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The Protein Brewery Fermotein is EU Novel Food-Approved
The Protein Brewery Fermotein is EU Novel Food-Approved Article

The Protein Brewery Fermotein is EU Novel Food-Approved

The Protein Brewery Fermotein has received authorization under the EU Novel Food framework as a new protein ingredient that boasts a mycelium composition to work well as a sustainable protein option. The ingredient is achieve through biomass fermentation of the non-fruiting fungal species Rhizomucor pusillus that's related to strains use in Asian fermentation recipes like tempeh. The ingredient is suited…
Morris Beegle
June 20, 2026
‘If there’s no fertility, there are no farms’: Why big food is exploring regenerative agriculture
‘If there’s no fertility, there are no farms’: Why big food is exploring regenerative agriculture Article

‘If there’s no fertility, there are no farms’: Why big food is exploring regenerative agriculture

Global agriculture and the food supply chain account for nearly a third of total global greenhouse gas emissions, with farms responsible for almost half of those emissions. At the same time, agriculture is one of the sectors most threatened by climate change, with rising temperatures set to devastate food crops around the world.
Morris Beegle
June 19, 2026
Chinese-backed fiber venture, planned hemp block maker win .5M grants in Australia
Chinese-backed fiber venture, planned hemp block maker win $6.5M grants in Australia Article

Chinese-backed fiber venture, planned hemp block maker win $6.5M grants in Australia

A Chinese-backed project in New South Wales has won A$10 million ($6.5 million) in government funding for a processing facility that proponents say would be Australia’s first large-scale producer of linen-quality hemp fiber. Ausuntech Pty Ltd, plans to establish operations near Carrathool in southern New South Wales. The project would be backed by new equipment, power upgrades and supporting infrastructure.…
Morris Beegle
June 18, 2026
EIHA 2026: Industrial Hemp’s Future Takes Shape in Poland
EIHA 2026: Industrial Hemp’s Future Takes Shape in Poland Article

EIHA 2026: Industrial Hemp’s Future Takes Shape in Poland

By: Morris Beegle, I recently returned from Poznań, Poland, where I attended the 23rd Annual European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) Conference hosted by the Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants (IWNiRZ). Having attended hemp conferences around the world for more than a decade, one thing stood out immediately in Poland. The conversations continue to evolve. A few years ago,…
Morris Beegle
June 17, 2026
Upcoming hemp-THC ban will tank some Minnesota breweries, drink distributors
Upcoming hemp-THC ban will tank some Minnesota breweries, drink distributors Article

Upcoming hemp-THC ban will tank some Minnesota breweries, drink distributors

Omar Ansari watches thousands of THC beverages roll through Surly Brewing’s production facility each hour, wondering if he’ll have to shut down operations in a matter of months. Around him, machines fill, label and package cans while conveyor belts carry finished products into a warehouse stacked with beverages waiting to be delivered to liquor stores in Minnesota and beyond. Up…
Morris Beegle
June 17, 2026
Groundswell Review: Raising a Cup to Regenerative Agriculture
Groundswell Review: Raising a Cup to Regenerative Agriculture Article

Groundswell Review: Raising a Cup to Regenerative Agriculture

Groundswell, however, isn’t all that different from many other entries in the climate docs canon. It sounds an alarm over an urgent crisis, visiting locations around the world united in a fight to save the planet. But it serves a refreshingly optimistic tone, having learned from the doom and gloom of many alarmist eco docs. Filmmakers Joshua Tickell and Rebecca…
Morris Beegle
June 15, 2026
Earth’s Underground Fungus Network Is So Gigantic That If You Stretched It Out, It Would Reach to Other Star Systems
Earth’s Underground Fungus Network Is So Gigantic That If You Stretched It Out, It Would Reach to Other Star Systems Article

Earth’s Underground Fungus Network Is So Gigantic That If You Stretched It Out, It Would Reach to Other Star Systems

Scientists have mapped the Earth’s entire underground fungal network, showing that it’s so extensive that if it were stretched into a straight line, it would reach other star systems — and span a sizable chunk of the Milky Way galaxy, for that matter.
Morris Beegle
June 14, 2026
Consortium takes on challenges of advancing sustainable materials use commercially
Consortium takes on challenges of advancing sustainable materials use commercially Article

Consortium takes on challenges of advancing sustainable materials use commercially

The American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute (GCI) Natural Polymers Consortium (NPC), which launched in 2024, has published its first paper which can be found in ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. It identifies challenges and opportunities for advancing the use of natural polymers as commercially viable alternatives to products like single-use plastics and nonbiodegradable detergents, which are made with synthetic polymers. These are products that the public…
Morris Beegle
June 13, 2026
Cannabis foods and flowers face crackdown wave in Europe
Cannabis foods and flowers face crackdown wave in Europe Article

Cannabis foods and flowers face crackdown wave in Europe

The market for non-psychoactive cannabis products – from cookies to tea bags – is in trouble as EU countries impose fresh restrictions. The Cannabis sativa plant has long been in policymakers’ crosshairs. Beyond its psychoactive component, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the plant is prized for its fibres, which are used in everything from textiles to bioplastics and construction material.
Morris Beegle
June 12, 2026