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Thinking from the Lakefusion team on climate tech, agri investing, and the companies changing how the world grows.

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Apr 8, 2026 9 min
What Carbon Farming Actually Pencils Out For a Midwest Row Crop Farmer

The math behind carbon credit programs for corn and soybean growers — what pays, what doesn't, and where the real numbers land.

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Mar 17, 2026 7 min
Why Water Is the Most Underpriced Asset in American Agriculture

Water markets are coming whether ag is ready or not. Here's why we've made water tech a core part of our thesis since 2017.

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Feb 24, 2026 8 min
Alt Protein Isn't Dead. It's Just Getting Real.

Consumer brands stumbled. The ingredient plays survived. What the current alt protein landscape actually looks like from an investor's seat.

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Jan 29, 2026 6 min
Five Things We Look For Before Writing a Series A Check in AgriTech

Our diligence checklist for ag companies seeking Series A. Science, economics, and the signals that tell you a team is ready to scale.

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Dec 11, 2025 7 min
Mycelium and Starch: How Biomaterials Are Entering the Supply Chain

The plastics replacement story is playing out quietly in ag packaging. What's actually getting traction and who the early buyers are.

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Nov 5, 2025 10 min
Regenerative Agriculture Through an Investor's Lens

Regenerative is no longer just a marketing term. How we distinguish real practice change from greenwash when evaluating companies.

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Oct 2, 2025 8 min
The Data Flywheel That Makes Precision Ag Companies Defensible

Why farm data compounds in ways most software data doesn't, and which precision ag business models actually build durable competitive advantages.

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Aug 19, 2025 6 min
The Southwest's Drought Problem Is a $40B Market Opportunity

Water depletion in the Colorado Basin isn't a future risk. It's a present-tense infrastructure problem with a large and undercapitalized solution market.

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Jul 8, 2025 5 min
How to Pick a Climate Tech Fund: What Founders Should Ask

The questions worth asking before taking money from a climate-focused fund. Not all check-writers in this space understand the sector the same way.

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May 14, 2025 9 min
Indoor Farming's Unit Economics Problem — And Who's Actually Solving It

Several high-profile vertical farms have folded. But the underlying technology keeps improving. What changed, what didn't, and who's still standing.

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Mar 3, 2025 11 min
Our 2025 View on the Agriculture and Climate Tech Landscape

What we're watching in 2025: the sectors we think are building real businesses, the ones that are still figuring it out, and where we're placing new bets.

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