These aquatic ‘superplants’ are low-emission, local food for cows
Fyto grows aquatic plants in tanks, which take up less room and use fewer resources than traditional cow-feed farming. And the cows seem to love it.
Last year, on a dairy farm at Point Reyes, north of San Francisco, the startup, Fyto, temporarily installed a greenhouse that could automatically grow and harvest bright green aquatic plants, such as duckweed that normally grow in lakes or ponds. The pilot was designed to show that the crop could begin to replace traditional cattle feed—and potentially help cut a farm’s carbon footprint by 50%.