Sustainable Foods Summit Europe
16 March, 2016The agenda for the European edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit will feature sustainable ingredients and approaches to tackle food losses and waste.
NZ scientists blame agriculture, not fossil fuels, for rising methane
14 March, 2016A study by scientists from New Zealand has concluded that increasing levels of methane in the atmosphere since 2007 are most likely due to agricultural practices and not fossil fuel production as previously thought.
Climate change threatens diet of rich and poor
10 March, 2016Reduced food availability will prompt changes to diet — such as reductions in fruit and vegetable intake — that could cause twice as many deaths as undernutrition, according to a study published in The Lancet.
Banning GMOs could increase greenhouse emissions
08 March, 2016Banning GMOs in the United States could result in higher food prices, a boost in greenhouse gas emissions and major loss of forest and pasture land, a study has shown.
Could global water management feed the hungry?
19 February, 2016Scientists have determined that improved agricultural water management could halve the global food gap by 2050.
The water-energy nexus
02 February, 2016Increasing output while reducing consumption of water is challenging the beverage and brewing industries.
Preventing food waste better strategy than turning it into biogas
21 January, 2016Cutting food waste instead of collecting it and turning it into biogas cuts energy impacts more than biogas production and use.
Tassal top of the table for sustainability
11 December, 2015Tasmanian salmon producer Tassal has been ranked number one in a report that benchmarks sustainability reporting and transparency in seafood companies.
Less meat = less heat, 'Meatless Monday' advocates say
10 December, 2015At the COP21 in Paris, scientists have urged world leaders not to overlook the climatic implications of burgeoning global rates of meat consumption.
The elephant in the room at Paris climate talks: why food production must change
07 December, 2015 by Tim Lang and Rebecca Wells, City University LondonThe grand political narratives around the COP21 conference in Paris will barely touch on one crucial aspect — food.
Hydroflux HyDAF Dissolved Air Flotation unit
23 November, 2015 | Supplied by: Hydroflux Industrial Pty LtdAustralian dairy ingredient processor Burra Foods recently installed a Hydroflux HyDAF Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) unit for primary wastewater treatment and successfully halved its energy costs.
From bread to bulb
11 November, 2015Researchers have found a way to create LEDs from food and beverage waste.
And you thought your electricity bill was out of control?
02 November, 2015 by Mathew Pugh, Hydroflux Industrial Pty Ltd | Supplied by: Hydroflux Industrial Pty LtdHow closely are you monitoring your wastewater discharge costs?
Pasteurisation system helps food waste AD facility achieve PAS 110 certification
02 November, 2015 | Supplied by: HRS Heat Exchangers Pty LtdPasteurisation technology supplied by HRS Heat Exchangers has helped international waste-to-product business Shanks Group gain PAS 110 certification for its Westcott Park AD facility in Buckinghamshire, UK.
What a waste of potatoes
28 October, 2015Food waste is a hot topic, and the humble potato is a disproportionate victim of our wasteful ways.
