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These 7 technologies will make future farming smarter

With 3 billion more mouths to feed by 2050, can ag-tech innovation create a more plentiful, efficient, sustainable, and resilient food system? Source: These 7 technologies will make future farming smarter

Silicon valley embraces aquaculture innovation | The Fish Site

Ranching sea urchins, RAS shrimp production and land-based seaweed cultivation were among the ventures pitched to potential investors at Fish 2.0’s meeting in California this week. Source: Silicon valley embraces aquaculture innovation | The Fish Site

Back to the future as innovators seek plastic alternatives

When Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland invented Bakelite in 1907, it was hailed as “the material of a thousand uses”. The production of synthetic plastics took off over the coming decades but now that the environmental cost of these miracle materials is becoming ever clearer, the hunt is on for more sustainable alternatives. Source: Back to […]

Young, hip farmers: Coming to a city near you 

The population of American farmers is aging, but a study shows a new generation of farmers is flocking to cities with large populations, farmers markets and the purchasing power to support a market for niche goods. Source: Young, hip farmers: Coming to a city near you — ScienceDaily

Engineer wants ag data easier to access

Agricultural publications for the Mid-Atlantic area of the United States Source: Engineer wants ag data easier to access | American Farm Publications

A pen walk like you’ve never imagined

Rapidly evolving technology applications hold the promise of making dairy herd management chores look – literally – totally different in the years ahead. Source: A pen walk like you’ve never imagined

Could California’s ocean ranches solve a global food shortage and fix the seafood trade deficit?

Off the coast, ranchers are raising “livestock” in federal waters, a possible model for harvesting the world’s seas and boosting U.S. production. Source: Could California’s ocean ranches solve a global food shortage and fix the seafood trade deficit? – The Washington Post

5 ways to realize aquaculture’s full potential

These are just a few innovations making aquaculture one of the most intriguing corners of the food world — for entrepreneurs, investors, food purveyors and eaters alike. Investing in the revolution makes sense on so many levels. by Monica Jain Founder & Executive Director Fish 2.0 Source: 5 ways to realize aquaculture’s full potential | GreenBiz

Meet AgPitch18 Finalist, GreatAlga

Posted by Andrew Rose, MidAtlantic Farm Credit on LinkedIn There is a way to give consumers the opportunity to eat what they want while making the meat and dairy they consume an even healthier choice. Extensive research and testing have proven that the addition of algae to feed stock improves the health and productivity of […]

VentureWell brings cleantech startups to IMET for its first Baltimore investment readiness program

The weeklong ASPIRE program helped entrepreneurs develop a plan to raise funding, from term sheets to stress tests. Source: VentureWell brings cleantech startups to IMET for its first Baltimore investment readiness program – Technical.ly Baltimore