Touch the Soil News #1880 (Feature Photo – Black Soldier Fly Larvae – Public Domain) Building a protein production business based upon insects is what inspired entrepreneur Pat Crowley. Facing headwinds as to supplies and markets for an emerging industry, Pat is hanging in there and it’s an interesting story. AgFunder news interviews Pat Crowley…
Touch the Soil News #1724 (Feature Photo – A Group of Insects – CCA 1.0 Generic, DirkvdM) With insect proteins getting more and more attention – and money for development – what should consumers be concerned with. Following is a short video from Consumer Labs on cricket powders and what they found. It probably is…
Touch the Soil News #1701 (Feature Photo – Mealworms – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Pengo) FastCompany journalist Adele Peters brings an amazing story about the future use of insects as protein feed for fish and animals. A company called Ynsect is building the world’s largest indoor insect farm after attracting hundreds of million of dollars…
Touch the Soil News #1431 (Feature photo – Cricket – CCA SA 4.0 International Didier Descouens) The use of insects for food and protein are not new, as indigenous people around the world have eaten insects for thousands of years. What is new is the confined animal feeding and farming of insects – like crickets…
