Minnesota students’ snack innovation fights food waste and climate change
University of Minnesota students' ReToast cookies are made from bread scraps, spent grain from brewing beer, and spent Kernza.
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Gas-measuring ‘agricomb’ could help cattle farms cut emissions
Kansas researchers suggest that accurately quantifying agricultural gas emissions could help in designing cleaner and more productive farms.
Midwest businesses receive innovation honors at CES
Yesterday I told you about General Motors’ big electric vehicle reveals at CES, the annual Consumer Electronics Show. Today I’m bringing you some other technological advances and honors from Midwest companies participating in CES, which...
Astronauts veg out with tech help from Wisconsin
🚀 SPACE: Astronauts aboard the International Space Station recently harvested their first crop of radishes grown with technology developed by Sierra Nevada Corp., reports the Wisconsin State Journal. Employees in Madison, Wisconsin, helped develop the...
Lowering the carbon footprint for one of the world’s most commonly produced chemicals
⚡ ENERGY EFFICIENCY: University of Illinois at Chicago researchers uncovered a new process to produce ammonia at a potentially much smaller carbon footprint and by using less energy. Ammonia is one of the most commonly...
Wisconsin Tech Turns Cow Manure Into Clean Energy and Clean Water
Here’s a story that might be a little hard for some people to swallow. But it’s all mind over matter, as the old adage says. Yesterday the Dane County executive joined representatives...
Boosting the bioeconomy: The promise of turning biowaste into fuel and new products
The recent surge in government and corporate environmental and sustainability commitments has brought with it a resurgence of attention to converting biological components that are considered waste into energy and other materials....
Agtech collaborators seek sustainability solutions across the Midwest
Today’s news roundup begins with several stories about using ag tech to advance farming sustainability and reduce the industry’s environmental impact. Today’s headlines: 🌽 AGRICULTURE: A number of agriculture and food leaders...
High-flying data-sharing project could boost farming sustainability
Good Wednesday afternoon, readers. Today’s tech headlines begin with several pieces of agricultural news, including a drone-filled, data-sharing project for farmers. Today's headlines: 🚜 AGRICULTURE: Researchers at Iowa State University are leading a project...
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