Bo Roe on Twitter A Century-Old Dairy Ditches Cows For High-Tech Plant Milk #signalsofchange https://t.co/v2S93rsh8j

The Geneva-based Ocean Reef Group, a scuba diving company, is taking food production under water. With the assistance of agricultural experts, it is operating the research project Nemo’s Garden. Launched…

Chinese scientists have created 12 pigs that have an average of 24% less body fat than the norm for pigs. They did this by using the gene-editing technique called CRISPR-Cas9, which…

China signs $300m to buy lab-grown meat from Israel China has signed a $300m deal to purchase meat grown in a laboratory in Israel in a deal that could open…

A British agtech startup has developed a “smart” cattle nose-ring which converts exhaled methane to carbon dioxide, thereby reducing harmful bovine methane gas emissions.  Born from London’s Royal Academy Arts…

Insect bread, anyone? Anyone for crickets? Finnish bakery sells bread made from insect A Finnish bakery has launched what it claims to be the world’s first insect-based bread to be…

A new gene-editing method that is being used to re-engineer crops to combat climate and microbial threats has been showing promising results in tests conducted recently. The CRISPR method allows…

Gwyneth Fries on Twitter Blockchain for food #supplychains gaining steam, going beyond pilot projects to new business models with @BeefLedger1 @FuturesCentre #fctracker BeefLedger | Provenance Matters. The rate is rounded…

Gwyneth Fries on Twitter Subway operator Tokyo Metro embarks in new direction: hydroponic vegetable farming @FuturesCentre #signalofchange https://t.co/yuPtka09wM

Wayne Pan on Twitter @UCBerkeley is going to prep the next generation of plant-based meat innovators. On the leading edge, as #Cal does. #alumnipride https://t.co/6i6tigmyr0 @sibilling @kitchtabladv @FuturesCentre @KantarFutures @iftf…

Regenerative agriculture is not without its controversies. Proponents of rotational grazing have long been at the vanguard of the growing interest in ‘carbon farming’ but a recent study suggests that…

A partnership between the Rodale Institute, Patagonia, and several other businesses, activists, and non-profits have developed a standard for the Regenerative Organic Certification; allowing farmers and producers to certify that their…

The Chinese government is planning to phase out antibiotics used for animal farming by 2020! Use of antibiotics in poultry and livestock to be reduced – China – Chinadaily.com.cn Irregularities…

Scientists from Scotland’s Rural College have pinpointed the group of microbial genes that give the bacteria, found in cow’s guts, that produce methane. They did this by taking microbial samples from cows…

Gwyneth Fries on Twitter Blockchain for food #supplychains gaining steam, going beyond pilot projects to new business models with @BeefLedger1 @FuturesCentre #fctracker BeefLedger | Provenance Matters. The rate is rounded…

A Dutch farm concerned about food system sustainability has developed a new approach to egg production. Instead of feeding chickens with human-grade corn, Kipster farm creates chicken feed out of…

Carol Brighton on Twitter SustainableSeafood / #CellAg – @FinlessFoods #BluefinTuna Grown in a Lab – #SignalofChange – Oceans Deeply https://t.co/Av4vPrLwhg   Carol Brighton on Twitter FutureofFood #SignalofChange: Biotech startup @FinlessFoods…

Relevant for New Zealand as well: Farm emissions tax proposed in Ireland Alan Matthews, professor (emeritus) of European agricultural policy at Trinity College Dublin, proposed such a policy during a…

The French Agriculture Minister and the Secretary of State for Industry have signed an agreement with the Protein France industry consortium, which comprises some of the country’s biggest agri-food companies,…

Last November, the European Commission launched a report on the development of plant proteins – specifically soy, chickpeas, lentils and rapeseed – across the EU in order to tackle its…

Great name for new sustainability pilot:   Cargill rolls out ‘birth to burger’ beef sustainability pilot The Cargill Canadian Beef Sustainability Acceleration pilot builds on learnings from the McDonald’s beef…