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Space Biosphere Company Launches Mission to Tackle Dairy Waste

A company that helped design how astronauts grow and recycle food in space is now applying that thinking to the critical problem of dairy waste here on Earth.

4 Aug 2026

Waste Not, Want Not: Farming Insects for Human Food

They’re wriggly black grubs more commonly tossed to backyard hens than served at the dinner table, but black soldier fly larvae could soon play a key role in building a more sustainable food system, according to new research from Adelaide University.

3 Aug 2026

Topsoe Lands Technology Contract for Pioneering Blue Ammonia Fertilizer Project

Topsoe, a leading global provider of advanced technology and solutions for the energy transition, has signed an agreement with J Westling & Co (JWC), a Nebraska-based company developing blue ammonia solutions, also referred to as low carbon ammonia, to support the production of domestically sourced fertilizers for American farmers.

From Topsoe 9 Jul 2026

Prominent Australians Join Millions Calling for an End to Queensland Museum’s Fossil Fuel Deal with Shell

More than 50 organizations with millions of members, and prominent Australians, including Tim Winton and Natalie Kyriacou, have demanded the Queensland Museum end a controversial sponsorship deal with fossil fuel giant, Shell.

1 Jul 2026

Australia’s Farmland at Risk of ‘Ecological Collapse’

Australia may need to fundamentally redraw its rural landscape — retiring farms, restoring vast tracts of vegetation and reshaping regional economies — if it is to avoid accelerating species loss and meet global biodiversity targets.

30 Jun 2026

Street Trees Deliver $1.50 Return for Every Dollar Invested

Planting and maintaining street trees is not only good for the environment; it’s a sound economic investment that benefits society in multiple ways over their full lifecycle.

17 Jun 2026

Vertical Farming Emissions Could be Offset If Spared Farmland is Used for Solar Power

Vertical farming could free up thousands of hectares of UK farmland, but the environmental benefits depend on how that land is reused, according to new research led by the University of Surrey.

10 Jun 2026

New Project to Study How Things Are Heating Up in the Agriculture Industry

As Australia's agricultural sector tries to navigate more frequent and intense heatwaves, a new project by Charles Darwin University (CDU) aims to better understand the impact of the climate extreme on this essential industry.

20 May 2026

UK Agritech Innovators Heading to New Zealand to Road-Test the Future of Farming

Six UK agritech innovators developing technologies spanning AI-enabled livestock systems, digital-twin carbon tracking, circular agriculture, sustainable horticulture and on-farm energy generation is heading to New Zealand in 2026 as part of the Innovate UK Global Incubator Programme (GIP), creating new opportunities for local industry, investors and research institutions to collaborate on the future of food and farming as they seek to cement investment, partnerships, pilots and research collaborations.

15 May 2026

A Sticky Solution to a Pesky Agricultural Problem

A water-based formulation developed at the University of Waterloo using nanotechnology is both greener and more effective than conventional methods for delivering agricultural pesticides.

13 May 2026