Author: Hithaishi CB

Australia has committed more than $17 million to directly support Indonesia’s efforts to control FMD and LSD outbreaks Australia has handed over 500,000 doses of lumpy skin disease (LSD) vaccines to Indonesia as part of the Australian Government’s work to fight exotic animal diseases before they reach Australia’s borders and territories. Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has granted one million doses of the vaccine in its recent commitment to assist Indonesia in controlling LSD. Up until, nearly 435,000 LSD vaccines are donated to the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture in Jakarta by Australia since March 2022. The Australian Government…

Aims to establish Three more Bamboo Textile Fiber Innovation Hubs (BTFIHs) by the end of 2024 The Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) plans to establish at least three more Bamboo Textile Fiber Innovation Hubs (BTFIHs) in Abra, Bukidnon, and Pangasinan provinces by the end of 2024, adding to its current three hubs. Bamboo fibers can be used for clothing and home textiles. Nonwovens could be used for shoes, bags, and acoustic insulation, among other things. BTFIH facilitates the processing of bamboo into raw bamboo textile fibers (BTF), which can be processed into textiles. The hub is also funded by the Philippine…

Pairwise’s Fulcrum™ Platform creates custom gene editing tools will help accelerate innovation in agricultural product portfolios, supply chains, and production systems. Pairwise, a health-focused food and agriculture company, launched its FulcrumTM Platform today. Using proprietary CRISPR technology along with custom gene editing tools, Pairwise will be able to make complex changes to plant genetics quickly and successfully, leading to innovative enterprise-scale applications. With this game-changing platform approach, Pairwise applies it to both its own ConsciousTM Foods brand and to the products of its business partners. Pairwise is among the first companies in the world to commercialize food developed using CRISPR…

The two newly developed lupin varieties will demonstrate a leap forward for lupin growers AGT has accelerated yield improvement by applying cutting edge DNA-based genomic selection at a level beyond any legume breeding in Australia in order to accelerate yield improvement. Lupin breeding at AGT keeps pace with wheat and barley breeding using advanced statistics and robotics. The two newly developed lupin varieties will demonstrate a leap forward for lupin growers – offering wide adaptation, high and stable yields, low risk of pod shatter and seed splitting, metribuzin tolerance, and improved stem Phomopsis resistance.” The two new varieties each bring…

Medgene awarded USDA funding to leverage the company’s platform technology against tickborne disease targets The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded animal health company Medgene grant funding to study the Asian longhorned tick and its ability to spread diseases in animal livestock. The company will be using its proprietary platform technology to develop and test vaccine approaches to prevent the spread of diseases caused by the tick. Dr. Alan Young, Chief Technology Officer for Medgene, has been researching parasite borne diseases since 2013, studying the effects of tickborne diseases in whitetail deer. “Animal parasites and insects are…

Integration of ONE SMART SPRAY technology with CNH Industrial’s global Case IH and New Holland Agriculture brands maximizes herbicide spraying potential ONE SMART SPRAY, a joint venture between Bosch and BASF, will be integrated into CNH Industrial’s agricultural brand product portfolios. Integration of the ONE SMART SPRAY solution will be led by the Raven team at CNH Industrial, with the unique technology to be commercially available in sprayers from the company’s global Case IH and New Holland Agriculture brands. The smart spraying solution ONE SMART SPRAY integration will enhance the precision and automated spraying capabilities of CNH Industrial. The cameras…

Scottish salmon exports to Asia have increased by $15 million, while volumes have increased 97%. In the first quarter 2023, Scottish salmon exports to Asia more than doubled in value to £24 million (€28 million/$30 million), driven by strong demand from China, Taiwan, Singapore, and South Korea. Among Scottish salmon exports, North America (29 %) and Asia (18 %) account for more than 47 percent, according to UK government data. The total value of exports to Asia increased by £12 million (€14 million/$15 million), while volume increased 97 percent. China and Taiwan individually added a combined £12 million (€14 million/$15…

Program Spans 21 states and 175 Plots ProGro BIO has announced the implementation of the company’s 2023 crop program using its premier product, Rhizol, across 21 states in over 150 plots across numerous crop targets.  ProGro BIO is an Atlanta-based AgTech microbial sciences company that specializes in development of all natural, organic microbial soil inoculant solutions targeted to the agricultural sector.  Rhizol is the result of three decades of research and development and is the most robust all-natural, organic formulation of microbial and fungal strains in any product today.  Specifically formulated as an advanced, all-natural broad-spectrum soil inoculant product, Rhizol…

Enters a multiorganisational partnership over a joint study on green ammonia production aimed at building a facility that can produce 1 million tones of green ammonia annually Pupuk Kalimantan Timur (PKT), the fertilizer giant with five Ammonia plant units and five Urea plant units in Indonesia has entered into a multiorganizational partnership on a research project investigating green ammonia production. By signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), PKT marks a significant milestone in efforts to achieve carbon-free ammonia production. PKT has collaborated with Copenhagen Atomics, Topsoe, Alfa Laval, Aalborg CSP, and Pertamina New & Renewable Energy to study green ammonia…

Oceanfarmr and Coast 4C collaborate to improve farm operations, finance, and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) monetisation for seaweed farmers. Australia’s Oceanfarmr, a leading provider of ocean farm operations management solutions, and Coast 4C, a social enterprise focused on regenerative seaweed farming, have collaborated to develop mobile technologies to enhance the livelihoods of small-scale seaweed producers in Southeast Asia. The collaboration between Oceanfarmr and Coast 4C will primarily focus on developing technologies that expedite the improvement of farm operations performance, finance, and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) monetisation for seaweed farmers. In the initial phase of this collaboration, efforts will…