Southern rust showed up early and crept deeper into the Midwest this year, reducing yields and causing a slew of headaches that could extend well beyond harvest. Livestock producers in particular are concerned about feed quality as the fungal disease can open the door to higher mold and yeast populations in infected corn feed. Below …
Tyson Foods is the world’s second-largest meat and poultry processor after Brazil’s JBS, and the largest in the US, raking in more than $53 billion in 2024. It’s a feat that must have been very hard to imagine when John W. Tyson started his company in the 1930s, during the height of the Great Depression. …
Who knew what started as one man just trying to feed his family would turn into one of America’s greatest breakfast phenomena of the early 20th century? I suspect there are readers who could share stories from their younger days, sitting around the breakfast table while enjoying some of that “farina porridge,” or, as it …
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While no forecasting system is perfect, the LRC or the Lezak Recurring Cycle provides the data, structure, and technology to make Weather 20/20 the only known method in meteorology capable of predicting, weeks to months in advance, when and where severe weather will occur, where tropical systems will form, and where winter storms will develop. …
“Windfall Bio” has just broken ground on a commercial-scale demonstration plant in Houston, Texas. The plant will showcase Windfall’s technology for transforming methane into valuable products, particularly organic fertilizer. The Amazon-backed startup’s technology leverages naturally occurring methane-eating microbes, which consume the greenhouse gas and convert it into high-value organic fertilizer. Windfall’s technology utilizes microbes that …
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One of the most significant challenges for agriculture and the global economy over the next few decades will be “water insecurity,” according to the FAIRR Initiative (FAIRR). FAIRR is a collaborative investor network that raises awareness of the material risks and opportunities in the global food sector. In a new report, the group notes that …
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InnerPlant, a California-based agtech startup, has announced a breakthrough that could fundamentally alter how farmers detect and manage crop disease. By successfully demonstrating the world’s first real-time detection of fungal infection in soybeans, the company has opened a new frontier in precision agriculture. This innovation allows growers to identify early signs of infection long before …
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US agricultural stakeholders are cheering changes to the H-2A Visa Program that went into effect in early October. The changes included a new streamlined filing process for certain temporary agricultural worker petitions, as well as adjustments to the wage calculation rule. For those not familiar, the H-2A program allows US employers to bring foreign nationals …
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Growers across the United States and globally are starting to recognize the significant changes that will shape the agricultural input business in the wake of Corteva’s plan to split into two publicly traded companies, one solely focusing on crop protection, and the other dedicated to seed genetics and digital innovation. With the split set to …
“New Corteva” and “SpinCo” Could Reshape Input Pricing, Programs, and Supply Chains Read More »
China is again pressuring its nation’s hog farmers to aggressively curb production as the industry tries to dig its way out of a massive pork glut. According to China’s state-backed official husbandry association, the pork industry is aiming to shrink the hog herd by as many as 1 million sows, which could have significant impacts …
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