# factory farming (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover factory farming. Page: Feed: --- ## [Tufts Opens Shared R&D Facility for Cultivated Meat and Alternative Protein Developers](https://vegconomist.com/manufacturing-technology/tufts-opens-shared-rd-facility-cultivated-meat-alternative-protein-developers/) _2026-08-21 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ © Tufts University Tufts University has opened the Innovation Hub for Food and Materials, a shared-access research and development center in Medford, Massachusetts, that gives food technology companies and researchers infrastructure for prototyping, testing, and scaling products they often cannot access in-house. The facility targets a well-documented bottleneck in alternative protein: smaller… ## [EU-Backed ProFuse Project Delivers Non-GMO Cattle Cell Line for Cultivated Meat](https://vegconomist.com/rd/eu-backed-profuse-project-delivers-non-gmo-cattle-cell-line-cultivated-meat/) _2026-08-21 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ Image: Trnava University on UnSplash The European Innovation Council-supported PROFUSE project has concluded with two technologies for cultivated meat producers: a media supplement designed to speed the maturation of muscle cells, and a bovine muscle cell line adapted for production without genetic modification. Results were published this week by the European Commission’s CORDIS research service.… ## [New VTT Research Maps How Overlooked Food By-Products Can Be Turned Into Edible Ingredients](https://vegconomist.com/studies-numbers/new-vtt-research-maps-how-overlooked-food-by-products-can-be-turned-edible-ingredients/) _2026-08-21 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ Image: Krzysztof Plocha on Unsplash A doctoral dissertation from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland examines how two under-used by-products of food production, rice bran and rapeseed press cake, can be converted into ingredients suitable for human consumption. The research, conducted by VTT Research Scientist Anni Kortekangas, MSc (Food Sciences), sets out methods for adjusting the… ## [Humane World for Animals India Opens Sixth Round of Plant-Based Startup Accelerator](https://vegconomist.com/startups-accelerators-incubators/humane-world-for-animals-india-opens-sixth-round-plant-based-startup-accelerator/) _2026-08-21 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ © Humane World for Animals Humane World for Animals India has begun accepting applications for the sixth edition of its Humane Entrepreneurship Program (HEP), which the organization describes as India’s only startup mentorship initiative focused solely on plant-based food innovation. Applications close on August 31. The program pairs early-stage founders working on plant-based food with mentors,… ## [BioCheese Adds Pea Protein to Dairy-Free Cheddar Shred in Australian Retail First](https://vegconomist.com/cheese-alternatives/biocheese-adds-pea-protein-dairy-free-cheddar-shred-australian-retail-first/) _2026-08-21 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ Image supplied by BioCheese Australian dairy-free brand BioCheese has added a protein-fortified shredded cheddar to its range, a first for the country’s plant-based cheese category. The Cheddar Shred with Protein is stocked from this month in Coles supermarkets and independent grocers nationally. The product is built on a coconut oil base with 10% pea protein, giving it 10g of total protein per… ## [One Month of Vegan Eating Alters Gene Activity Tied to Aging and Inflammation, Trial Finds](https://vegconomist.com/studies-numbers/one-month-vegan-eating-alters-gene-activity-tied-aging-inflammation-trial-finds/) _2026-08-20 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ Photo: cottonbro on Pexels Switching to a vegan diet for four weeks can change how certain genes behave, shifting activity in ways linked to immune function, metabolism, and cancer, according to a randomized clinical trial from researchers at the University of California San Diego and the University of Freiburg in Germany. The study was published in the journal MedComm. The researchers analyzed… ## [Investment Climate Podcast: Iris Ventures’ Florian Wojewodzki on the CPG Venture Math Behind a Series A](https://vegconomist.com/investments-finance/investment-climate-podcast-florian-wojewodzki-cpg-venture-math-behind-series-a/) _2026-08-20 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ © Investment Climate Podcast In this podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding Alt Proteins in 2026 and uncovers the investment playbooks of successful Climate Tech CEOs and Leading VCs. Podcast Host Alex Shandrovsky is a strategic advisor to numerous global food tech accelerators and companies, including alternative proteins and cellular agriculture… ## [Superbrewed Food Debuts Thryvia, a Shelf-Stable Postbiotic for Gut and Immune Formulations](https://vegconomist.com/products-launches/superbrewed-food-debuts-thryvia-shelf-stable-postbiotic-gut-immune-formulations/) _2026-08-20 