A Roadmap to Better Decision Making

With online food delivery’s worldwide revenue exploding, products that can make delivery safer or more convenient are in significant demand. Luxury home builder Jeremy High plans to dive deep into the space with his new company called "Fresh Portal". It turns out that one of the recurring ask he gets from his high-end clientele who are building in Monterey, California ...
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There's always a lot of debate about how we define a "farm" and how that definition then works to impact political decisions and programs in Washington. Many argue politicians give too loud of a voice to the small farmers that make up very little of our nation's production. It's certainly interesting when you start to look at the data and ...
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Palm oil is the world's most-produced, consumed, and traded vegetable oil. Derived from the fruit of oil palm trees found in tropical climates, it's believed humans have been using the oil for more than 5,000 years. The oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) originated from West Africa and were brought to South-East Asia just over 100 years ago as an ornamental tree ...
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Hundreds of plant species have a trait that allows them to form seeds without fertilization. Called "apomixis," these plants clonally form seeds that are exactly the same genetic make-up as the mother plant that produces them. The potential benefit of this phenomenon for agriculture has long been recognized as it allows easy propagation of high yielding hybrids, but there has ...
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America celebrates President's Day on the third Monday of February every year, in honor of the Feb. 22, 1732, birthday of George Washington, the first president and Revolutionary War leader. Some states and local governments use the day to also recognize Abraham Lincoln, who was born on February 12, 1809. Both Presidents were also farmers. In fact, Lincoln used his ...
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Diesel engines are critical to the global economy, powering more than 99% of all semi-trucks and serving as the universal default in heavy-duty equipment for agriculture, construction, and many other industries. For the last five years, the founders of ClearFlame Engine Technologies have been looking for a way to clean up these workhorses of modern industry while leveraging existing infrastructure ...
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In this episode of Highly Volatile, four veteran traders Kevin Van Trump, Andy Daniels, David Parker, and Mark Bishop provide their insights and opinions about the market's current landscape and the hurdles, pitfalls and opportunities that might be encountered in the journey ahead.    ...
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The world uses a lot of rubber. In 2020, some 12.7 million metric tons of natural rubber and 14.2 million metric tons of synthetic rubber were consumed worldwide. While synthetic rubber is perfectly suitable for many common household items, manufacturers of heavy-duty products like tires prefer the quality of natural rubber. Thousands of plant species produce rubber naturally but most ...
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Netherland-based startup, "InnerPlant" is allowing crops to speak to growers with some pretty cool new technology. Currently, by the time plants show visible signs of stress, it’s often too late, meaning even if farmers catch something like a fungal infection or an infestation of pests in one part of their fields they’ll most likely have to apply an expensive product ...
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Global feed production in 2021 climbed +2.3% in 2021, a fact that may be surprising considering the massive challenges the industry faced amid supply chain disruptions, continued disease outbreaks, and myriad other struggles that have accompanied the Covid-19 pandemic. Interestingly, the biggest gain in production was seen in the pet sector, with an increase of +8.2%, according to Alltech's 2021 ...
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