The Van Trump Report

Month: March 2021

“Anuvia Plant Nutrients”… Turning Waste into Fertilizer

Agtech continues to draw new venture capital this year with the latest funding news come from an interesting startup called Anuvia Plant Nutrients. The bio-based fertilizer company just raised $103 million in a Series C funding round that will help it scale production and reach its goal to be in use on 20 million acres …

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Corn, Corn, and More Corn… the 2020 World of Corn Update!

I have huge respect and appreciation for all the hard-working people running our farm associations across America. One of the great groups is the folks over at the National Corn Growers Association. Each year they compile a massive amount of important corn statistics into an interactive online presentation called the World of Corn. If you’ve …

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A Deeper Look at Argentina’s 2020-21 Soybean Crop Prospects

Argentina’s 2020-21 soybean crop continues to be debated. The USDA lowered their estimate slightly from 48.0 down to 47.5 MMTs in yesterday’s March update. But this is still more optimistic than the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange, which currently pegs total soybean production at 46 MMTs. The latest crop condition ratings show only 15% of the …

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How a Humble Farm Wife Became One of the Most Successful Artists of the 20th Century

Anna Mary Robertson Moses took the art world by storm in 1940 when her one-woman show of 35 paintings was held in New York. Her scenes of bucolic rural American life would go on to be featured in more than 160 exhibitions in the U.S. and Europe by the early 1950s, sparking a frenzied interest …

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New Sciences, New Regulations, and New Crops

Genetically modified products remain a controversial issue here at home and in other countries across the globe. These concerns and mass media hype have stifled progress on many fronts especially in agriculture. However, some significant developments within technology and regulations are starting to pave the way for a lot of exciting things ahead, including new …

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Producing a Low Carbon Intensity Crop on Unused Land Over Winter

Cover crops have traditionally been used in agriculture to slow erosion, improve soil health, enhance water availability, and help control pests that might otherwise interfere with the actual crops that are being grown there for harvest. They’re planted to cover the soil rather than for the purpose of being harvested. But what if cover crops …

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When Life Hands You Locusts…Make Feed and Fertilizer!

Kenya is once again in the midst of a massive dessert locust plague just months after battling another invasion that left farmers reeling from massive crop losses. With a new generation of the voracious insect threatening livelihoods and food security, agtech startup The Bug Picture is helping Kenyan farmers harvest the locusts and turn them …

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