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ © Superbrewed Food Superbrewed Food has commercially launched Thryvia, a postbiotic ingredient the New Castle, Delaware company is positioning for digestive and immune health products across supplements, foods, beverages, and pet nutrition. Thryvia is made from heat-killed, non-viable Clostridium tyrobutyricum and is stable at room temperature. Because it contains no live organisms, it does not… ## [Physicians Committee Sues Over Alleged Industry Influence on Dietary Guidelines](https://vegconomist.com/politics-law/physicians-committee-sues-over-alleged-industry-influence-dietary-guidelines/) _2026-08-20 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ Image: Eduardo Cano The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to withdraw the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, alleging that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) allowed food industry insiders to shape the recommendations in violation of federal law. The complaint was filed on… ## [Danone Clears Final UK Hurdle in €1bn Huel Buyout](https://vegconomist.com/investments-finance/danone-clears-final-uk-hurdle-1bn-huel-buyout/) _2026-08-20 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ © Huel Danone has received clearance from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for its planned acquisition of Huel, the vegan meal-replacement brand, removing the last significant obstacle to a deal reported to value the company at around €1 billion (£860 million). The regulator confirmed it had approved the merger after opening a preliminary inquiry to assess whether the transaction… ## [Follow Releases, Get Reminders (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/iB1wUmT21XWI) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a genre or a name and receive reminders on release day — free. ## [Hungary’s New Government Weighs VAT Cut on Produce as Plant-Based Advocates Gain Ground](https://vegconomist.com/politics-law/hungarys-new-government-weighs-vat-cut-produce-plant-based-advocates-gain-ground/) _2026-08-20 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ Image: CYNICALifornia on Pixabay Hungary’s incoming government is planning to cut value-added tax on fruits and vegetables from 27% to 5%, with legumes under consideration for the same reduction in the future, according to NÉGYOSZ, the Hungarian Association of Plant-Based Food Producers and Distributors. The tax measure follows the April 2026 parliamentary election, which brought the Tisza Party… ## [Cambridge Researcher Ranks 20 Protein Sources, With Plant-Based Foods Filling the Entire Top Quintile](https://vegconomist.com/studies-numbers/cambridge-researcher-ranks-20-protein-sources-plant-based-foods-filling-entire-top-quintile/) _2026-08-20 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ Image: Cottonbro on Pexels A new scoring framework that measures protein sources across environmental and human-focused criteria has placed tofu at the top of a 20-item ranking and cheddar cheese at the bottom, with every food in the highest-scoring quintile plant-based and every food in the lowest quintile animal-based. The BPI Score, developed by Dr. Chris Macdonald, a behavioural scientist and… ## [Animal Rising to Release Factory Farm Footage in Legal Challenge to UK Government, Demands 2040 Phase-Out](https://vegconomist.com/politics-law/animal-rising-release-factory-farm-footage-legal-challenge-uk-government/) _2026-08-19 · verasidfhaosidhsodih · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ © Animal Rising British animal rights organization Animal Rising has announced it will release previously unseen footage from inside British factory farms on September 1, building a campaign around the claim that intensive animal agriculture operates in breach of existing animal welfare law. The organization is using the release to press the UK government for a firm commitment to end factory… ## [Canadian Food Innovation Network: “The Market is Demanding a Much Clearer Route from Technology to Customer”](https://vegconomist.com/interviews/canadian-food-innovation-network-the-market-demanding-much-clearer-route-from-technology-customer/) _2026-08-19 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ Alex Barlow - Image Supplied Alex Barlow is VP of Programs at the Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN), a national organization that funds Canadian food innovators and connects them with the manufacturers, retailers, and investors who can bring their technologies into commercial use. CFIN publishes Sightline, a report tracking foodtech funding, commercialization, and technology adoption across… ## [The Vegan Society Reveals Its Redesigned Vegan Trademark](https://vegconomist.com/company-news/the-vegan-society-reveals-redesigned-vegan-trademark/) _2026-08-19 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ © The Vegan Society The Vegan Society has published the finished redesign of its Vegan Trademark, replacing the certification mark it has used since 1990. The new identity is built around a series of interconnected “V” shapes