Panelists: Ag’s challenge to feed world without depleting resources

FORT COLLINS – Crop farmers and protein producers indeed can feed a growing global population, though how to do so without straining the earth’s resources remains a central concern, agricultural experts said.

Agribusiness experts from companies operating throughout the world convened at Colorado State University on Wednesday to discuss how innovation will play a role in increased agricultural production in the next decade. They pointed to water conservation technologies, navigational devices, drones and genetically modified crops as ways that producers can help meet growing demand.

The panel at the CSU Agricultural Innovation Summit featured nearly two-dozen executives, environmentalists, academics and farmers in…