Agribusiness Archives

Milk prices are projected to increase by 28% this year. So what’s driving the costs?

24 October 2022

At the end of 2021, the cost of a litre of home-brand milk in an Australian supermarket was about $1.30. It’s now about $1.60. What will it cost at the end of 2022?

Animal-free fat startup Nourish Ingredients lands a meaty $45 million funding round

Agribusiness

Tegan Jones

20 October 2022

Australian food tech startup Nourish Ingredients has received $45 million in Series A funding for its animal-free fat business.

Fungi Solutions is using mushrooms to turn winery waste into eco-packaging

Agribusiness

Tegan Jones

18 October 2022

Australian startup Fungi Solutions has been experimenting with mushrooms to turn organic vineyard waste into packaging.

Food tech startup Vow wants to make Australia a world leader in cultured meat

Agribusiness

George Peppou

18 October 2022

Food tech startup Vow recently cut the ribbon on its “Factory 1”, giving its founders the chance to pause and acknowledge what cultured meat could mean for Australia.

Seaweed startup aims to stop cow burps and farts as Australia poised to back Biden methane pledge

Agribusiness

David Adams

13 October 2022

The federal government is expected to adopt new methane reduction targets in the coming weeks, boosting Australian startups committed to slashing emissions in the livestock industry.

The number of Aussies working in distilleries has exploded by 240% but taxes are limiting growth

Agribusiness

Tegan Jones

12 October 2022

Employment in the spirit manufacturing industry is up 240%. Some distillers weigh in on what is still holding the local industry back.

Dancing robot honeybees are being developed to save the hives

Agribusiness

Tegan Jones

11 October 2022

Scientists are trying to help solve population decline by deploying robotic honeybees to infiltrate hives.

AgriWebb co-founders Kevin Baum (left), Justin Webb (centre) and John Fargher. Source: Supplied.

Livestock management platform AgriWebb wrangles $10 million cash injection

Agribusiness

Tegan Jones

11 October 2022

AgriWebb has announced a 'small' $10 million funding injection as it gears up for a large Series C round further down the track.

Planes, cane, and water-mobiles: Investible backs eight startups in $100 million Climate Tech funding round

Agribusiness

Tegan Jones

4 October 2022

Early-stage investment capital firm, Investible, has announced the first eight sustainable startups its investing with its Climate Tech Fund.

How encouraging more women into agtech can better feed Australia’s population

Agribusiness

Shae Parsons

1 August 2022

With agriculture critical to Australia’s economy, representing 12% of goods and services exports in 2020-21, there is an urgent need to fix its workforce crisis.

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Milk prices are projected to increase by 28% this year. So what’s driving the costs?

Animal-free fat startup Nourish Ingredients lands a meaty $45 million funding round

Fungi Solutions is using mushrooms to turn winery waste into eco-packaging

Food tech startup Vow wants to make Australia a world leader in cultured meat

Seaweed startup aims to stop cow burps and farts as Australia poised to back Biden methane pledge

The number of Aussies working in distilleries has exploded by 240% but taxes are limiting growth

Dancing robot honeybees are being developed to save the hives

Livestock management platform AgriWebb wrangles $10 million cash injection

Planes, cane, and water-mobiles: Investible backs eight startups in $100 million Climate Tech funding round

How encouraging more women into agtech can better feed Australia’s population

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