The Very Good Food Company's Products Now Available in More Than 750 Outlets Across North America

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 10, 2021) - The Very Good Food Company Inc. (TSXV: VERY) (OTCQB: VRYYF) (FSE: 0SI) ("VERY GOOD" or the "Company"), a leading plant-based food technology company, today announced that its The Very Good Butchers product line is now available in 754 retail outlets across North America.The Company is continuing to expand its presence in the United States and its delicious plant-based products are now available on the shelves ...

Benson Hill Advances Its Yellow Pea Innovation Efforts with the Launch of a Breeding and Commercialization Program

Benson Hill, Inc. (the "Company" or "Benson Hill"), a food tech company unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants with its cutting-edge food innovation engine, today launched its advanced yellow pea breeding and commercialization program. The program is an important next step in the Company's growth strategy and will enable Benson Hill in the coming years to bring to the fast-growing plant-based protein market and the pet food and animal feed markets a portfolio of enhanced, non-GMO yell

Brazil's slow soybean harvest widens U.S. export window

Harvesting delays inBrazil, the world's top soybean producer, are prompting buyersled by China to rely on rival exporter the United States forlonger than usual in 2021, according to government data andtraders. Sustained demand for U.S. soybeans is accelerating anhistoric drawdown of U.S. supplies of the oilseed and couldfurther drive up soybean prices at a time of rising foodinflation as countries hoard staples during the pandemic. Concerns over tight global soybean supplies after Chinadramatically increased purchases in recent months ignited a 4.5%U.S. soybean futures rally last month to a 6-1/2-year high.

HempFusion Announces USDA Organic Certification for Its CBD Tinctures

HempFusion Wellness Inc. (TSX:CBD.U) ("HempFusion" or the "Company"), a leading health and wellness CBD company utilizing the power of whole-food hemp nutrition, is pleased to announce that it has received USDA Organic Certification for its HempFusion CBD tinctures ranging in potency from 150mg (5mg per serving) to 1500mg (50mg per serving) of CBD per bottle, making HempFusion one of the first publicly traded CBD companies to achieve such distinction.

Indigo Innovative Microbial Corn Seed Treatment Produces Outstanding Yield Improvements in Latest Trials

Indigo Agriculture and Agroprosperis published outstanding yield improvement results from their 2020 trial partnership in corn with Indigo 30.

AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. Announces Mayfield, Kentucky as Potential Location for Planned 10,000 Metric Ton Salmon Farm

MAYNARD, Mass., Oct. 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AQB) (“AquaBounty” or the “Company”), a land-based aquaculture company utilizing technology to enhance productivity and sustainability, today announced that it has identified Mayfield, Kentucky as the potential location for its planned large-scale farm for the Company’s proprietary AquAdvantage salmon. The new farm will be AquaBounty’s first large-scale commercial facility with a planned 10,000 metric ton annual production capacity – or about eight times the size of its currently operating farm in Albany, Indiana, which has a 1,200 metric ton annual production capacity.Mayfield, in Graves County, Kentucky, is the leading location after an exhaustive nationwide search spanning approximately 230 sites. Evaluation criteria for the Company’s third farm included sufficient water and wastewater volumes, low electricity prices, proximity to major population centers, availability of skilled labor pools and a stable, supportive political environment.“We are pleased to have identified a site in Mayfield as meeting or exceeding all selection criteria for our third farm,” said Sylvia Wulf, Chief Executive Officer of AquaBounty. “The Graves County community and site location met all suitability and technical requirements. At both the state and local level, we found a welcome economic environment and favorable incentives for our business.”“We now are negotiating details of the potential purchase, conducting due diligence, and are moving forward as quickly as possible to finalize the transaction. This milestone positions AquaBounty to rapidly expand our geographic footprint and meet our long-term production goals, creating value for our shareholders,” concluded Wulf.Construction is expected to begin in 2021 and the company anticipates the farm will be ready for commercial production to commence in 2023. The facility will potentially bring approximately 70-90 new jobs to the region.About AquaBountyAquaBounty Tech...

California Wildfires Bring On ‘Catastrophic’ Year for Ranchers

(Bloomberg) -- As California’s wildfires spread across more than 4 million acres in the state, cattle ranchers have been among the most vulnerable parts of the agriculture industry.The fires have ripped through national forests used for grazing, killing cattle and destroying parts of the 38 million acres

Tesco pledges to boost sales of plant-based meat alternatives by 300%

Demand for chilled, meat-free foods has risen by almost 50% over the past year, according to Tesco.