Scientists in Italy are developing sweet snacks with lab-grown plant cells and fruit residues, producing a material that a 3D printer can then process into ‘pastries’ with high nutritional content.
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Italy crafts lab-grown snacks with fruit residues, plant cells and a 3D printer
China, EU account for upswing in Canadian grain, oilseed exports
Total exports through October up more than 18 per cent
Exports of Canadian oilseeds and grains for 2024/25 largely continued to be ahead of those a year ago, monthly data from the Canadian Grain Commission showed. Bulk exports through licensed facilities during the first three months of the current marketing year are more than 12.22 million tonnes, which compares with the approximately 10.33 million the same time last year.
Italy wants changes to EU-Mercosur trade deal’s agriculture sections, minister says
Italy wants changes to agricultural sections of the draft EU-Mercosur trade deal with South American countries, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday.
Tractors of the year announced at EIMA agricultural machinery show
Day one of the EIMA international machinery show in Balogna, Italy, saw five tractor manufacturers take home awards for Tractor of the Year. There were six different categories in play – Fendt won in two categories – that ranged from horsepower to sustainability and a newly created category called 'TotyBot' for fully automated tractors without a cab.
EIMA 2024 opens its doors to the world
Glacier FarmMedia digital editor Greg Berg takes in the 2024 EIMA International Agricultural and Gardening Machinery Exhibition in Bologna, Italy.
Italian contingent visits Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
A group of Italian delegates, representatives and business leaders gathered at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show as part of its Italy Agtech Roadshow that’s visiting locations in Ontario and Quebec. The group aims to raise awareness for Italian technologies and businesses in order to look for opportunities to help promote them in Canada.
Italy’s farmers head to Rome in tractor convoy protest
Protests in France, Germany eased; farmers blocked Dutch-Belgian border
Italian farmers protesting about red tape and cheap imports from outside the EU headed towards Rome in convoys of tractors on Monday, while their colleagues in the north led a cow through the streets of Milan.
Italy’s parliament approves ban on lab-grown food
The ban is seen as part of a broader bid to safeguard tradition
Italy's lower house of parliament gave final approval for a law banning the use of laboratory-produced food and animal feed on Thursday as angry farmers confronted a group of centrist lawmakers opposed to the bill.
Italy moves to ban lab-grown food in drive to protect tradition
Ag lobby praises government move; angry reactions from food companies, animal rights groups
Rome | Reuters –– Italy’s government on Tuesday approved a bill banning the use of laboratory-produced food and animal feed as it aims to safeguard the country’s agri-food heritage, its agriculture minister told a news conference after a cabinet meeting. If the proposal is passed by parliament, Italian industry will not be allowed to produce
Drought threatens northern Italy’s crops
Reuters – Northern Italian regions risk losing up to half their agricultural output due to a drought, a farm lobby says as lakes and rivers across much of Italy start to run dangerously low, jeopardizing irrigation. The federation of Italian utility companies, Utilitalia, warned this week that the country’s longest river, the Po, was experiencing
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