Kevin McClarren, of Choptank Oyster Company, is interviewed by Maryland Public Television's "Maryland Farm & Harvest" for an episode, which featured Eastern Shore farms in Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's and Somerset counties. The episode will air at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3. It will...
The Wellfleet Shellfish Advisory Board and the shellfishing community are seeking ideas for alternative materials and innovative technology to reduce plastics in aquaculture. We are looking to either replace or find less impactful plastic materials in these common aquaculture products: Zip ties Grow bags Plastic...
The stormwater management technology is designed to address pollution and flooding. Through a partnership between state and private entities, it's being rolled out in four sites in Maryland. Maryland is piloting new technology that’s designed to help curb pollution and flooding: Its transportation and environment departments...
Across the American Midwest and Plains, small groups of farmers are looking at their most important resource – the soil – and contemplating big change. Their grandfathers and great grandfathers planted trees for windbreaks and planted along the contours of the slopes rather than up and...
A tropical plant in the Ord irrigation scheme is the first weed in the world found to have metabolism-based glyphosate resistance. @f3techMD #cropprotection #agritech #pesticide #weed Source: Metabolism-based glyphosate resistance discovered in weed in Western Australia's Ord irrigation scheme - ABC Rural - ABC News...
Meet the Top Ten Semi-Finalist Teams Ten semi-finalist teams were announced on Nov. 25 and awarded $10,000 each. All ten semi-finalist teams will travel to AFBF’s Annual Convention, in Austin, Texas, in January 2020, with all expenses paid, to compete in a live competition to be...
FAMAE is an independent family foundation that finances projects that reduce our environmental footprint in all areas of the circular economy: waste, water, food, mobility, air and energy. Develop an innovative and concrete solution from field to fork to deliver fair, sustainable & healthy food, for...
Calling all AgTech startups! Apply now to win a $25,000 cash prize and participate in a 3-month intensive commercialization program run by seasoned industry experts. You’ll receive customized mentorship, access to exclusive industry resources and events, and exposure to top investors to help advance your...
As flooding increases, saltwater is seeping into surface and groundwater as well as the soil itself with the potential for massive changes in coastal ecosystems from tree die-off in coastal forests, the loss of freshwater wetlands, and diminished agricultural productivity. Saltwater intrusion can also contaminate...
Next month is the final installment of the 2019 AGILE Innovation Series: Global Innovations in Protecting the World's Food Supply. There is a food shortage, and the problem is growing. By 2050 the world will require 70% more food to feed its inhabitants. There are...