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Just like with plant and livestock farming, insect breeding programs can significantly enhance yield and quality, helping the industry to scale. What benefits can insect protein offer? How are regulatory frameworks impacting innovation in this field? ...
Insect-based feeds now enjoy a very good reputation worldwide and are increasingly used as animal feed. This is due on the one hand to the high protein content; on the other hand to the efficient, sustainable production possibilities to meet the increasing demand. Moreover, the antioxidant ingredients and good taste of the feeds have been shown to promote animal health and welfare. Expertise ...
In a multi-year research project funded by the EU and the German Ministry of Education and Research (Biochance), our team has screened a collection of 50 wild type strains for longevity (field persistence and shelf life) and virulence against the invasive pest Western Corn Rootworm (Diabrotica v. virgifera). The collection was then genotyped to identify molecular markers (SNPs) associated with ...
Today, U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, called for a coordinated federal response to households in Michigan and across the country that received unsolicited packages of seeds in the mail. Foreign ...
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is now the norm in agriculture and horticulture. All stakeholders – national and European government agencies and public bodies, agriculture and horticulture organisations, businesses, universities and research institutes – agree with this statement. "More biodiversity and the use of resistant plants are crucial to the successful implementation of ...
To this end, the organisers had invited specialists from a number of national and international institutions, namely the Italian Research Council (CNR), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO), the French Agency for Food, Environment and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES), the ...
The International Olive Council (IOC) and the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), under the Memorandum of Understanding signed in July 2016, have organised a seminar on Xylella fastidiosa¸ the bacterium which, since 2013, has been causing the death of hundreds of olive trees in the Italian region of Apulia, raising grave concerns among all olive ...
RainWise is honored to be one of only a few selected vendors invited to the Sustainable Intensification event in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil on October 25-26th which is hosted by Challenge Advisory. Challenge Advisory is a group of trusted advisors to the worlds governments, businesses and civil society organizations, who have ambitious goals for food supply and agriculture. This event aims to help ...
RainWise, Inc., www.rainwise.com, believes monitoring weather data can assist farmers in making smarter decisions on the farm, especially with planting, harvesting, insect and disease control, irrigation, fertilization rates and crop selection. These major farming decisions are directly affected by certain weather parameters such as air temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind speed and ...
“But growers also have to consider the amount of labor that goes into producing these crops and how these crops impact the timing of their other crops. When does harvest need to occur in comparison to their other harvest ...
“Wheat fields at this point are less likely to experience economic feeding damage from slugs – the wheat is much further along and the larger plants are less susceptible than little seedlings.” The adverse conditions that are making fields appealing to slugs will, however, have varying impacts other cops from other insect ...
Although studies have examined the effects of this practice on insects and plants, no previous research has been carried out on its effects on farmland birds, which have been rapidly declining over recent decades. ...
Although studies have examined the effects of this practice on insects and plants, no previous research has been carried out on its effects on farmland birds, which have been rapidly declining over recent decades. ...
Since the 1990s, rates of biodiversity loss of wild plants and their insect pollinators have slowed down in north-west Europe, according to a recent study. It is likely that conservation activities, such as agri-environmental schemes, have contributed to this improving situation. The loss of wild species and habitats as a result of agricultural intensification and habitat destruction has ...
Since the 1990s, rates of biodiversity loss of wild plants and their insect pollinators have slowed down in north-west Europe, according to a recent study. It is likely that conservation activities, such as agri-environmental schemes, have contributed to this improving situation. The loss of wild species and habitats as a result of agricultural intensification and habitat destruction has ...
For CEOs of start-ups, spreading the word on a new idea or technology is a bit like being a missionary. In order to get people to believe in what you’re doing, you need to be a super-believer yourself, preparing your presentation to perfection, anticipating any questions or objections in advance, and anticipating opportunities waiting to be seized before they slip away. That’s a ...
It is also essential for the conservation of wild plants. Previous studies have linked a reduction in pollination with a decline in insect numbers and diversity. ...
A technical expert committee, appointed by the Supreme Court of India to advise upon open field trials for genetically modified (GM) crops, has recommended a ten-year moratorium on all Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) food crop trials. Bt crops are GM plants that kill insects using a toxic protein from the Bt soil bacterium. ...
“The unauthorized actions of Gandomcar led to localized impacts on Plum Creek,” stated Art Palomares, EPA’s regional water enforcement director. ...
Volunteers from CSX (NYSE: CSX), City Year and the Worcester Tree Initiative will plant 100 trees from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on June 11 at Dodge Park on Randolph Road, a site hit particularly hard by the Asian Longhorned Beetle. The event marks the third time the "Trees for Tracks" program, the railway's commitment to plant 21,000 trees, or one for every mile of track in its system, has come ...