April Content Spotlight: AgTech

Our April Content Spotlight explores what’s new in agricultural technology, which leverages cutting-edge tools and methods from CRISPR gene-editing to regenerative agriculture and farm robotics to address the challenges of modern farming. Below you’ll find resources that speak to the need to feed a growing global population while minimizing environmental impact. Learn about underutilized crops, indoor farming techniques, new technologies to promote food safety, and more!  

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Brain Food blog 

• The Promise of Underutilized and Biofortified Crops

Food Technology [IFT Member Benefit]

• Ag-Tech's Passionate Pragmatist

• The Bountiful Promise of Indoor Farming

• On the Road to Net Zero: Next-Generation Agriculture

Omnivore podcast

• Ep. 33: Ag Futurist Robert Saik, Vickie Kloeris on NASA, @TheBlackFoodScientist Shares the Science

Advocacy Toolkit

• Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

IFT FIRST 2023 Archive

• Convergence Science and Innovation for Future-Proof Sustainable Food Systems

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) Discovery of Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) Food Coating Materials 

• Applying Machine Learning Techniques to Identify Emerging Villain and Hero Ingredients Before They Hit the Headlines  

Journal of Food Science [Subscription Required—IFT Member Discount Available]

• Comparison of 2D and 3D Convolutional Neural Networks in Hyperspectral Image Analysis of Fruits Applied to Orange Bruise Detection

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety [IFT Member Benefit]

• Trends in Maintaining Postharvest Freshness and Quality of Rubus Berries

On-demand videos

• Research and Technology Advances in Urban Agriculture

• Combating Dairy Food Waste from Farm to Fork 

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