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Good Meat plant Alameda California

Cultivated Meat’s Three Major Challenges

Companies need to grow more than muscle. They need to scale up, and they need political support.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 3, 2023September 3, 2023
European Parliament Strasbourg

Conservatives Water Down EU Nature and Farming Laws

Nature restoration becomes a required effort rather than an obligation.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 13, 2023
Cultivated meat

Three Typical Mistakes About Cultivated Meat

Critics compare current prices, compare cultivated meat to a perfect world and bet against progress.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 3, 2023September 3, 2023
Veluwe Netherlands deer

EU Proposals for Nature Restoration Spook Businesses, Farmers

Greens aren’t happy either. They don’t believe the proposals go far enough.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 19, 2023July 21, 2023
Renmark Australia farm

Future of Farming Must Be a Mix of High and Low Tech

Gene editing and lab-grown meat to feed the world, regenerative farming to save the planet.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 3, 2023July 8, 2023
Dutch trawler

France Should Reconsider Veto to Electric Pulse Fishing

The alternative is shrinking the entire trawler fleet.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 25, 2023October 11, 2023
Giorgia Meloni

Italy’s Synthetic Food Ban Is Victory for Meat Lobbyists

Slaughters and farm lobbyists insist cultivated meat is “unnatural”. What it is, is competition.

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 29, 2023May 11, 2023
Netherlands dairy cows

Dutch Plan for Organic Farming Underwhelms

The money is a drop in the bucket compared to overall farm subsidies.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 25, 2022November 1, 2023
Chicken hamburger

Europe Is Falling Behind in Cultivated Meat

Cell-based meat has been approved by the American FDA.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 21, 2022January 18, 2023
Agrifirm Veghel Netherlands

Alt-Right Picks Wrong Side in Dutch Farm Crisis

Dutch factory farming is bad for farmers and worse for animals. Big Ag benefits.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 3, 2022December 23, 2022
Los Angeles California supermarket meat

British, Dutch Eat More Plant-Based, But Hardly Less Meat

The rise of “flexitarians” has barely cut down meat consumption.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 2, 2022December 22, 2022
Hamburgers

Don’t Turn Cultured Meat into a Culture War

It must be palatable to carnivores.

Nick OttensNick OttensOctober 2, 2022November 15, 2022
Madrid Spain meat market

Don’t Tell Europeans to Cut Down on Meat

Politicians who tried have been flayed by carnivores.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 7, 2022November 21, 2022
Netherlands farm pigs

More Misinformation About the Dutch Farm Crisis

There is no cabal.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 3, 2022October 4, 2022
Dutch dairy farm

Misinformation About the Dutch Farm Crisis

Debunking four common misconceptions.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 10, 2022October 4, 2022

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