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Solar is being installed at an increasing clip across the United States with large-scale projects looking to farms for the massive tracts of land needed for their development. In fact, I've personally spoken with and talked to several landowners who have recently inked longterm leases (10 to 30 years) on +800 acre tracts for between $600 and $1,200 per acre ...
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Nearly five years ago Aleh Manchulianstau, a food scientist, and co-founder of PLANETARIANS stumbled across defatted sunflower seeds, the dry matter left after oil extraction, which because of its hard, woodlike structure, is either completely discarded by the food industry or fed to cows. Manchuliantsau saw other opportunities for this 35% protein ingredient and quickly cofounded the company. Manchuliantsau realized ...
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An interesting new report from the Supporters of Agricultural Research Foundation (SoAR) shows that investing in agricultural research results in a long-term economic boost for the farm industry. The report comes as U.S. farmers are beset by slew of economic complications and Congress works on additional stimulus measures to address the pandemic-related fallout as well as its federal spending budget ...
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Chew on this Chinese math... U.S. stocks just finish their strongest month since 1987, at the same time the six-week unemployment total is now +30 million, implying a jobless rate of around 22%, the worst since the Great Depression, and more than twice the 10% peak reached in 2009. Consumer Spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of the U.S ...
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As most of you know, I still own some Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash off the original split. From what I understand, the next "Bitcoin Halving" is about two weeks away. Industry experts aren't certain of the exact date but many believe it will happen on or around May 12th. Google searches have been creeping aggressively higher and crypto investors around ...
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CORN trade is talking perhaps 1 million cattle now backed up in the pipeline awaiting slaughter. Seeing similar complications in both the pork and poultry sectors. There is talk that President Trump is going to mandate that processing plants stay open in order to avoid a food problem here in the U.S. Bears are pointing to the fact, regardless of ...
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Most of us in the livestock industry have been shocked by the rising popularity of so-called fake meat products from the likes of Beyond Meat and Impossible that went mainstream last year. These "plant-based" products proved more popular among consumers than many had thought. But there is another threat that is gaining more traction that the industry needs to plan ...
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Vintage collectors, history buffs and pretty much every red-blooded American farmer who enjoys a walk down the equipment memory lane will want to check out Mecum's Gone Farmin auction. In 2010, Dan Mecum, son of Mecum Auctions’ President and Founder Dana Mecum, officially launched a tractor division to stand all on its own, and as a true-blue enthusiast himself, he ...
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The Great Morel Mushroom Hunt... or Silicon Valley's Push for a "Shroom Boom"Where we live, lots of folks have been out walking the fields and in the woods looking for mushrooms the past few weeks. The first morel sightings this year were reported back in February in the state of Georgia. Imagine that, the first state to reopen the massage ...
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Corn bulls will be trying to hold some of yesterday's gains. Perhaps increased Chinese buying and a bit of stabilization in crude oil can stop or slow some of the bleeding. I continue to hold a very small bullish position but have prepared myself mentally for the price to drop to sub-$3.00 per bushel. Many may wonder, as my son ...
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