Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss is calling on retailers to better label British produce in supermarkets, in a bid to support struggling dairy farmers in the country. The supermarkets in the country may be forced by the government to ...
Linde Gases has introduced a new technology to improve the delivery of oxygen into fish farming sea cages. The new system, Solvox DropIn, has been designed for sea cages with unhealthy water conditions due to poor oxygen levels or which ...
The Chinese central government released a guideline to make agriculture more intensive and environmentally friendly on Friday, as they seek to ensure adequate and safe food supply. The guideline, issued by the State Council, or China's ...
Tags: fertilizer, pesticide
Researchers at the National Fruit Collection have received £1.9m in grants from the UK government for their research to increase fruit resilience. The study will identify fruit varieties such as apples and cherries that can ...
The light-emitting diode (LED) grow-light market will rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 26.93% from 2015 to more than $1.9bn by 2020, according to the report 'LED Grow Light Market by Wattage, Type of Installation (New, ...
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Canned vegetable products manufacturer McCall Farms is planning to open a new production facility in Effingham, South Carolina. When operational this month, the facility will expand the company's existing Florence County operations, while ...
Tags: Canned food, food manufacture, canned vegetable, potatoes, canned yams
Growing Underground, a subterranean farm in old World War II tunnels under the Northern Line at Clapham, London has opened recently. Backed by crowdfunding, the farm is expected to begin trading in mid-July this year after 18 months of ...
Tags: subterranean farm, urban farming
Chinese companies have been quick to move into the commercial drone market. But many have failed to target the right customers by marketing their products. Areas such as research, sales and promotions need to be beefed up if these ...
Wholesale prices fall from the boom years as oversupply hits the industry Tumbling prices have left the traditional Chinese medicine industry in poor health. Finding the cure will not be easy. Oversupply, poor planning and increased ...
Government's push of e-commerce in rural areas will stimulate online fresh food sales A government-backed drive toward e-commerce can help open up the agricultural sector and generate a rapid increase in incomes for farmers. At a ...
Tags: E-Commerce, Farming, Agricultural
Spanish design company Forward Thinking Architecture has developed an automated offshore floating farming alternative to increase food production. The multi-layered Smart Floating Farms (SFF) project combines solar energy, ...
Sustainable agribusiness firm Aloterra and foodservice ware provider World Centric have developed a new line of compostable foodservice ware made from miscanthus plant fiber. The new environment friendly line is an alternative to foam ...
Tags: Sustainable agribusiness, Aloterra
Dr Greg A. Constable of Australia has been declared the winner of 2015 the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) researcher of the year, the committee said on its website. The ICAC awards the researcher a shield, an honorarium of ...
Tags: cotton industry, cotton production
Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey last night handed down the government’s 2015 – 2016 budget with some surprises and minor wins for some people in the food sector. The government has stepped away from the harsher politically ...
Tags: Federal Budget, food sector
All the world's cropland is a difficult task. Yet the competition for land among developers, growers and other parties makes getting an accurate count of the world's arable acres especially important as the planet's population grows. The ...
Tags: cropland map, Global Agriculture