In honor of today’s Presidential election, here’s a look back at those who are said to have spent the most time on a farm. (Source: BayerCrop Sciences; Wiki)George Washington – Washington was well-known for his efforts to improve American agriculture, and he oversaw a vast plantation in Mount Vernon, Virginia growing tobacco, later switching to grains …
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Concerns about a loss of farmland to increasing urban sprawl are nothing new to American farmers and rural stakeholders. Those worries now have hard numbers to back them up with research from the American Farmland Trust showing the U.S. has lost more than 11 million of acres of farmland to development in the last two …
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In total, for 2020, we’ll have 13 full Moons, including 2 two Supermoons, and a full Moon on Halloween, which is more uncommon than you may realize. The first full Moon of 2020 howled onto the scene with January’s Wolf Moon on January 10th. And usually, we have one for each month, making the total …
With Halloween right around the corner, I thought it would be fun to talk about one of the deadliest gardens in the world. From stories I’ve heard, The Alnwick Garden is one of north England’s most beautiful attractions, where acres of colorful plants invite visitors to wander through rows of fragrant roses, manicured topiaries, and …
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One thing I always look forward to during the final stretch of any year are the forecasts and outlooks for the year ahead. This year in particular has seen so many upheavals and shifts in consumer trends, it has been tough to keep track of what’s happening. That makes the insights into where we might …
One of the more promising ideas for removing carbon emissions from our air takes a cue from the Earth’s built-in air filters – trees. Arizona State University professor Klaus Lackner has created a “mechanical tree” that promises to be thousands of times more efficient than the leafy CO2 absorbers they mimic. ASU and Silicon Kingdom …
Just When You Thought You Had Seen it All… NEW Technology Brings Us Trees! Read More »
It’s hard to think of a time in the past few decades when the need to get away from it all felt more vital than ever for our own collective sanity. Americans are lucky in that we have some of the most amazing landscapes in the world just a car ride away. An even luckier …
Explore Ranches Opens the Gates to America’s Most Pristine Landscapes Read More »
Most people I speak with had no idea that someone could simply “lease” or rent a seat at the Chicago Board of Trade or New York Stock Exchange. You leased a seat, found an investor to stake a bit of money, and started trading on the floor. There was a little more to it than …
Did You Know You Could “Rent” Seats on the Stock Exchange? Read More »
I remember over a decade ago seeing some of the first drones being used in the ag industry at my Kansas City Conference. They were much larger in size, the cameras were not nearly as good and they were a great deal more expensive. Today, UAVs, as they are called, have become recognized as the …
A military conflict is brewing between China and Taiwan and it could ultimately embroil not just all of Asia but also the U.S. and other global powers. In fact, the Chinese recently released a propaganda video that depicted a mock military attack on a target resembling a U.S. Air Force base in Guam. See the …
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