that double as tick marks, and folds the Society’s name into the design itself. The Society had confirmed the redesign last month before releasing the artwork. It is timed to… ## [The AI Windfall](https://farmanimalwelfare.substack.com/p/the-ai-windfall) _2026-08-05 · Lewis Bollard · Coefficient Giving farm animal welfare newsletter_ New AI money could bring a step-change for factory-farmed animals — if we spend it well ## [S14. E3: Michael Schneider: Pilots to the Rescue](https://www.speciesunite.com/podcast/michael-schneider) _2026-07-22 · Elizabeth Novogratz · Podcast - Species Unite_ “ We do own and operate aircraft, but we also put a lot of energy into telling the story and that’s really important because that’s what’s going to provide transformation in this space, because people will hear about what we do think it’s a cool mission. We inspire people. They’ll think twice about buying an animal. They’ll open up their homes and hearts to foster. And that’s really what we are.… ## [S14. E2: Kevin Sherwin: How do you Milk an Almond?](https://www.speciesunite.com/podcast/kevin-sherwin) _2026-07-08 · Elizabeth Novogratz · Podcast - Species Unite_ “ His argument against almond milk is that you can’t call almond milk milk because you can’t physically milk an almond. ” - Kevin Sherwin Kevin Sherwin is a composer, musician, and filmmaker who decided that the best way to expose Big Dairy’s war on the word milk was through a courtroom puppet musical. The film is called How Do You Milk an Almond? It has stick puppets, original songs, a very… ## [S14. E1: Jamie Logan and Justina Adorno: Green Goddesses Take New York](https://www.speciesunite.com/podcast/jamie-logan-justine-adorno) _2026-06-24 · Elizabeth Novogratz · Podcast - Species Unite_ “ We had to start asking how are we sustainable with the activism in the long run? I think that using humor, using confrontation will get people to look at the things that they normally wouldn’t. ” - Jamie Logan Whether they are dressed as fish on the streets of New York, speaking to college students or creating award winning media, Jamie Logan and Justina Adorno are finding new ways to spark… ## [Save Our Pigs!](https://farmanimalwelfare.substack.com/p/save-our-pigs) _2026-05-07 · Lewis Bollard · Coefficient Giving farm animal welfare newsletter_ The pork lobby is one farm bill away from gutting our strongest farm animal welfare laws ## [Real SIMs for AI Agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/snyKvu7mv4EY) _2026-05-07 · **Sponsored**_ Pass 2FA and verifications with real carrier numbers via our API. ## [S13. E24: Cameron Meyer Shorb: Nature Was Never Eden](https://www.speciesunite.com/podcast/cameron-meyer) _2026-04-21 · Elizabeth Novogratz · Podcast - Species Unite_ “ So before I encountered these ideas, whenever I thought about human’s relationship to animals, I only thought about the negative parts. I thought the best we could ever achieve would be to maybe erase the impacts we cause and atone for our sins and get back to neutral and be less of a cancer on the Earth. And that was my highest hope was to be a smaller cancer. But then the wild animal welfare… ## [S13. E23: Melanie Joy: Why good people don't want to know](https://www.speciesunite.com/podcast/melanie-joy-2) _2026-03-31 · Elizabeth Novogratz · Podcast - Species Unite_ “ Let’s say that you eat meat and you’re sitting down and you’re biting into a juicy hamburger, and your dining companion turns to you and says, ‘Elizabeth, you know that hamburger is actually not made from beef. It’s made from golden retrievers.’ ” - Dr. Melanie Joy Melanie Joy is a psychologist, author, and the person who gave a name to something that most of us have been living with our whole… ## [Make Cruelty Unprofitable Again](https://farmanimalwelfare.substack.com/p/make-cruelty-unprofitable-again) _2026-03-12 · Lewis Bollard · Coefficient Giving farm animal welfare newsletter_ How to crack the cruelty collective action problem ## [S13.E22: Rose Patterson: What are we willing to risk when we know suffering is happening?](https://www.speciesunite.com/podcast/rose-patterson-w7hbn) _2026-03-10 · Elizabeth Novogratz · Podcast - Species Unite_ “ I think something that I learned from doing that was that this is all in our heads, like it’s all for show just because there’s a security guard that even if he’s right in front of you, it doesn’t mean you can’t just run past him and carry on. Just because there’s a fence doesn’t mean you can’t climb over or cut through it. And CCTV like it doesn’t matter. We’re doing this openly anyway. We’re… ## [S13. E21: Todd Friedman: The Pig Who Changed Everything](https://www.speciesunite.com/podcast/todd-friedman) _2026-02-10 · Elizabeth Novogratz · Podcast - Species Unite_ “ You want people to stop eating these animals and the only way to do it is to showcase them in a light where people see them as individuals, and not just a sandwich in the morning, or breakfast, or a dinner at Christmas holidays. These are individuals that feel pain, that feel happiness, that feel sadness and have friends and have families and have these big, beautiful