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Seaweed extract wins in biologicals/biostimulants category for connection to soil health TORONTO — June 23, 2022 — Acadian Plant Health™, a leading provider of innovative, sustainable crop care solutions, today announced its seaweed extract has won a spot on Germination’s list of Top 10 Most Innovative Products in the biologicals/biostimulants category. This win follows recent […]

The use of seaweeds in agriculture dates back thousands of years. During the ancient roman times, plant seedlings were mulched with seaweed to promote their growth. In the coastal area of Europe, farmers incorporated seaweeds in the soil or used it as a compost. Starting from 1948, 18 countries had developed their seaweed resources for […]

Food waste has a larger impact on the environment than most would expect. Consider all the steps involved in getting food to your plate. Food needs to be grown, processed, packaged, transported, and marketed before it’s finally sold. At each step food can be wasted and every time this happens all of the resources that […]

When it comes to farming, investing in something new often faces harsh criticism. There’s good reason for this. Taking a chance in agricultural practices isn’t a small ask. In some areas of the world, a farmer has one chance a year to get the best harvest they can get. Over the lifetime of a farmer […]

Wheat prices recently hit a 14-year high – but high prices won’t help farmers when drought growing conditions have left them with nothing to sell Climate volatility is driving drought conditions Farming is a uniquely risky enterprise: farmers are at the mercy of the weather, interest rates, currency prices, government policies and fluctuations in the […]