The Van Trump Report

Month: February 2020

Bayer Announces Herbicide Breakthrough

Herbicide resistance has been a growing problem for farmers but Bayer says its researchers have made a breakthrough that could be a game-changer for producers battling resistant grasses. The bad news is it probably won’t be available for about a decade. Bayer’s scientists have identified a chemical molecule that’s proved effective against glyphosate-resistant ryegrass and …

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Putting America’s Land Usage Into Economic Perspective

America has one of the largest landmasses in the world at its disposal with over 3.8 million square miles, and that’s without taking into account either Alaska or Hawaii. In an interesting article recently published by the World Economic Forum, they raised the question of how America’s land actually gets used by our economy, meaning …

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Nine Generations Later Americas Oldest Distillery Still Running

Laird & Company is synonymous with apple spirits, producing the vast majority of all Applejack and American Apple Brandy on the market. The Laird family began distilling in America in 1698 after Alexander Laird emigrated from County Fife, Scotland, where he had already perfected his distilling technique. Apples were the most abundant natural resource in …

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