The Van Trump Report

Month: November 2020

Beans, Bitcoin, and Turkey with Kevin & Jordan Van Trump

This is one you don’t want to miss as Jordan and I discuss the current grain markets, what’s happening in Bitcoin, the shift towards a paperless money world, post corona thoughts, Thanksgiving turkey news, AgSwag updates, and current investment ideas. https://www.farmtank.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Beans-Bitcoin-and-Turkey.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Canola Might be a Crop to Consider as it Works to Gain More Marketshare

An interesting company called Danimer Scientific is developing sustainable packaging and is expanding the capacity of its bioplastic production, which uses canola oil as a primary feedstock. Danimer has been in the news quite a bit lately thanks to some well-known customers, with Bacardi the latest to partner with the company. The giant liquor company …

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What’s Next for U.S. Offshore Aquaculture

Aquaculture is a hot industry right now both in the eyes of investors looking for the next great growth opportunity and environmentalists that want to reign in the industry’s expansion. Commercial operations has been hopeful about some of President Trump’s moves to ease regulations, particularly for offshore fish farming, but that optimism is fading as …

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The Push to Renewables… and Perhaps Places to Invest?

The International Energy Agency is saying “Renewables” are set to overtake coal this decade as the world’s favorite fuel for generating electricity. Believe it or not, wind and solar power have become the cheapest form of new electricity in most of the world today. Several groups on Wall Street are predicting an energy “tipping point” …

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Everyone in Ag Should Read and Fully Understand… Your Future Might be Impacted!

If you look at the forces driving Cellular Agriculture you can see that it is scaling quickly. Just four short years ago, there were really only two players in the lab-grown meat game, today there are +80, and with rapidly evolving consumer interest, it could soon be +10% of the meat market. This year alone …

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Interesting Reports & Research on Foodtech Sector and Next Gen Food Outlook

Funding in the Foodtech sector has grown at a +53% compounded annual rate (CAGR) since 2011, according to a new report from global venture capital fund White Star Capital. Deal volume has grown +27% CAGR over the same time period. White Star notes the Foodtech ecosystem is maturing with a large number of IPO and …

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Turkey Time!

It’s that time of year… make sure you have your orders placed if you are buying fresh birds from a local retailer, I’ve hard supplies could be a little tight in some areas. My grandpa always told me there were several tricks to picking the right bird for Thanksgiving. Through the years of travel and …

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