Despite most of us enjoying the beautiful weather this December, today marks the first day of Winter, with the Winter Solstice occurring at 9:59 p.m. CST on December 21. The first day of winter is also known as being the shortest day of the year for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere – it’s …
The argument is not about whether your family celebrates with a real or fake Christmas tree, but rather how you use the holidays to build a stronger bond within your family based on traditions and togetherness. Our family has always made the commitment to go with a real Christmas tree. All I can say, it’s …
Seafood is a decadent, delicious and nutritious source of protein recommended broadly by doctors and dietitians as part of a healthy diet. Yet, with the increasing acidification and changing oceans and the growing world population, the planet needs better solutions for producing seafood. We need to get more seafood protein to more consumers while protecting …
A company called Do Good Foods is turning food waste into animal feed by recycling about 160 tons of excess food from grocery stores. Its first product, Do Good Chicken, claims to be the “first domestic chicken brand actively combating climate change.” The company even received USDA clearance for special labels touting its food waste …
The ways we monitor soil haven’t changed a lot in the past 50 years, but EarthOptics CEO, Lars Dyrud believes the next frontier of precision agriculture lies deep underground. Using high-tech imaging techniques, the company maps the physical and chemical composition of fields faster, better, and less expensively than traditional techniques, and has raised +$10 …
Van Trump Farms Partnering with “EarthOptics” to Help Change How We Look at Soils Read More »
Poultry producers in Europe are bracing for a bitter winter battle against Avian Influenza with cases spreading rapidly across the region. Several variants of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly called bird flu, have been reported with the H5N1 and H5N8 strains seeming to be the most dominant, although at least 8 different variants are …
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For the life of me, I can’t fully understand it… the same people that are against GMOs and Crisper Technology in the fields are oftentimes the same people who are now big fans of fake meats or proteins grown in the lab. I just shake my head in disbelief but we have to continue to …
The world’s renewable energy capacity is set to accelerate at a record pace in 2021, with an expected all-time record high for new installation. That’s according to the International Energy Agency’s annual Renewables Market Report, which forecasts the deployment of renewable energy technologies in electricity, transport, and heat to 2026. Overall, renewables are expected to …
A dismal production year and a surge in demand has the world on the verge of a maple syrup crisis. Luckily for pancake lovers everywhere, some smart folks up in Canada thought it was a good idea to have a backup plan in place for just this sort of situation. The Federation of Quebec Maple …
Agtech startup Fieldin, a smart farm operations management company, recently scooped up Midnight Robotics, which specializes in ain autonomous driving technology for agricultural applications. The tie-up will create what the companies say is a “first-of-its-kind combination of a sensor-based operational farming platform with autonomous driving technologies to empower growers in the day-to-day management of their …
Midnight Robotics Brings Autonomous Tractor Tech to Smart Farm Management Firm Fieldin Read More »
