The Van Trump Report

Month: December 2021

It Was a Farmer that Started “Santa School”

Charles W. Howard was a farmer that couldn’t contain his displeasure with seeing Santas in frayed suits, cheap beards, and who also had inadequate knowledge of reindeer. So in 1937, he determined to improve the problems by starting a “Santa School”. History reports the first class consisted of just three men. Eventually, however, Howard would …

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Can Lab-Grown Seafood Help Save the Oceans?

Seafood is a decadent, delicious and nutritious source of protein recommended broadly by doctors and dietitians as part of a healthy diet. Yet, with the increasing acidification and changing oceans and the growing world population, the planet needs better solutions for producing seafood. We need to get more seafood protein to more consumers while protecting …

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Van Trump Farms Partnering with “EarthOptics” to Help Change How We Look at Soils

The ways we monitor soil haven’t changed a lot in the past 50 years, but EarthOptics CEO, Lars Dyrud believes the next frontier of precision agriculture lies deep underground. Using high-tech imaging techniques, the company maps the physical and chemical composition of fields faster, better, and less expensively than traditional techniques, and has raised +$10 …

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On Our Radar… Bird Flu Situation Worsening in Europe

Poultry producers in Europe are bracing for a bitter winter battle against Avian Influenza with cases spreading rapidly across the region. Several variants of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly called bird flu, have been reported with the H5N1 and H5N8 strains seeming to be the most dominant, although at least 8 different variants are …

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“Renewable Energy” Capacity Exploding Higher

The world’s renewable energy capacity is set to accelerate at a record pace in 2021, with an expected all-time record high for new installation. That’s according to the International Energy Agency’s annual Renewables Market Report, which forecasts the deployment of renewable energy technologies in electricity, transport, and heat to 2026.  Overall, renewables are expected to …

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