Agriculture Biomass News
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Pivot Bio Launches The First-Ever On-Seed Nitrogen
Pivot Bio launched today an entirely new class of products that integrates nitrogen seamlessly with the seed during planting. The first-ever product to deliver nitrogen-producing microbes on the seed for crops like corn, sorghum, and spring wheat, Pivot Bio PROVEN® 40 On-Seed (OS) and Pivot Bio RETURN® On-Seed provide growers with nitrogen that is better for their farms and the ...
By Pivot Bio
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New SunScan System Animated Explainer Video
The SunScan Canopy Analysis System makes fast accurate measurements of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) in plant canopies. It also calculates leaf area index (LAI) and provides direct display of fractional interception readings. SunScan data provides valuable information about plant growth and biomass production, and is essential in work such as comparative crop studies – for ...
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Spring Genetics partners with aquaManager to optimize production
In a new partnership with Athens-based aquaManager, Benchmark Genetics’ Spring Genetics will begin using aquaManager’s Hatchery module, which will support Spring Genetics in the production of high-quality and “genetically superior” fish. aquaManager’s Hatchery module, which is an integrated software solution designed specifically for fish fingerlings or egg ...
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Is microalgae the sustainable food of the future?
The aquatic ecosystem could give our food chain a helping hand. The demand for food is rising and more sustainable production systems are needed. That’s why Europe is opening up to the algae sector. Humans have been eating macroalgae for a long time, but attention is now turning to their smaller cousins, microalgae, for their nutritional potential. In Pataias, Portugal, the company ...
By Necton SA
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Brightplus and Origin by Ocean join forces to utilise redefined seaweed in biomaterials
Origin by Ocean’s vision is to build a new value chain around the eutrophication problem of oceans – by harvesting algae from the Baltic Sea and turning algae-based biomass into sustainable ingredients. These ingredients are used in production of everyday consumer goods such as food, beverage, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Seaweed’s natural building blocks give algae a wide ...
By Brightplus
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NNFCC joins 15 other partners in the newly launched horizon2020-funded beonnat project
BeonNAT is a project that aims to develop innovative products from underutilised plant biomass as feedstock for the bio-based industry. The fed biomass will be derived from shrubs, trees and other woody species. The scope of the project ranges from the cultivation and harvesting of selected species, to the extraction and purification of oils and vegetable extracts, paper manufacturing, biochar ...
By NNFCC Ltd.
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New Ultra 3-Way Delivered!
Another Ultra 3-Way deck screener finished and delivered to England. This screener has proved to be very popular in recent months and is perfect for separating woodchip for customers wishing to produce biomass. Get in touch for more ...
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Drones effective tools for fruit farmers
People have used the phrase “drone on and on” for a long time. Webster’s dictionary defines this figure of speech as “to speak for a long time in a dull voice without saying anything interesting.” Yet, in agriculture, drones aren’t dull, at all! Farmers use drones to be more efficient. Drones help farmers improve yields and stay ahead of problems before they ...
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Does Biostimulation Accelerate Algae Growth (Los Alamos Daily Post)
Does Biostimulation Accelerate Algae Growth? Algae and bacteria are the fastest growing organisms on our planet. A single algae cell can produce over one million daughter cells in one day. Is this fast enough? All algae producers are limited by sustainable biomass accumulation. Growth rates impact both capital and operational costs. A 20 percent increase in growth rate could give some growers a ...
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Enabling EU project 6th issue is here!
The Enabling Coaching Activities, available through an online simple questionnaire provided via the website support biomass producers or the BBP industry for the uptake of emerging best practices and help the applicants figure out more details about the bioeconomy and its component. The applicant can now join the ENABLING Coaching Activities by choosing his preferred language (Bulgarian, ...
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Vertical Farming Reaches New Heights In Germany With Fraunhofer IME
The AVF was invited to visit its member Fraunhofer IME in Aachen, Germany, one of 72 institutes of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, the leading organization for applied science in Europe with over 26,000 employees and various international branches around the world. The Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME has six different sites in Germany and conducts research in the ...
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UNEA-4 Adopts Resolution on Sustainable Nitrogen Management: Global Fertilizer Industry Committed to Doing Its Part
The Resolution on Sustainable Nitrogen Management, adopted at the 11-15 March UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, calls for coherent evidence-based, global policy coordination to address negative impacts of reactive nitrogen stemming from multiple sources. “With the numerous uses of nitrogen in industrial transformation, energy production, and, of course, plant nutrition, IFA welcomes this ...
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Agrilevante, a resource for Mediterranean agriculture
The 2019 edition of the showcase of technologies and machines for agriculture, to be held in the Bari exhibition centre from 10 to 13 October next, was presented in Bari. Growing numbers and a new section dedicated to animal husbandry, with the exhibition of fine breeds of cattle, horses, sheep and goats, characterize the review, organized by FederUnacoma and Nuova Fiera del Levante with the ...
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Improved crops can double European agriculture production
Roadmap Will Help to Make Food Crops “Future-Proof” Wageningen University & Research is working within the CropBooster-P EU project on a roadmap to make agricultural crops future-proof. The project will develop a pathway to sustainably doubling Europe’s crop yields by 2050 and preparing these crops for the needs and the future climate of Europe Ensuring sufficient food ...
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Swiss waste expert overhauls biomass production line
Swiss waste management firm Altola AG has invested in a new UNTHA XR3000C wood shredder to help futureproof its biomass production line.Fast approaching its 50th anniversary, Altola transforms 32,000 tonnes of waste wood into fuel, per year. But having long relied on a crushing unit, the environmentally-conscious organisation sought a more advanced solution for its Zuchwill WtE operation.Looking ...
By Untha UK Ltd
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Volter Japan and Forest Energy to collaborate in sales
Volter is proud to announce a new sales collaboration in the Japanese renewable energy market to boost sales of Volter Japan and Forest Energy. On 17th November 2018 Volter Japan and Forest Energy Inc. announced a new collaboration that will strengthen both parties in the Japanese renewable energy market. A new jointly held company Volter Japan KK will focus on sales of Volter systems in Japan ...
By Volter Oy
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TEP Seeks Information about Forest Biomass Generation Technologies, Opportunities
Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is seeking information about forest biomass generation systems that could generate power for customers while improving the health of Arizona forests.On June 29, 2018, TEP issued a request for information (RFI) about technologies, costs, environmental benefits, construction requirements and interconnection requirements of forest biomass energy projects. Information ...
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Continuous Pressure and Vacuum Filtration and Washing of Organic Cellulose and Biomass Products
The processing of organic, cellulose-containing materials has been around for many years as engineers have developed clever chemistry or cultivated natural conversion processes to make products with characteristics, which were not naturally available. Age-old examples are paper, linen or in the field of "conversion" to alcohol and methane. Currently, due to high oil prices along with the passage ...
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DOE Announces Open Biomass R&D Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
On August 2, 2017, DOE published a notice in the Federal Register announcing a public meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee. The committee is comprised of approximately 30 volunteers from industry, academia, nonprofit organizations, and local government that collaborate to: Advise the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Points of ...
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Agricultural Biomass and Energy Crops: outgrowing the impasse
This is a key moment at EU level for bioenergy, including Agricultural Biomass and Energy Crops. The publication of the Clean Energy Package and the impending reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) beyond 2020 offer an unprecedented window of opportunity. Agricultural Biomass and Energy Crops have been thoroughly studied, researched and developed over the past 20 years. Their ...
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