units and they love each… ## [S13. E20: Dan Shannon: How Change Happens](https://www.speciesunite.com/podcast/dan-shannon) _2026-02-04 · Elizabeth Novogratz · Podcast - Species Unite_ “ There will come a time in the future where historians look back on this era of history and sort of see it as this moment of historical atrocity, which is what I think it is today. I do think that factory farming and the suffering caused to billions and billions of animals every single year is a moral atrocity of historic proportions. I think we see it that way today, and I am very confident it… ## [S13. E20: Dax Dasilva: Echoes From Eden](https://www.speciesunite.com/podcast/dax-dasilva) _2026-01-28 · Elizabeth Novogratz · Podcast - Species Unite_ “ I really think it’s a story about the heroes, the conservation heroes. It’s each one of their stories and then it’s about my personal growth story of being absolutely useless in the jungle and how I got decent by the end of it. ” - Dax Dasilva There are moments when you look at the world — at forests collapsing, oceans warming, species disappearing — and you feel a kind of disbelief that we’ve… ## [S13.E18: Rebecca Bose: Undoing an American Extinction](https://www.speciesunite.com/podcast/rebecca-bose) _2026-01-20 · Elizabeth Novogratz · Podcast - Species Unite_ “ I don’t know of another animal mammal that does not protect their young. Everybody protects their young. A wolf does too if another predator came. Of course they would protect their young. But with humans, they are that afraid of us, that they will leave their den. They will leave. ” - Rebecca Bose At a moment when gray wolves in the United States are once again under serious threat, with the… ## [Ten big wins in 2025 for farmed animals](https://farmanimalwelfare.substack.com/p/ten-big-wins-in-2025-for-farmed-animals) _2025-12-16 · Lewis Bollard · Coefficient Giving farm animal welfare newsletter_ Advocates won reforms for billions of factory-farmed animals ## [The Protein Problem](https://farmanimalwelfare.substack.com/p/the-protein-problem) _2025-11-05 · Lewis Bollard · Coefficient Giving farm animal welfare newsletter_ We likely can't stop the protein craze — but we can make it less cruel ## [Ultra-Quiet Business Mini (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uL7syEWIPhvn) _2025-11-05 · **Sponsored**_ Compact business mini, ultra-quiet for focused work. ## [My three favourite things about Jane](https://voiceless.org.au/my-three-favourite-things-about-jane/) _2025-10-08 · Ondine Sherman, Voiceless Co-Founder · Voiceless_ Last week, we lost one of the world’s greatest voices for animals, people, and the planet — Dr Jane Goodall, a beloved Voiceless Patron and lifelong inspiration to our Co-founder and Managing Director Ondine Sherman, and to all of us at Voiceless. In her new blog, Ondine reflects on Jane’s compassion, determination, and unwavering hope for a kinder world. Three threads define her legacy: radical… ## [My TED Talk](https://farmanimalwelfare.substack.com/p/my-ted-talk) _2025-09-05 · Lewis Bollard · Coefficient Giving farm animal welfare newsletter_ How I decided what to say — and what not to ## [Not inevitable, not impossible](https://farmanimalwelfare.substack.com/p/not-inevitable-not-impossible) _2025-08-08 · Lewis Bollard · Coefficient Giving farm animal welfare newsletter_ Why ending the worst abuses of factory farming is an issue ripe for moral reform ## [Crunch time for cage-free](https://farmanimalwelfare.substack.com/p/crunch-time-for-cage-free) _2025-06-19 · Lewis Bollard · Coefficient Giving farm animal welfare newsletter_ Despite setbacks, battery cages are on the retreat ## [Five insights from farm animal economics](https://farmanimalwelfare.substack.com/p/five-insights-from-farm-animal-economics) _2025-03-20 · Martin Gould · Coefficient Giving farm animal welfare newsletter_ How the dismal science can help us end the dismal treatment of farm animals ## [In defense of the certifiers](https://farmanimalwelfare.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-certifiers) _2025-01-24 · Lewis Bollard · Coefficient Giving farm animal welfare newsletter_ They’re imperfect agents of change ## [My top 5 books from 2024](https://russellpollari.com/2025/01/09/my-top-5-books-from-2024/) _2025-01-09 · Russell Pollari · (untitled)_ (Of books that I read in 2024. Not books that were released in 2024) 1. Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr Three stories told in parallel, all in different eras. 16th century Constantinople, the modern age, and some uncertain time in the future. The characters are all connected in some way by a (fictional) ancient \[…\] ## [The Opium Wars – Part 1](https://russellpollari.com/2024/10/16/the-opium-wars-part-1/) _2024-10-16 · Russell Pollari · (untitled)_ The year was 1839 and China had an opium problem. Opium wasn’t new to China. It had been a luxury good for centuries. But the supply had increased dramatically over the last few decades, which drove the price down and made it accessible to the masses. Addiction and corruption were becoming widespread. The cause for \[…\]