In total, for 2020, we’ll have 13 full Moons, including 2 two Supermoons, and a full Moon on Halloween, which is more uncommon than you may realize. The first full Moon of 2020 howled onto the scene with January’s Wolf Moon on January 10th. And usually, we have one for each month, making the total …
With Halloween right around the corner, I thought it would be fun to talk about one of the deadliest gardens in the world. From stories I’ve heard, The Alnwick Garden is one of north England’s most beautiful attractions, where acres of colorful plants invite visitors to wander through rows of fragrant roses, manicured topiaries, and …
The Deadliest Garden in The World… And Some Plants You Might Have Read More »
One thing I always look forward to during the final stretch of any year are the forecasts and outlooks for the year ahead. This year in particular has seen so many upheavals and shifts in consumer trends, it has been tough to keep track of what’s happening. That makes the insights into where we might …
One of the more promising ideas for removing carbon emissions from our air takes a cue from the Earth’s built-in air filters – trees. Arizona State University professor Klaus Lackner has created a “mechanical tree” that promises to be thousands of times more efficient than the leafy CO2 absorbers they mimic. ASU and Silicon Kingdom …
Just When You Thought You Had Seen it All… NEW Technology Brings Us Trees! Read More »
It’s hard to think of a time in the past few decades when the need to get away from it all felt more vital than ever for our own collective sanity. Americans are lucky in that we have some of the most amazing landscapes in the world just a car ride away. An even luckier …
Explore Ranches Opens the Gates to America’s Most Pristine Landscapes Read More »
Most people I speak with had no idea that someone could simply “lease” or rent a seat at the Chicago Board of Trade or New York Stock Exchange. You leased a seat, found an investor to stake a bit of money, and started trading on the floor. There was a little more to it than …
Did You Know You Could “Rent” Seats on the Stock Exchange? Read More »
I remember over a decade ago seeing some of the first drones being used in the ag industry at my Kansas City Conference. They were much larger in size, the cameras were not nearly as good and they were a great deal more expensive. Today, UAVs, as they are called, have become recognized as the …
A military conflict is brewing between China and Taiwan and it could ultimately embroil not just all of Asia but also the U.S. and other global powers. In fact, the Chinese recently released a propaganda video that depicted a mock military attack on a target resembling a U.S. Air Force base in Guam. See the …
Why Wall Street is Watching Taiwan… What You Need to Know Read More »
Autonomous Pivot is enabling growers to turn their center-pivot irrigation systems into an army of autonomous AI farming robots by utilizing proprietary sensing of oil & crop, deep learning, and AI for autonomous farming. AP’s goal to turn center-pivot irrigation systems into a robotics platform for autonomous irrigation, fertigation, and crop protection, will employ the …
Carbon credits are in the news recently with the industry marking some significant milestones. Indigo Agriculture announced the first carbon credit purchase commitments from major global brands, including JPMorgan, Barclays, Shopify, and IBM. At the same time, carbon marketplace developer Nori is about to finalize the first high-volume purchase of credits on its platform which, …
