Study shows insect farming byproduct boosts soil health, reduces crop damage

With insect farming projected to produce millions of tons of insects in the coming years, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment ...
Capital Press

Thursday Northwest Ag Show features agritourism, the state of ag and commercial insect farming

The NW Ag Show continues on Thursday, Jan. 15 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, Jan. 16 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Oregon State Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Salem. A full slate of speakers is ...
FoodNavigator

Upcycling food waste into alt protein: On-site insect farming developed for manufacturers and retailers

Modular insect farming technology has been developed for food businesses to upcycle organic waste on-site into a sustainable protein alternative. Far too much food intended for human consumption never ...
Wired

Insect Farming Is Booming. But Is It Cruel?

Insects are strange, wondrous beings. Butterflies can see parts of the light spectrum that are invisible to human eyes and use these ultraviolet patterns to find their way to tasty plants. Moths use ...
Civil Eats

Insect Farms are Scaling Up—and Crossing the Atlantic—in a Play for Sustainable Protein

When they’re raised in indoor farms, black soldier flies (BSF) will only mate with the lights on. Each female lays 500 eggs and, after they hatch, the larvae also have a bit of a Goldilocks complex, ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Insect farms gear up to feed soaring global protein demand

The small but growing insect farming sector has captured attention and investments from some heavyweights in the $400 billion-a-year animal feed business, including U.S. agricultural powerhouse ...
Mother Jones

Insect Farming Is Booming—But Is It Cruel?

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. But just as we are starting to understand insect senses, something is shifting in the ...