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5 cool measurement tools attempting to quantify regenerative agriculture

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An image of an insect used in Ecdysis' AI recognition software//Courtesy of Ecdysis . Quantifying insect diversity using AI . Ecdysis is building an insect database that will use artificial intelligence to identify insect species and extrapolate the population of each species on a farm. Identifying insects using lasers .

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Cargill fishes for innovations in sustainable salmon farming

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In 2019 , Cargill partnered with InnovaFeed, a startup focusing on bringing plant-based and insect proteins to animal and fish feeds. Cargill is funding a pilot program with InnovaFeed to bring insect protein fish food to a commercial level. . "We We are working on scaling it," Tansey said. Pull Quote. Food & Agriculture.

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Packaging sustainability legislation places more responsibility on producers

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The rising concern of sustainability in the pet food industry is nothing new; the use of alternative and insect proteins, rendered ingredients and byproducts have all become hot topics within the industry. Read the full story to Pet Food Processing.

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Terreform ONE’s plans to upend cities and suburbs in a post-pandemic world

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That may sound fanciful — and, for some, less than appetizing — but insect consumption is hardly a novel concept, according to a 2013 United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization report. Some 80 percent of the world's nations eat insects in some form. Pull Quote. billion homeless, solutions like this can be global game-changers.

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An answer to aquaculture's unsustainable fish feed habit?

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Last month, Paris-based InnovaFeed announced plans to build the world’s largest insect farming facility at the site. Insect farms also have a relatively small impact in terms of land use, water consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Pull Quote. Food & Agriculture. Food Systems. Aquaculture. Featured Column.

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General Mills, Danone pilots provide proof for regenerative agriculture success

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The company took baseline samples in 2019 of the birds, insects and soil carbon levels at each farm and plans to come back each year to see progress. The program involves 24 wheat growers in Kansas, 45 grain and oat farmers in Canada and three dairy farms in Michigan. But then when you have those, you always have farmers that follow.".

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The problem with zero-waste goals is the word 'waste'

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That’s true in some cases, but there are plenty of examples of companies that are discovering value in what was previously waste: A new InnovaFeed plant In Illinois will use crop residues from a neighboring corn processing facility to rear insects for animal feed. . Food & Agriculture. Circular Economy. Food Waste. Featured Column.

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