Kelp has long been used to keep cows healthy but it may also help reduce emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas. A cow sticks her nose into a tub of kelp additive at Larson family dairy near Ottertail ...

Oceans, rivers and lakes are chockful of thousands of underwater plants and algae collectively described as seaweed. Demand for seaweed — kelp, specifically — has exploded as scientists have confirmed ...

Another startup sees farmed kelp as a market opportunity — this time for use in skin care. Cold Current Kelp in Kittery grows kelp, extracts compounds from the seaweed and makes the a variety of skin ...

When we think of kelp, the time has come to think beyond the artificially colored neon green seaweed salad that comes alongside sushi take-out. Eaten dried, fresh, pureed, fermented, pickled, steamed, ...

It’s a typical summer afternoon in Kommetjie, a coastal community about 25 miles south of Cape Town, South Africa’s capital. The sun dances atop the surf, and a cool breeze blows down off the ...

Stonington Whiting, by Chef David Standridge, wrapped in sugar kelp, tempura fried with fresh mint, cilantro, Moromi shoyu and togarashi aioli. Legend has it that some forms of kelp can grow up to two ...

For most of Connecticut’s agriculture sector, the harvest has already concluded by this time of year. But for a new crop of farmers growing sugar kelp in the waters of the Long Island Sound, planting ...

Vertically integrated seaweed farmer and food producer Ocean’s Balance in Biddeford is importing an industrial-scale dehydrator to process up to 30,000 pounds of kelp per day. COURTESY / OCEAN'S ...

This is a special encore segment of “Under the Radar with Callie Crossley.” This originally published on Sept. 8, 2023. Oceans, rivers and lakes are chock-full of thousands of underwater plants and ...

For most of Connecticut’s agriculture sector, the harvest has already concluded by this time of year. But for a new crop of farmers growing sugar kelp in the waters of the Long Island Sound, planting ...