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A growing array of techniques and technologies aims to reduce the supersized environmental footprint of commercial beef production.
by Joel Makower
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How can satellite data and digitization help famers? Molly Brown has more than a few ideas.
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Technologies such as satellite rainforest monitoring, tree-planting drones and carbon credit trading software are a 'burgeoning market opportunity' for nature-based solutions, according to a new report.
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Sponsored by CIBO Technologies: Crop models simulate conditions in the soil and plants on the computer to avoid errors in the real world and hedge farmers’ risks.
by Bruno Basso
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Startup Pairwise is focused on making nutritious plants such as mustard greens or blackberries more palatable to consumer appetites without adding new genes. This approach could be much less controversial than previous GMO efforts.
by Jim Giles
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The power of gene editing can be wielded to modify plants and, among other things, achieve significant sustainability wins.
by Jim Giles
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There are gaps in coverage, but a new dashboard aggregates more than 170 indicators about food waste, greenhouse gas emissions and other key agricultural metrics.
by Jim Giles
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From high-tech indoor farms in France and Singapore to mobile apps connecting urban growers and eaters in India and the United States, here are more than a dozen initiatives using tech, entrepreneurship, and social innovation to change urban agriculture.
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What will it take to support sustainable agriculture in the United States? A new generation, for starters.
by John Davies
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A new report shows how some companies and academic research labs are applying extrusion, 3D printing and cellular agriculture to produce meat alternatives.
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Articial intelligence and big data may help produce more food, use less water, limit resource consumption, redirect food waste and reduce food prices.
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Where food prices are 35 percent higher than the US mainland average, community members do what they can to address food insecurity.
by Mark Winne
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Persistence, personalization and really good follow-up enabled a former Peace Corps volunteer to play in the start-up big leagues.
by Lisa Curtis
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Companies such as Anheuser-Busch InBev and Mars have allied with the company to help customers better understand their product origins and sustainability.
by Cyan Zhong
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Plus, Associate Editor Holly Secon chats with Soylent CEO Bryan Crowley about affordable, appealing alternatives to animal protein.
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Plus, an excerpt from our interview with former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack.
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The biggest food company in the world is expanding animal agricultural technology.
by Jenny Ahlen
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Here are some of the promising ventures being backed by the likes of Tyson, Campbell Soups and Danone.
by Meg Wilcox
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Many farmers cultivating organic crops believe that genetically modified crops pose threats to human health. It's not that simple.
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A cooperative network of data sets could spur innovation and drive resilience in the agricultural sector.
by Anna Short
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Agtech startups are not just increasingly lucrative investments — they're also appealing acquisitions.
by David Festa
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And this environmental impact accelerator is going to help.
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Transgenic technology soon could come to the U.S. Will it live up to its claims of making seafood sustainable?
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First in a monthly series highlighting women-led ventures in the green economy.
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The co-founder of an innovative food startup dishes on helping schoolkids eat right, and growing a business in the process.
by Bob Langert