Recent Updates

Cheryl Preyer 6/11/24 Cheryl Preyer 6/11/24

CEIF Member, Chapul Farms, Receives USDA Fertilizer Production and Expansion Program award

CEIF Member Chapul Farms Receives USDA Fertilizer Production and Expansion Program Award. Download press release.

CEIF 5/30/24 CEIF 5/30/24

Insects Potential in Mycotoxin Mitigation

Insects Potential in Mycotoxin Mitigation: This story is a key example of the natural benefits of these multiorganismal insects.

CEIF 4/26/24 CEIF 4/26/24

CEIF Member featured in FeedNavigator

CEIF 4/15/24 CEIF 4/15/24

Study explores cat owner willingness to use insect-ingredient foods

CEIF 4/3/24 CEIF 4/3/24

Past, Present, Future: Old Traditions of Eating Insects in Texas’s Hottest Restaurants and the Science of Insect Agriculture

Texas Highways Magazine explores the fun flavors of insect ingredients and asks CEIF about the future of bug agriculture.

CEIF 12/12/23 CEIF 12/12/23

The Real Reason for the Insect Farming Race

Cheryl Preyer 10/20/23 Cheryl Preyer 10/20/23

Tyson Foods & Protix Announce Partnership

CEIF Industry Members Tyson Foods and Protix Announce Partnership. Plans include building a U.S. factory.

CEIF 8/14/23 CEIF 8/14/23

Site Director Honored as "Scholar of the Month"

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Cheryl Preyer 6/1/23 Cheryl Preyer 6/1/23

NSF Emerging Researchers National Conference Highlights Diversity of Ag Opportunities

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Cheryl Preyer 5/23/23 Cheryl Preyer 5/23/23

NSF Grant Provides STEM Opportunities through CEIF

Cheryl Preyer 5/23/23 Cheryl Preyer 5/23/23

Students and Policy-Makers: The Future of Insect Agriculture

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Cheryl Preyer 7/21/22 Cheryl Preyer 7/21/22

The Next Frontier in Agriculture

CEIF and the Next Frontier in Agriculture

Cheryl Preyer 7/19/22 Cheryl Preyer 7/19/22

Research helps Insect Production Scale

Dr. Jeffery Tomberlin speaks to how research supports Insect Production scale-up.

Cheryl Preyer 3/28/22 Cheryl Preyer 3/28/22

CEIF Receives NSF Research Experience and Mentoring (REM) grant award!

NSF awards Research Experience and Mentoring Grant to CEIF. TAMU Aggie ACHIEVE and MSU ACCESS programs to benefit.

Cheryl Preyer 1/27/22 Cheryl Preyer 1/27/22

Chapul Farms raises $2.5 million to scale insects as waste and climate solution

Chapul announced today a $2.5 million raise in seed funding and partnership with Nexus PMG to launch Chapul Farms, an end-to-end, regenerative insect agriculture project development company.

Cheryl Preyer 8/24/21 Cheryl Preyer 8/24/21

CEIF talks insect agriculture on Indiana Public Radio

CEIF’s Dr. Christine Picard talks insect agriculture, sustainability, and sneaking cricket flour into her baking on Indiana Public Radio

Cheryl Preyer 7/26/21 Cheryl Preyer 7/26/21

CEIF receives Phase I funding as an IUCRC

CEIF was awarded Phase I funding through the IUCRC program with the National Science Foundation. Learn more about the program and award here.