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Week 46 · 5–11 Nov 2026 · InnovationInnovation, this week
What the farming and nutrition podcasts we follow said this week about innovation: 1 story leans strongly to it, led by “Food security and affordability”. What was said, why it matters, and where to listen.
- Innovation
Food security and affordability
Talking Biotech covers Danforth Centre's virus-resistant cassava for sub-Saharan Africa. S2G Podcast examines food affordability politics after the US midterms. Eat This Podcast explores Irish black pudding and subsistence food traditions; World Food Prize profiles Borlaug's legacy via the Heritage Foundation.
Why it matters. From gene editing to affordability politics, these shape how food security is pursued and funded.
Listen: World Food Prize Podcast: Dialogue That Feeds the World · Eat This Podcast · Talking Biotech with Dr. Kevin Folta · The S2G Podcast
Also in this edition
- Natural vs industrial farming
- Soil water storage and irrigation tech
- Weather forecasting reliability
- Agricultural education and training
- Soil health convergence
- Avian influenza spreads across UK
- High-protein trend in red meat
- Farm infrastructure and capital barriers
- By-products in dairy feed shift milk nutrients
- Fivemiletown cattle cull review
Innovation in earlier weeks
The full Week 46 edition · The podcasts we follow · The weekly data