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Researchers from twelve countries are concerned with the question of how farmers can use these so-called marginal agricultural areas with little effort by growing industrial plants in an economically profitable manner. The Department of Renewable Raw Materials in the Bioeconomy at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart is one of 26 cooperation partners in the bioeconomy project funded by the EU with around six million euros. With almost 400,000 euros in funding, the project is one of the research heavyweights in Hohenheim. The EU project “Marginal lands for Growing Industrial Crops: Turni...

Image: Alexey Pavluts/Adobe Stock St. Patrick gets a big shoutout every March, which gave us the idea of honoring some folks who we are calling the patron saints of extrusion. We begin with Archimedes, who is credited with making the first screw pump. Spring is here — more so in some places than others — but as sure as the earth moves around the sun, it’s coming. And if you still believe the earth stands still, you are in good company. About 500 years ago, almost everyone believed that, and all of us today still hold on to the possibility of miracles, but not...

Winfried Kretschmann: Germany's baby boomer Green party wunderkind Germany's first and so far only Green state premier has been returned to office in regional elections this Sunday. His alliance with the conservative CDU is seen as a model for the national level in the post-Merkel era. For Winfried Kretschmann it's enough to campaign with the slogen 'You know me' At age 72, Winfried Kretschmann was uncertain if he should run again, but he said he looked to the example of former California Governor Jerry Brown in the US, who was in office until he was 80, and decided to throw his hat in aft...

Could rubber from dandelions make tires more sustainable? The Russian dandelion helped supply the Allied forces with rubber through the Second World War. Now, tire makers are hoping it could make a commercial comeback. Could the humble dandelion revolutionize tire manufacturing supply chains? In 1931, Soviet scientists were on the hunt for a natural source of rubber that would help the USSR become self-sufficient in key materials.   They scoured the vast and various territories of the Soviet Union and tested over 1,000 different species looking for an alternative to the South American rubb...

Bayer to launch Vanity Citrus®, its new biological product to control citrus farm pests Bayer will introduce Vanity Citrus®, its latest biological and pheromone-based crop protection product to control pests on citrus farms during the International Symposium on Horticulture in Europe – SHE2021, March 8-11. Bayer is a main sponsor of the event, which invites scientists and industry leaders to discuss the latest achievements and developments in horticulture. Bob Reiter, Head of Research and Development for Bayer Crop Science is a SHE2021 featured speaker. He will discuss the company’s R&D...