Beta Bugs Limited

"The problem of organic waste is tremendous, and companies and municipalities need additional solutions and alternatives." Read the below article 'Food for the Future’s Felipe Mayol: Insect feed provides perfect complement to traditional fishmeal' to find out how producing an alternative to aquafeed can help with organic waste problems; https://lnkd.in/g34xjSNb #aquafeed #alternativeprotein #blacksoldierfly #wastemanagementsolution

We're excited to announce the return of The Farm of the Future webinar series this autumn! Our upcoming webinars will cover: 🧪 Methane inhibitors and their impact 🦗 Diversifying into the world of insect farming 🐑 Unlocking the full potential of your sheep farm through data and wool Visit our website's events page to sign up for free live access. Members of RASE can catch up anytime through our online resources. #FarmOfTheFuture #InsectFarming #MethaneReduction #SheepFarming Innovation for Agriculture Annie Williams UK Agri-Tech Centre Philip Ingram Cargill Animal Nutrition & Health dsm-firmenich Flybox®Larry Kotch Thomas Farrugia Beta Bugs Limited Emma Strong Holly Shearman

Our Black Soldier Fly eggs, Just-Fly™ are ideal for insect farming market entrants who wish to fast-track towards creating profitable and scalable impact, along with operators who solely require standard Black Soldier Fly eggs. To learn more about our Black Soldier Fly eggs, please visit- https://lnkd.in/eymm-HmK If you are based in the United Kingdom and would like to place an order for our Just-Fly™ Eggs, please email info@betabugs.uk #bsf #blacksoldierfly #bsfeggs #justflyeggs #insectfarming

📢Our next Beta Bits newsletter is live over on the blog 📢 Since our last Beta Bits, it has been all systems go at Beta Bugs HQ! We marked 5 years of Beta Bugs in Scotland, where our team has now grown to nearly 20 employees, we have continued our travels to events promoting our industry, continue to secure large, regular orders of our Black Soldier Fly egg products, including our BSF Starter Packs and are working behind the scenes on a new larvae product, so watch this space! We are also deep in preparation for the 5th edition of Beta Buzz, our ‘must-have’ insect farming publication which will be released next month. Read the full Beta Bits below; https://lnkd.in/eneBVM_N #betabits #newsletter #insectfarmingnews #news#2024 #betabugs

According to a new independent economic impact assessment, EIT Food’s investment in startups has significant economic, environmental, societal, political and health-related benefits to the European agrifood system and beyond. Published on the 15th of August 2024, the report assesses the impact of EIT Food’s investment in 549 startups participating in three flagship entrepreneurship programmes: EIT Food Seedbed Incubator, EIT Food Accelerator Network and EIT Food RisingFoodStars. Today, we are super proud to share the key findings: The headline outcome: for every €1 invested by EIT Food, a wider economic benefit of €6 can be forecast over 10 years, growing to €13 over 15 years. This highlights the value of targeted, systemic and early support. Over 10 years, EIT Food Entrepreneurship had an impact of €145 million at the European level, rising to €340 million over 15 years. Between 2018 and 2023, €28 million were invested in the three EIT Food Entrepreneurship programmes. For the startups participating in EIT Food Seedbed Incubator, EIT Food Accelerator Network and EIT Food RisingFoodStars: 1130+ new jobs were created.  Regional and gender inequalities are being addressed, with women supported directly and indirectly in entrepreneurial activities.  In addition to economic impact, 94% of respondents stated that they are creating societal, environmental and health benefits (carbon emissions reductions = 70% of respondents; reduction of water use or other natural resources = 62%; social benefits to citizens such as food security, affordability = 46%; and health e.g. improved human diet, or reduction in diseases = 42%). If you are an impactful AgriFoodTech startup wanting to launch, accelerate or scale, register your interest for the EIT Food Seedbed Incubator, EIT Food Accelerator Network and EIT Food RisingFoodStars programmes https://lnkd.in/ddX_3fP2 or email entrepreneurship@eitfood.eu. To download the full report: https://lnkd.in/gbNJzEyr or read the article, click: https://lnkd.in/gMesFB5D Thank you Andrew Carlin, Rebecca Thompson, Richard Zaltzman, Benoit Buntinx, Marie Russier, Narjis Chakir, Lukxmi Balathasan, Yulia Bodnar, Claudia Ciovica, Joanne Mazoyer, James Dacey, Marta Marín Hidalgo, Rebecca Poulsen, Laura Curtis, Ann Generlich, Martina Burolo, Holloid, Beta Bugs Limited, Redefine Meat, Orbisk, farmAIr and everyone involved.

"The team at Beta Bugs, working with The University of Edinburgh, has achieved the highest grade of outstanding for their Knowledge Transfer project on improving Black Soldier Fly breeding performance as a high-quality protein source for livestock." We have been highlighted by the Roslin Innovation Centre for our recent news on achieving the highest grade of outstanding for our Knowledge Transfer project, click below to read more;

'Can black soldier flies convert food waste to bioplastic?' Researchers at New South Wales Southern Cross University (SCU) are investigating the potential of black soldier flies to reduce organic waste while creating a sustainable form of bioplastic, read the full article below - https://lnkd.in/g-uxChBV #bioplastic #foodwaste #bsf

Our CEO and Founder at Beta Bugs, Thomas Farrugia contributed to the recent article featured in The Observer, part of The Guardian, 'British Firms Strive to Create a Buzz'. The article focuses on the UK insect farming sector and how it is rapidly evolving thanks to the Black Soldier Fly and its many benefits to the economy and the environment, read the full article below;

Beta Bugs Limited is featured in The Guardian ‘British firms strive to create a buzz around insect farming’ article. The innovative tenant company, based on The University of Edinburgh’s Easter Bush Campus, is looking at ways to breed better black soldier flies and sells larvae and eggs to businesses wanting to farm their own insects. https://lnkd.in/ezQVbEiB #innovation #insectfarming #foodsecurity #sustainability #onehealth #roslin #midlothian #openforbusiness #inthezone Midlothian Science Zone

Can farmers use BSF for waste management? 🦟🦗 Farmers can use the BSF to reduce the high volumes of agricultural waste. BSFL can convert various agricultural waste streams into multiple end products. For example, organic fruit/vegetable farmers can feed on the waste stream from their sites and then feed those BSFL to chickens for the human food chain. Utilising BSF farming on farm can help bring down the costs for the farmer and their carbon footprint instead of having to outsource waste disposal and or feed ingredients from an external service. Head over to the Beta Bugs Blog for more insect farming FAQs; https://lnkd.in/epSNC8is #bsf #circulareconomy #zerowaste #wastemanagement #betabugs #bsfl #insects #farm #farming #insectfarm #insectfarming #blacksoldierfly