Backyard chickens were all the rage with urbanites during the Covid-19 pandemic. For some, those chickens acted as a sort of gateway drug that spurred a craze for other farm animals, only in miniature form. Breeders say the rising popularity of these mini versions is driven in part by a similar rise in the “country” …
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There was a lot of excitement about the potential boost to farm income when the US introduced a national initiative to exponentially increase the production of “sustainable aviation fuel”, aka SAF. That excitement has turned to frustration, though, with farmers largely left on their own to navigate the crop possibilities. Researchers at the University of …
Study Identifies Best Biofuel Crops for Sustainable Aviation Fuel, By Region Read More »
Kevin Van Trump and Andy Daniels sit down with Emily French to discuss current thoughts regarding longer term outlook on soybean prices heading into 2025, trading weather threats moving forward, opinions on grain demand projections for 2024/2025, sub $9.00 soybean futures on the horizon, Chinese demand for US grains over the next decade, loopholes in …
The National FFA Organization, often referred to simply as FFA, has been helping America’s youth prepare for leadership roles and careers in agriculture since 1928. Earlier this month, the group announced it had reached a record-breaking milestone of having more than one million FFA members: 1,027,273. The seeds for today’s FFA were planted in 1925 …
The last installment of this report took a contrarian view to the belief that a Pacific war is inevitable. If peace prevails, your author believes, many Chinese businesses, including agribusinesses that are discounted for geopolitical reasons will climb in value relative to their Western peers. The report examined a number of Chinese firms including Alibaba …
Last week, we introduced the Lezak Recurring Cycle (LRC) methodology, a weather prediction model that Gary Lezak has been refining over the past three decades. This week, we’ll explore how the LRC is transforming the agricultural sector by enabling precise and informed decisions through forecasts that are reliable up to nearly a year in advance. …
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USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) recently did a deep dive into the US dairy industry and the significant changes it has undergone over the past two decades. One of the biggest takeaways from the research is that while US dairy farm numbers have decreased significantly, milk production has increased thanks to advances in technologies and …
US Dairy Farms Getting Bigger, but Numbers are Dramatically Shrinking Read More »
Cornflakes is celebrating its 130th year anniversary! It was actually on this day back in 1894 that Dr. John Harvey Kellogg created a breakfast cereal made by toasting flakes of corn (maize). It was a food that Kellogg thought would be healthy for the patients of the Battle Creek Sanitarium in Michigan where he was …
Earthworms generally tend to be viewed as a friendly find in gardens and farm fields. The squirmy creatures can be hugely beneficial in their native habitats, helping to aerate soil, breakdown organic matter, and recycle nutrients. Non-native species, however, can wreak havoc on ecosystems as some parts of North America are unfortunately starting to discover. …
Invasive Earthworms are Wreaking Havoc on America’s Soils Read More »
I wanted to share that we are starting a new relationship with our good friend Gary Lezak at Weather20/20. Gary worked as the Chief Meteorologist at KSHB 41 in my hometown of Kansas City for 23 years, from 1999 to 2022, and has been doing some very interesting research the whole time. We believe his …
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