P&P Optica: A New ‘Eye in the Sky’ to Prevent Food Contamination

Traditional food processing systems have a major flaw: scale. What works with human workers and on limited order sizes falls apart when you’re dealing with massive amounts of food and millions of pieces of food per shift. Human food inspectors simply can’t keep up. Trouble is, automated systems have long been unable to match the level of accuracy achieved by human inspectors, leading to potential contamination and food safety issues. Learn how one company is solving this problem with advanced digital optics at, “A New ‘Eye in the Sky’ to Prevent Food Contamination,” a webinar to be held at 3pm CT on October 25th featuring Olga Pawluczyk, CEO of P&P Optica.

Equinom: Breeding the Plant Proteins of Tomorrow

According to the United Nations, the global population is on track to reach 9.5 billion by 2050, up nearly 50% from 2000. That’s a lot of new mouths to feed, and in addition to this increased demand for food increased incomes and urbanization mean that the types of food are changing as well. Demand for protein, for instance, is set to double for 2050, raising concerns over the sustainability of animal protein as it is produced today. Learn how one company is working to address this demand in a sustainable way at “Breeding the Plant Proteins of Tomorrow,” a webinar featuring Gil Shalev, PhD, CEO of Equinom.

Victory Hemp Foods: Will Hemp be America’s Next Commodity Row Crop?

Hemp used to be everywhere. George Washington famously grew it on his Mount Vernon estate in Virginia, as did fellow founding father Thomas Jefferson, and the plant’s fibers were widely celebrated for their exceptional strength and durability. That changed, of course, with the debate over marijuana, which is effectively the same plant but contains the intoxicant THC. What was once a major part of the colonial economy was effectively outlawed and fell out of favor. However, that has the potential to change with the Farm Bill, which could lead to a significant increase in hemp production.

Arvegenix: A Productive Winter Cover Crop That Pays

A cover crop is a crop that’s planted primarily in the offseason to manage soil erosion, soil fertility, soil quality, water, weeds, pests, diseases and other long-term farm concerns. Once that work is done, though, these crops are typically plowed under so the land can be used again for productive purposes. Learn how one company is working to develop cover crops that, instead of costing the farmer money, actually generates income at “A Productive Winter Cover Crop That Pays,” a webinar featuring Jerry Steiner, CEO of Arvegenix.

TerViva: Transforming Distressed Farmland for New Uses Through Pongamia

The world’s arable land base continues to shrink every year at an alarming rate, falling by 40 million acres in the past 40 years in the U.S. alone. At the same time, the global population is growing rapidly, causing demand for food and fuel to soar. According to some estimates, we will need to double food production by 2050 in order to feed all of these people. Learn how one company is making the future of robot harvesting crews a reality at “Transforming Distressed Farmland for New Uses Through Pongamia,” a webinar featuring Naveen Sikka, founder and CEO of TerViva.