What we’re seeing is that, globally, kelp is traded at commodity scales and in the Gulf of Maine, we’re currently operating ...

OF AMERICANS. THE LOUISIANA INSURANCE COMMISSIONER APPROVES STATE FARM’S REQUEST TO LOWER AUTO INSURANCE RATES. STATE FARM’S AUTO RATE WILL NOW BE 5.9% LOWER FOR MORE THAN A MILLION POLICYHOLDERS, ...

A new economic modeling tool is helping Maine kelp farmers identify cost-saving strategies with remarkable precision. By analyzing farm design, weather, vessel types, and processing methods, it ...

Farming kelp is an expensive endeavor, in some scenarios costing about $2,618 per metric ton. But a new tool developed in Maine could help trim that cost to $383. Researchers at Kelson Marine Co. in ...

Kelson Marine and collaborators sample kelp grown on an open-ocean seaweed farm. Farming kelp to sell as food, beauty products, fertilizer additives and other goods is a growing industry in Maine, but ...

State Farm, Florida's third-largest auto insurer, is reducing rates by an average of 10% for its policyholders. This reduction, combined with previous cuts, amounts to a total of $1 billion in savings ...

State Farm is getting in on Florida’s auto insurance rate-cutting action. In a news release on Thursday, State Farm said its latest rate cut would bring down premiums for its customers by an average ...

'The latest rate cut filed this week means customers will see their premiums drop an average of 10 percent,' according to a State Farm statement WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Another car insurer just ...

The kelp forest is ephemeral, yet foundational. Fronds of this fast-growing giant seaweed come and go with the seasons, storms and waves, supporting communities of fish, invertebrates and even mammals ...

New environmental DNA tools can accurately and inexpensively quantify kelp-derived biomass in sediments below commercial kelp farms, according to research recently published in PLOS One. The new study ...