Farmless, a startup producing protein using a feedstock which combines hydrogen, nitrogen, CO2 and renewable energy, is planning to build a pilot plant after a new injection of funding. Its purpose is simple – cutting down on the land used to create protein,...
The president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) has launched a scathing attack on the Irish government over the delay in the introduction of its new nitrate banding rules.
French scientists claim that baking bread with wheat fertilized with human urine could slash nitrogen usage from artificial fertilizers, cut costs for farmers and boost yields, and retain nutrients often lost.
Nanoparticle technology could be used to improve the way beans absorb nutrients, boosting growth in order to meet the demand for food, a study has highlighted.
A €8.2m ($10m) grant has been given to researchers at the John Innes Center in the UK to develop GM varieties of corn that are able to absorb nitrogen from the atmosphere, thus eliminating the use of fertilisers.
An oxygen-sensitive colour change sensor used to determine the shelf-life of packaged food could challenge industry food quality and safety practices, says its UK-based inventor.
Increased yields of UK wheat varieties through the use of plant growth promoting root bacteria could render chemical fertilizers obsolete, if the preliminary results of a four-year, international study are substantiated.
A new coating technology for food processing plant interiors utilizes titanium dioxide to inhibit odours and reduces the risk of bacterial contamination, claims the Canadian developer.
A new detection system pinpoints individual leaks in packaging,
which reduces recalls by raising the alarm before unsealed products
leave the production line.
A new gas flow controller can help processors save on costs by
accurately adjusting oxygen levels in packaging or at produce
storage facilities, its manufacturer claims.
A new chemical dispensing system can provide safer, easier and more
economic extraction of chemicals from containers while helping to
reduce costly spills, the manufacturer claims.
Laughing gas - or nitrous oxide - produces chocolate with better
bubbles and a more intense melt-in-the-mouth flavour, claim UK
researchers,writes Lindsey Partos.
A hydrogen generation plant for a major German confectionery
company is being built by systems manufacturer Mahler IGS and
industrial gas giant Messer Griesheim.
