Feeding tech for insect breeding systems supplied to Austrian farm

WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp, a German liquid feeding supplier, has sold a liquid feeding system for the larvae of the black soldier fly to the Viennese company Livin Farms AgriFood GmbH. Livin Farms is a developer and manufacturer of technologies for breeding sustainable, alternative proteins in the form…

Genotype chip launched for production of insect-based proteins

Ÿnsect, a vertical insect farming company, announced the creation of a genotyping chip named Axiom® YNS_Mol1, an insect breeding and larvae lines to produce insect-based proteins. This chip dedicated to the Tenebrio molitor mealworm will allow for selection based on the genomic diversity of the species.…

UK: Indoor seaweed producer pushes for local production as demand soars

“This is where the airplane goes – and there’s another one right next to it,” Pure Ocean Algae’s Michael O’Neill joked during The Fish Site’s recent visit to the facility. According to O’Neill, the 600 m² building is – to his knowledge – the biggest seaweed production facility in Europe. It is a…

Denmark: "Collaborating with chefs in Copenhagen boosts our image"

When possible, Danes prefer local, sustainably produced food. Add Copenhagen's luxury restaurants to that, and you have the ideal breeding ground for a company like Funga Farm: a small-scale urban farm that grows organic, fresh, high-quality specialty mushrooms and supplies them exclusively to about 20…

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Denmark: 'Being located next to the customer is a win for everyone'

“You cannot compare our products to our competitors, as we deliver everything cut and ready to use, with very little food waste, high quality, and delivered in boxes that we bring back and reuse,” says Sebastian Dragelykke, co-founder of Nabo Farm. Sebastian Dragelykke and David Døssing Nabo Farm is a…

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US (NC): Farmers tackle alternative meat trend

Fresh mushrooms and “curious treats" is how Laura Stewart, co-founder of Haw River Mushrooms and food startup Gnome Foods, describes the business she and her husband grew from the ground up. Gnome Foods isn’t just pumping out specialty mushrooms for your stir-fries – it’s also working to crack the code…

Denmark: Vanilla trial shows promising potential for domestic market

“The Danish market for vanilla is quite big, with nearly every supermarket selling vanilla beans. The normal price for one large bean is 120-150 krone, and some people scrape out the inside of the beans to get the sweet contents,” says Ann Sofie Forssling, Founder of Dansk Vanilje. Ann Sofie Forssling…

South Korea: Ÿnsect signs MOU with Lotte R&D Center to develop insect-based food products

Ÿnsect, an insect production company, signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Lotte R&D center, a Korean company in the Tech industry. The MOU was signed by Guillaume Daoulas, Ÿnsect Food & Plant Sales Director, in the presence of Cho Juhyeon, Korean Vice-Minister for SMEs and Startups, at the…

Israel: Growing seaweed in the middle of the desert

Man has been driving through the desert for a while, down the only road to this remote part of Israel, when finally, a side road turns, and you suddenly find yourself in front of a kind of Japanese temple. A wooden tower with curved gables and golden ornaments. Behind them, tin barracks, left and right…

CAN: Replacing meat by indoor-grown mushrooms

In an anodyne grey North Vancouver business park, Gavin Schneider is growing a whitish paste he believes will one day replace meat and feed astronauts on Mars. The paste is mycelium or the so-called 'body' of fungi. This long-overlooked organism has recently burst into the spotlight, with proponents…

Denmark: Microgreens and shoots are a large part of the country's supply

"From this moment to a year later, we're definitely making some moves. Sweden will be in the picture. Yet, first, we'd like to strengthen our market position in Denmark as we still see opportunities here. The good thing about being located in Ringsted is that we're just one hour away from the Swedish…

Everything you need to know about oyster mushrooms

In this video, Vertical Greens will cover everything you need to know about oyster mushrooms. From their nutritional benefits to how to prepare and cook them, you'll learn all the essentials in just a few minutes.   

Germany: Farm produces 2.5 tonnes of mushrooms per month on a 600 square meter facility

Centre plate, as a meat substitute or as a secondary ingredient, mushroom's popularity is 'shrooming. Leading chefs to showcase gourmet mushrooms on their menus. And retailers to tap into this soaring trend. But take Germany, for example, which already imports over 62,200 tonnes of fresh and chilled…

From micro-herbs to menthol and morphine: how far will vertical farms go?

Crops grown in large-scale vertical farm facilities are beginning to enter commercial food chains with the promise of continuity and consistency of supply, reduced food miles, and the need for fewer inputs. But these benefits come at a price.Tightly managed, high-care growing environments are expensive…