Israel
before heading to California for tests on wind- and insect-pollinated
crops, demonstrating double-digit increases in yield vs controls.
In its latest implementation, Edete deployed its tech in April 2022 and
April 2023 on three young plots of Golden Hills pistachios spanning 500
acres in Bakersfield, California, for one of the largest growers in the
US.
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See
agfundernews.com
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Agrotoken closes Series A, John Deere &
SpaceX team up, MaxAB merges with Wasoko, by Jennifer Marston, January
18, 2024
Plus: much ado (and fundraising) about ag robotics and a flurry of updates
from Israel's startup scene.
Latin America agrifintech startup Agrotoken made news this week with a
Series A that included participation from Bunge Ventures. A number of
new collaborations also emerged, including a strategic partnership between
John Deere and SpaceX, a merger between midstream tech company Wasoko
and Egypt’s MaxAB, and a tie up between AgFunder portco Propagate and
Rodale Institute.
Additionally, we have a bunch of news this week on new fundraising for
ag robots, fermentation startups and more, along with a look into the
world’s first regulatory greenlight for cultivated beef. Sign up for our
newsletter to get the full scoop.
.../...
See
agfundernews.com
Looking back at the causes of 25-year crop yield stagnation in Europe,
by Alain Vidal
See
academie-agriculture.fr
Increasing agricultural productivity across Sub-Saharan Africa is one
of the most important problems this century
Agricultural productivity across Sub-Saharan Africa needs to improve to
reduce hunger, poverty, and the destruction of biodiversity
See ourworldindata.org
Crop Yields, by Hannah Ritchie, Pablo Rosado and Max Roser
See ourworldindata.org
Biodiversity Credits Gain Traction But Questions Persist, By Natasha
White, January 12, 2024
An international market for the instruments is growing, but as with carbon
offsets, greenwashing fears remain.
See
bloomberg.com
Les pêcheurs, par Léon-Augustin Lhermitte (1844-1925)
Puiseuses d'eau, par Léon-Augustin Lhermitte (1844-1925)
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Oxfam’s Questionable Income Inequality Numbers
- Every year, Oxfam releases a report claiming that the rich are getting
richer while the poor get poorer.
- Every year, media outlets blindly regurgitate their claims.
- And every year, Oxfam changes its figures and methodology, and always
in a way that maximizes PR impact.
See humanprogress.org
Dairy data: Plant-based beverages tumbled further in 2023 than real
milk
Dairy leaders are celebrating the 2023 industry data that they say tracking
firm Circana Inc. has just released. The numbers, as reviewed by the National
Milk Producers Federation, show that plant-based beverage consumption
last year fell 6.6 percent to 337.7 million gallons, marking the second
straight year of declines and the lowest consumption in that category
since 2019.
Looks like real fluid milk may have widened the lead in market share.
“The numbers give even more reason to put a stake in all that overprocessed
hype — and to push even harder for integrity in labeling beverages that
are being abandoned by consumers tired of inferior alternatives to dairy,”
the NMPF said.
For years, we’ve seen the plant-based beverage market — including almond,
coconut, cashew, and oat varieties — become leading players in this space.
Much of the pushback from the dairy industry and dairy-friendly lawmakers
has targeted the misleading nature of plant-based labels, specifically
the questionable use of the term “milk” to describe something that wasn’t
an animal secretion.
See
agdaily.com
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MIT publication ranks lab-grown meat among 2023’s biggest tech fails
The MIT Technology Review is a magazine and online publication that focuses
on the exploration and analysis of emerging technologies and their impact
on society. Each year, MIT highlights some of the worst technologies —
those that failed in epic ways — and among that list is cultivated chicken.
Lab-grown poultry products gained U.S. approval last year, including UPSIDE
Foods (formerly Memphis Meats) and Eat Just. MIT takes a swing at the
California-based company UPSIDE Foods, saying that the company was “a
bird in borrowed feathers.”
The company’s product is quite a bit shy of hitting the mark. Instead
of producing whole, textured chicken fillets, UPSIDE has been growing
skin cells in flasks and then forming them into chicken pieces.
“In other words, Upside was using lots of labor, plastic, and energy to
make hardly any meat,” the article said.
MIT has a point. While chicken sells for $4.99 per pound in stores, cultivated
chicken can only be bought from UPSIDE at the Michelin-starred restaurant
in San Francisco for $45.
UPSIDE was a little less than flattered by their listing. CEO Uma Valeti
responded to the MIT article saying, “We are disappointed that this article
fails to provide an accurate picture of the progress of cultivated meat
and does not provide the right context for UPSIDE’s first product. UPSIDE
has successfully and repeatedly demonstrated that we can scale our suspension
technology to make delicious ground-textured and blended products. This
platform is the basis for the commercial plant we are currently building
and will enable large-scale production pending regulatory approval.”
