Tag: agriculture
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Univ. Lab Discovers, Licenses Citrus Disease Treatment
Plant scientists in California discovered a natural peptide that stops bacteria from causing citrus greening, a disease destroying citrus crops worldwide.
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DNA Bar Codes Added in Spores to Track Farm Products
Synthetic microbe spores made with unique DNA identifiers are shown to be capable of safely tracking vegetable crops from the farm to retail stores.
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Covid-19 Antibody Therapy Prepares for Trial
A biotechnology company producing synthetic antibodies in cattle, without human blood, to treat Covid-19 infections is advancing the therapy toward a clinical trial.
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Coffee, Hemp Cells Set for Space Station Study
A company is sending cell cultures from hemp and coffee plants to the International Space Station to test effects of weightlessness on the plants’ gene expression.
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Companies Deploy Blockchain for Food Safety, Tracking
A company offering food and animal safety services is applying blockchain technologies to boost its livestock and food tracking capabilities.
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New Company Developing Cell-Based Milk
A biotechnology start-up enterprise plans to produce milk directly from mammary cells in the lab without crops, animals, or farms.
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Tomato Genetics Altered for Urban Farms
Plant scientists used a genome-editing technique to produce varieties of tomatoes better suited for growing on urban farms and other small plots.
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Rice Univ, Shell Partner on Sustainable Carbon
Rice University and the energy company Shell launched a program to sustainably produce carbon derived from splitting rather than burning hydrocarbons.
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Drones, A.I. Deployed by Agricultural Start-Up
A new company is combining drone photography with artificial intelligence to provide growers with better data to monitor and manage crop growth.
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Smart Solar Powered Crop Dryer Receives Grant Funds
An Indiana company is receiving U.S. government and private grants to develop a solar-powered algorithm-controlled crop dehydrator for small farms.