Food Tank

AUGUST 29, 2023

On a summer day in downtown Salinas, California, a group of farmers, biotechnology start-ups and pesticide corporations gathered to talk about the benefits of biology. While the realm of pesticides and fertilizers has been dominated by chemistry for the past eight decades, it seems like biology may soon have its day.

Pesticide 98

Pesticide Fertilizer Acre Crop 98

Farmbrite

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Soil Health : Advanced soil sensors can measure critical factors like moisture levels, pH balance, and nutrient content, enabling farmers to fine-tune fertilizer use. Farmers saving 30% on fertilizer costs and boosting crop yields by up to 10% are not uncommon with these insights.

Farming 63

Farming Farming Technology Yield 63

Agwired

APRIL 10, 2024

a global plant biotechnology company specializing in nutrient use efficiency, plant innate immunity and plant physiology. Our specialty soil health product line provides a complete solution to soil fertility. Snipes most recently served as CEO of Plant Response Inc.,

biotechnology 45

biotechnology Technology Manufacturing Production 45

NASDA

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Sincerely, Amcot American Association of Crop Insurers American Bankers Association American Beekeeping Federation American Cotton Producers American Cotton Shippers Association American Farm Bureau Federation American Peanut Shellers Association American Pulse Association American Soybean Association American Sugar Alliance American Sugarbeet Growers (..)

Farming 130

Farming Farming Grain Supply Chain 130

World Agri-Tech

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In the Corn Belt and Great Plains, from Alberta to Texas (regions with a reputation for being among the most fertile), rising temperatures are compounded by episodes of intense drought, impacting yields a little more each year. The United States, where I lived for many years, has been hit hard by repeated droughts and heatwaves.

Cultivation 52

Cultivation biotechnology Yield Crop 52

Civil Eats

JUNE 27, 2024

Rich in minerals, kelp grows quickly and doesn’t require fertilizer. At UConn, Yarish established an internationally known Seaweed Marine Biotechnology Laboratory, and tapped to advise the Department of Energy’s current MARINER Program, which has invested $66 million in seaweed aquaculture since 2018.

Farming 122

Farming Farming Science Harvester 122

Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

For years, controversy has swirled around the ethics of using novel biotechnology for species conservation. White paper bags festooned the taller trees, their flowers covered to manage fertilization. And unlike other biotechnology researchers, Powell has focused on technology for environmental restoration, not for personal profit. “I

biotechnology 124

biotechnology Ecology Technology Food 124

Agwired

AUGUST 30, 2023

Forty years ago, a desire to change the fertilizer industry brought Troy Bancroft and his father-in-law, Douglas Cook, together to start a groundbreaking company. New research by scientists at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and Cornell University provides a key enabling technology to produce obligate outcrossing in soybean.

Science 52

Science biotechnology Technology Marketing 52

Food Environment and Reporting Network

MAY 28, 2024

It alleges that Mexico’s decree constitutes a trade violation that infringes on the superseding rights of US farmers and biotechnology companies. Unable to muscle Mexico City into reversing course, the US trade representative, Katherine Tai, last August lodged a formal complaint with the secretariat of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Maize 143

Maize Science Food Crop 143

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions means moving away from the use of high-energy and polluting nitrogenous fertilizers. In contrast, today’s dominant players genetically engineer and mass produce seed alongside complementary inputs including fertilizers and pesticides. Diverse plants and manure must take their place. Source: Philip H.

Seeding 115

Seeding Agriculture Agriculture Food 115

Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Van Eenennaam, a professor of animal biotechnology, implanted embryos this spring in a herd of cattle, which carry the SRY gene. The global biotechnology company, Genus PIC, has used CRISPR to remove a portion of the gene that causes PRRS. “ The disease costs the American pork industry more than $650 million a year; in Europe, €1.5

biotechnology 112

biotechnology Technology Food Science 112