Cultivated meat has a way to go before it will be considered a success.
And UPSIDE admitted that in a 2023 statement following their approval
by both the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration.
“We signed up for this work not because it’s easy, but because the world
urgently needs it,” the company said.
Scale, consumer acceptance, and cost remain some of the challenges faced
by the cultivated meat industry.
See
agdaily.com
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MIT publication ranks lab-grown meat among 2023’s biggest tech fails
The MIT Technology Review is a magazine and online publication that focuses
on the exploration and analysis of emerging technologies and their impact
on society. Each year, MIT highlights some of the worst technologies —
those that failed in epic ways — and among that list is cultivated chicken.
Lab-grown poultry products gained U.S. approval last year, including UPSIDE
Foods (formerly Memphis Meats) and Eat Just. MIT takes a swing at the
California-based company UPSIDE Foods, saying that the company was “a
bird in borrowed feathers.”
The company’s product is quite a bit shy of hitting the mark. Instead
of producing whole, textured chicken fillets, UPSIDE has been growing
skin cells in flasks and then forming them into chicken pieces.
“In other words, Upside was using lots of labor, plastic, and energy to
make hardly any meat,” the article said.
MIT has a point. While chicken sells for $4.99 per pound in stores, cultivated
chicken can only be bought from UPSIDE at the Michelin-starred restaurant
in San Francisco for $45.
UPSIDE was a little less than flattered by their listing. CEO Uma Valeti
responded to the MIT article saying, “We are disappointed that this article
fails to provide an accurate picture of the progress of cultivated meat
and does not provide the right context for UPSIDE’s first product. UPSIDE
has successfully and repeatedly demonstrated that we can scale our suspension
technology to make delicious ground-textured and blended products. This
platform is the basis for the commercial plant we are currently building
and will enable large-scale production pending regulatory approval.”
Cultivated meat has a way to go before it will be considered a success.
And UPSIDE admitted that in a 2023 statement following their approval
by both the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration.
“We signed up for this work not because it’s easy, but because the world
urgently needs it,” the company said.
Scale, consumer acceptance, and cost remain some of the challenges faced
by the cultivated meat industry.
See
agdaily.com
Soviet success stories
A regional Communist Party meeting is held to celebrate the anniversary
of the Great October Socialist Revolution.
The Chairman gives a speech: “Dear comrades! Let’s look at the amazing
achievements of our Party after the revolution.
For example, Maria here, who was she before the revolution? An illiterate
peasant; she had but one dress and no shoes.
And now? She is an exemplary milkmaid known throughout the entire region.
Or look at Ivan Andreev. He was the poorest man in this village; he had
no horse, no cow, not even an axe.
And now? He is a tractor driver with two pairs of shoes!
Or Trofim Semenovich Alekseev – he was a nasty hooligan, a drunk, and
a dirty gadabout. Nobody would trust him with as much as a snowdrift in
wintertime, as he would steal anything he could get his hands on.
And now he’s Secretary of the Party Committee!”
See
youngpioneertours.com
Wheat yields / Rendements en blé
Corn yields / Rendements en maïs
German inequality / Les inégalités de revenu en Allemagne, un phénomène
relativement nouveau
Plastic waste exports / Exportations de déchets en plastique
Coal peak? / Pic d'utilisation du charbon ?
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Angolan Oil Decline / Déclin de la production de pétrole en Angola
US Drinking women (too bad!) / Les étudiantes américaines et l'alcool
Gasoline up / Relance de la demande d'essence
Costly Parking / Coûteux parkings
Growing e-sports / Jeux électroniques en hausse
Artificial textiles up / Utilisation du plastique en hausse à cause
des textiles artificiels
Car makers: returns on equity (BYD exceptional) / Rendement des action
des constructeurs automobile (BYD, l'exception)
Financial centers: US first / Places financières : US en tête
Wanted: pilots / Les pilotes d'avion très demandés
US Wealth Redistribution / Redistribution de la richesse aux USA
Successful South Korean Car Exports / Succès des exportations d'automobiles
de la Corée du Sud
US Gas Consumption Explosion
Incredible Italian girl Influencer / L'incroyable influenceuse
Bitcoin Up And Down and Up / Le bicoin, ça va, ça vient
US Anti-LGBTQ bills
Winter Warmth / Chaleur hivernale
Irresponsible (?) “red” parents / Parents “républicains » irresponsables
?
Virtual Reality Slow Adoption / La réalité virtuelle pas encore passée
dans les moeurs
Successful Birkenstock / Succès des Birkenstock allemandes
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