Part II: UTOPIA? The Crop and Soil Technology Revolution, and what’s sizzling in drones, robotics and analytics. “They have built farm-houses over the whole country, which are well contrived and furnished with every necessary…those who live on the farms are never ignorant of agriculture, and commit no fatal errors, such as causing a scarcity of corn.” […]
In Denmark, Novozymes announced that sales grew by 5% organically and by 15% in DKK compared with 1H 2014. EBIT grew by 12%, and the EBIT margin was 27.2%. Adjusting for the one-time impact from The BioAg Alliance in Q1 2014, EBIT grew by ~20%, and the EBIT margin expanded by ~1 percentage point compared […]
As America’s farmers hit retirement age and technology options explode, what comes next? The Digest commences a five-part series today. The average age of the US farmer reached 58.3 years in the USDA’s 2012 Census of Agriculture. For sure, farmers have been older than the general population for some time. Why is it becoming important now? […]
In Israel, Evogene reported Q2 2015 revenues from research and development payments for the six months ended June 30, 2015 were $5.3 million, compared to $7.5 million for the same period in 2014. Revenues from research and development payments for Q2 2015 were $2.6 million, compared to $3.8 million for the same period in 2014. […]
In Tennessee, Genera Energy has launched its first mobile agriculture app, Biomass, developed to serve as a tool for planning, selecting and calculating biofuel crop needs, for use with Android and Apple smart devices. The Biomass app offers features such as a biomass crop library complete with detailed information, photos and range maps for the […]
In Washington, according to EIA data as analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, ethanol production averaged 961,000 barrels per day (b/d)—or 40.36 million gallons daily. That is down 4,000 b/d from the week before and an 11-week low. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at 971,000 b/d for an annualized rate of 14.89 billion […]
In Florida, Dyadic International has reached a settlement with one of the three remaining defendant law firms in its ongoing professional liability litigation. The Agreement with Defendants Moscowitz & Moscowitz, PA, Norman Moscowitz and Jane Moscowitz was fully executed on July 31, 2015. Payment of the confidential settlement amount to the Company by the Moscowitz […]
In Washington state, Forest Concepts has been awarded an SBIR research contract from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The two-year, $499,997 contract will support development of advanced model-predictive control systems for biomass dryers used in the biofuel and bioproducts supply chain. Innovations and technologies resulting from this project can […]
In California, Ice Energy is opening a 22,000 sq. ft. research and development center for its Riverside Public Utilities and Southern California Edison projects to provide thermal energy storage technology in the form of ice and develop new innovative storage solutions for a smarter electric grid. The company recently was awarded a five-year contract from […]
In Washington, more than fifty grassroots events are now scheduled take place at state and county fairs throughout the month of August, starting August 7th. Farmers and consumers will have the chance to inform and educate elected officials, and local and national media on the successes of the RFS in the past decade. Constituents from […]
