The French-born ‘4 per 1000’ initiative is now aligned with CGIAR, expanding its reach globally: “On paper, a 0.4% annual growth rate of carbon stored in soils would make it…

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…

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…

Finca Luna Nueva is a small scale farm deploying a mix of regenerative agricultural practices in Costa Rica. It produces a range of spices, vegetables and fruits designed to optimize…

The hidden costs of the current food system are estimated to amount to USD12 trillion a year, rising to USD16 trillion by 2050, according to the the first integrated and…

‘Massive untapped potential’: Farms could save a gigatonne of carbon every year by managing soil better Peer-reviewed study suggests widespread use of effective farming practices can boost yields and deliver…

Chinese scientists have successfully developed numerous types of rice that have the ability to grow in areas of high salinity such as seawater. The scientists expected that they would produce…

Researchers from the International Centre for Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, have used non-GM molecular breeding techniques to develop a set of durum wheat…

Drought and increasingly erratic weather patterns are forcing Guatemalans to abandon their homes and farms. Both small and large-scale farms are struggling to maintain productivity and economic viability, resulting in…

Solar energy and salt water power vegetable farms in the desert With scorching summer temperatures and little rainfall, the barren scrublands around the port of Aqaba in Jordan, one of…

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…

madhumithaa on Twitter @FuturesCentre – Another #signalofchange, this time on strategic crop reallocation based on climate change patterns to feed 825 million more https://t.co/Yegh5BYjPK Scientists: Strategic Crop Growth Based on…

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…

New Delhi recorded an all time high temperature of 48 degrees celsius on June 10, as reported by the observatory of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) at Palam in the…

In the US, California has directed $7.5 million towards the Healthy Soils Initiative, which is offering farmers and ranchers grants of up to $50,000 to embark on a series of experiments…

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…

AI in agriculture expected to grow exponentially by 2025, report states – Farming UK News Artificial intelligence in agriculture is expected to grow exponentially, reaching a global worth of $2.6bn…

Carol Brighton on Twitter CleanEnergy #SignalofChange: @ToyotaMotorCorp’s New #Hydrogen Plant Will Create Energy from Cow Manure https://t.co/5qaoRLDoBy via @Futurism

A group of industry and research companies is aiming to address the growing protein gap in Europe and beyond by producing feed protein from wood.  Partners in the SYLFEED project…

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

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…