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Autonomous Robots Preserve Crops While Snipping Weeds

MIT alumnus-founded FarmWise uses autonomous machines to snip weeds while preserving crops, eliminating the need for herbicides.

10 Mar 2023

Four New Agri-Projects in Quebec Adopting Clean Technology Receive Federal Support

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.

27 Feb 2023

Greener Ammonia: A Green Revolution

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have made significant progress in producing “green” ammonia and, in turn, making “greener” fertilizers.

17 Jan 2023

Greenery in New York City Helps in Absorbing City’s Carbon Emissions

According to a study of the vegetation in New York City and some of its nearby densely populated areas, photosynthesis by trees and grasses absorbs nearly all of the carbon emissions produced by cars, trucks, and buses on many summer days.

6 Jan 2023

EOSDA Launched the First EOS SAT Agri-focused Satellite on SpaceX’s Transporter-6 Mission

EOS SAT-1, the initial satellite of EOS SAT, the first agri-focused satellite constellation launched by a remote sensing company, was successfully delivered into a low Earth orbit by SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

5 Jan 2023

Study Shows Room for Improvement in a Widespread Climate-Smart Farming Practice

The promise for American agriculture is tantalizing: healthier soil, more carbon kept in the ground, less fertilizer runoff, and less need for chemicals.

9 Nov 2022

MPI Grant Set to Accelerate Marine Farming Pilot Programme

A project to support the development of the seaweed industry through marine farming has backing from the Ministry for Primary Industries’ Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund (SFF Futures), with CH4 Aotearoa receiving $850,000 towards its $2.6m marine farming pilot programme.

From CH4 Global™, Inc. 28 Oct 2022

Overcoming the Challenge of Soil Pollution

Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed a new method for tracking and measuring how polymer biodegrades, if at all, in soil.

17 Oct 2022

More Resilient Crops Capable of Withstanding Extreme Weather Events

Researchers from James Cook University (JCU) and The Australian National University (ANU) have discovered an “exquisite” natural mechanism that aids plants in limiting water loss while having little impact on their ability to absorb carbon dioxide (CO2), a process crucial for photosynthesis, plant growth, and crop yield.

9 Aug 2022

Ground Breaking Trial Returning Cotton Textile Waste to Cotton Fields in Goondiwindi, Queensland Shows Promising Results

A 12 month trial on a cotton farm just outside the rural town of Goondiwindi Queensland in Australia has shown it’s possible to divert large amounts of cotton textile waste at end of life from landfill with no harm done to soil health or cotton yields.

27 Jul 2022