For most of Connecticut’s agriculture sector, the harvest has already concluded by this time of year. But for a new crop of farmers growing sugar kelp in the waters of the Long Island Sound, planting ...

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 ...

Then the kelp is cultured with string around PVC pipe; the larval forms of kelp attach to the string. After they have grown to an eighth of an inch in length, they are transferred to a line at the ...

Vertically integrated seaweed farmer and food producer Ocean’s Balance in Biddeford is importing an industrial-scale dehydrator to process up to 30,000 pounds of kelp per day. COURTESY / OCEAN'S ...

For most of Connecticut’s agriculture sector, the harvest has already concluded by this time of year. But for a new crop of farmers growing sugar kelp in the waters of the Long Island Sound, planting ...