Virginia Tech received a record $80 million grant to help farmers implement climate-smart practices that could significantly reduce greenhouse gasses.
Robertet, a world leader in natural products based in France, has joined forces with Interstellar Lab, an American-French start-up that specializes in biotechnologies. Together, Robertet and Interstellar Lab will revolutionize precision agriculture in the production of plant-based, natural ingredients.
Empire State Development (ESD) today announced that the application window is now open for round five of the Grow-NY food and agriculture competition.
Spain is Europe’s third-largest mushroom grower. After cultivation, the mushroom substrate is spent and can no longer be used for industrial production. Disposing of this waste-growing substrate has become a real challenge for growers.
FlyFeed, an international insect farming startup, conducted a study showing that the application of insect compost enhances the weight of aboveground corn and spinach plant parts up to 17% and 44%, respectively, and suppresses the development of pathogenic nematodes in soil by up to 50%.
Simris Group AB (publ), today announces that since the restart of operations at its algae farm in Hammenhög, Sweden in January, that growth rates are more than three times the previous record rates.
Technology exists that the BC government could leverage to help small farmers connect directly with consumers and also mitigate climate change impacts, say new findings from UBC Okanagan.
Valio, A-Rehu, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) and the University of Helsinki are researching the potential for reducing ruminal methane emissions using a feed additive; the ‘Climate smart feeding solutions for Finnish milk production sector’ project is funded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
MIT alumnus-founded FarmWise uses autonomous machines to snip weeds while preserving crops, eliminating the need for herbicides.
Today, while visiting G.S.P.M. Distribution in Napierville, Quebec, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced federal support for four new projects related to adopting clean technology by agri-businesses in Quebec.