A Roadmap to Better Decision Making

In its first Super Bowl ad, Chipotle goes deep into the world of agriculture. The short advertisement created by Venables Bell & Partners, begins with a young boy dining at home, burrito in hand, who poses the question, “What if this burrito could change the world?” We all need to pay very close attention as more and more companies market to ...
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Soil compaction can reduce yield by up to -20% but primary tillage, the typical solution to this problem, is time-consuming and costs farmers up to $30 per acre. At the same time, excessive tillage adversely affects soil structure, harms the soil microbiome, and increases the likelihood of soil erosion that contributes to lower crop productivity and declining water quality. EarthOptics sees ...
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It's that time of year when the nation waits for a giant rodent to tell us when spring will arrive. Famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil will emerge from his burrow this morning to deliver his highly anticipated forecast. But don't get too excited - he's usually wrong. February 2 of every year marks the halfway mark between the Winter Solstice and ...
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 The group talks about their current and longer-term investments and outlooks. Topics discussed included the current agricultural markets, what's happening on Wall Street, investments in precious metals, cryptocurrency, real estate, energy, and more. This is a great conversation that you don't want to miss. We start talking more ag market specifics later in the conversation, so make sure to stick around! ...
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Vow, a Sydney-based innovative food startup is taking cell-based protein to a new level and developing cultured versions of unconventional exotic animal meats. Unlike many other cultivated meat startups that are working on creating steak, chicken and seafood using cellular agriculture, Vow is dedicated to using the technology to grow products such as tortoise, kangaroo, zebra, and yak. Founded in 2019, cofounders George Peppou and ...
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As the world continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic, food inflation has risen to its highest levels in over a decade. The United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) gauge of food prices for December reached a six-year high, even as global grain supplies remain at comfortable levels. For many countries experiencing sharp food inflation, the issue is exacerbated by ...
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Weeds are a long-standing problem, aggressively hindering crop production by competing with plants for key resources. The team at new Ag Tech startup TerMir believes they are finding some solutions. the company was founded by award-winning scientist Dr. Chad Brommer who earned his PhD from the University of Kentucky in Crop Science & Plant Physiology. He earned his MS in ...
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Vertical farming has attracted a lot of attention as a way to provide fresh produce for humans but a company called Grōv Technologies thinks the same techniques can revolutionize the global animal feed market. The company's Olympus Tower Farm system can produce as much as 5,000 to 6,000 pounds of sprouted grass per day, taking up only 857 square feet ...
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Before "Rosie the Riveter" became the face of women supporting America's war efforts, it was "farmerettes" that replaced male laborers that were called into military service. For those not familiar, Rosie the Riveter was an iconic female factory worker pictured on a WWII-era poster that urged women to take jobs previously done by men, as the mass recruitment of men ...
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The lead up to the Super Bowl every year inevitably turns to chicken wing demand. Super Bowl LIV, which was played pre-pandemic on February 2, saw Americans consume an estimated 1.4 billion chicken wings. That was a new record high and 20 million more than the previous year. That amount of chicken wings is enough to put 640 wings on ...
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