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If You Want to Learn More About “Vertical Farming” Attend This Webinar

In agriculture, optimizing crop yield is one thing. Doing so at scale is something else. But, as the global population continues to grow, communities are looking for new ways to expand food production and more people are showing interest in vertical farming. But the big question is can and how will it be done at scale?"Urla Digital Agriculture" is working ...
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Federal Official Warns of “Day of Reckoning” as Colorado River Water Supply Cuts

Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee maintaining “critical levels” at the largest reservoirs in the United States — Lake Mead and Lake Powell — will require large reductions in water deliveries.“A warmer, drier West is what we are seeing today,” she said at a hearing. “And the challenges we are seeing ...
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It’s Official… Legendary “6666 Ranch” has New Hollywood Owners

The long-rumored deal for one of America's most historic ranches is "officially" official - the legendary 6666 Ranch in West Texas has been sold. The more than 266,000-acre property first established in 1870 is now owned by a group led by Hollywood writer Taylor Sheridan, who is probably best known for the hit television series "Yellowstone." The deal  "secretly" closed ...
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What We Need to Know About Silent “Bat-Killing” Fungus

Bats don't get the same "buzz" as bees when it comes to nature's pollinators, but they play a bigger role in agriculture than many might realize. And not only do they pollinate crops, they eat copious amounts of crop-killing insects. The population of this critical species is at risk though, with a deadly fungus known as "white-nose syndrome spreading unchecked ...
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Small Farming Robots That are Making a Big Difference!

"Per Plant Intelligence" is about having an understanding of every plant in the field. Where they are at in the growing cycle, what inputs they need, and how to best optimize their yield. "Per Plant Action" is the ability to take action at that same level of detail across an entire farm. A NEW ag start-up called "Small Robot Company" is developing ...
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Big Meat Companies Gobbling Up Alternative Meat Companies

Big meat and food conglomerates are gobbling up producers of meat alternatives according to the latest industry reports. Meat companies such as JBS and Cargill have invested heavily in plant-based proteins and laboratory-grown meats in recent years and bought out several smaller companies. Other companies investing heavily in the space also include Kellog's, Conagra, Tyson Foods, and NationalBeef Packing.The big ...
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Interesting… A Double-Edge Sword as Almond Farmers Juggle Drought and Plunging Prices

A majority of the world's almonds supplies come from California, a state that happens to be experiencing a historic drought. As shrinking water supplies threaten to push already razor-thin margins into negative territory, growers are increasingly questioning the economic sanity of sinking more money into the water-thirsty crop.Almond prices have plummeted to around $1.75 per pound since peaking at $4 ...
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USDA Report Examines Barriers to Higher Ethanol Blends in U.S.

Today, virtually all gasoline sold in the U.S. contains 10% ethanol (E10) thanks to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) that came into effect in 2005. Between 2005 and 2010, ethanol sales more than tripled before leveling off as a result of increased vehicle fuel efficiency and the rise of hybrid and electric vehicles. With these trends expected to continue, the ...
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Happy Birthday “Velveeta Cheese”

The famous Velveeta Cheese we all grew up with wasn't so much discovered as it was invented, and even stranger is the fact that it's actually the second cheese invented by Swiss immigrant Emil Frey. Frey emigrated to the US with his father in the late 1800's. His father was a farmer and cheese maker, and both eventually ended up ...
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GREAT LESSON – How Sri Lanka’s Organic Farming Experiment Went Terribly Wrong

Sri Lanka's government was recently toppled amid the worst economic crisis since the island nation gained independence in 1948. The country's ruling Rajapaksa family is blamed for severely mismanaging the economy, resulting in a default on Sri Lanka's sovereign debt, the collapse of its currency, and a humanitarian crisis due to a severe shortage of essentials. While the list of ...
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