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​The big news this week: Crunch time for cultivated meat as Believer Meats—the only player with a large-scale facility—calls it quits.

It's premature to write the sector off before it's even out of the starting blocks, insists industry pioneer Dr. Mark Post, but firms must now recalibrate and "prioritize fundamentals over speed."

• ​US ag spray drone apocalypse looms for DJI: 'Time is running out'
• ​Grassland restoration: Cultivo buys carbon grasslands project developer
• ​Microbial mops: Can you clean up glyphosate-contaminated soils?

​And finally, radical candor is the best strategy for investors in a brutal funding climate, says PINC’s Marika King: "We don’t string people along."

Have a great week! Louisa, Jenn, and Elaine.

​Believer Meats ceases operations, but 'setback' does not mean cultivated meat sector is doomed, insist key players​

"With an unlimited budget, you can rush to hit certain milestones—like building a full-scale production facility—but you risk putting the cart before the horse," says one expert. Elaine Watson

​A microbial cleanup for glyphosate just earned a patent. Here’s why that matters​

The patent validates the company’s approach to regeneration via bioremediation. Jennifer Marston

​Ag spray drone leader DJI faces uncertain future in US; sector braces for realignment​

The uncertainty is forcing parts of the US spray-drone sector to rethink strategies to adapt to the shifting landscape. Elaine Watson

​Exclusive: Cultivo strengthens US grassland restoration investment with Kateri acquisition​

The companies aim to evolve natural capital from alternative investment class to "a pillar of critical infrastructure." Jennifer Marston

​EXCLUSIVE: Cultivated meat co Believer Meats sued by design build firm for $34m in unpaid bills​

Believer also failed to “execute documents... to effectuate expedited foreclosure and sale” of the plant in North Carolina, says Gray Construction. Elaine Watson

​All G raises $6.6m, forms JV with Armor Protéines to scale human and bovine lactoferrin​

All G is gearing up to launch its first products in Q1 2026. Elaine Watson

​AgriFood Signals: USDA’s $700m regen pilot, FoodLabs Fund III, ‘critical phase’ for UK glyphosate​

Plus: EU agrees to delay on deforestation regs. Jennifer Marston

​PINC’s Marika King on radical candor in a brutal funding climate: ‘We don’t string people along’​

Investors “don't always have the time to do the perfect analysis of why we are saying 'no,' but we try really hard,” says King. Elaine Watson

​Regenerative-organic certification must start at the farm level​

We built our own low-carbon model for wheat that’s demonstrated a substantial reduction in carbon emissions. By guest contributor Ben Palen

🧑‍🌾Landmark glyphosate paper retracted in random reckoning for a scientific relic​

The retraction of the glyphosate safety report comes as the Trump admin throws support behind Roundup lawsuit appeal. Jennifer Marston

🪱 Judicial liquidation for Ÿnsect as insect farming sector ‘struggles to become competitive’​

The French pioneer is looking for an acquirer of its assets. Jennifer Marston

🦪 Seascape Aquatech bets on robotics to reinvent oyster farming ​

"Our strategy is to use our technology as a profit driver and M&A lever," says Seascape CEO. Elaine Watson

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