Thanks to the investment, Cattlemen’s Heritage can break ground on the plant in spring 2023 as planned, the company said.

Per the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Associatio, successful applicants will receive reimbursement grants for as much as $15,000.

North America’s largest vertically integrated Greenhouse grower Red Sun Farms is supporting Make-A-Wish while also promoting healthier eating at work.

The agency said it would fund more than $12 million to expand independent processing capacity in Ohio, Michigan and Minnesota using an expansion program grant.

Leading the Series A funding round was Unovis, an early backer of Oatly and Beyond Meat, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, AgFunder and KBW Ventures.

On Dec. 5, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) announced that the US Department of Agriculture’s Market Access Program (MAP) granted the association a record level of funding.

Soft Robotics Inc. (SRI) recently announced its $26 million Series C of financing, which would use funds to expand commercial deployment of its mGripAI robotic picking solutions.

Tyson Foods announced that it would invest an additional $1.5 million in free legal and citizenship services for immigrant employees.

Acting on a directive from the Biden-Harris administration, the US Department of Agriculture is offering more than $223 million in grants and loans toward growing competition and expanding meat and poultry processing capacity in the United States.

Funding from the round will go toward Forsea’s development of cultured seafood alternatives and its first product, an eel meat replacement for use in dishes like kabayaki and sushi.