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Virginia Emery is founder and CEO of Beta Hatch, a pioneering insect farming company that is industrializing insects for agriculture. Beta\xa0Hatch is fueled by a passion to see insects reach their true potential in our food systems. The company has grown to be internationally\xa0recognized for its scientific approach to scaling insect production and operates North America\u2019s largest mealworm farm for animal feed\xa0production in Washington. Virginia is the country\u2019s most innovative insect entrepreneur, recently recognized as a Visionary Grist 50 Fixer.\xa0Virginia has a PhD in entomology from the University of California, Berkeley, has been awarded over 20 grants and honors, and has\xa0published on subjects ranging from chemical communication to genetics to insect behavior. Her life\u2019s mission is to breed a bug that tastes\xa0like bacon.