The Better Meat Co. has been providing plant-based proteins to alternative meat and poultry companies for several years now. Most notably, Perdue Farms uses the company’s protein formulas in its Chicken Plus line of nuggets, tenders, and patties, which are sold in over 7,000 grocery stores. They are just one of many partnerships the Better …
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One of North America’s most toxic plants, poison hemlock, is currently blooming in areas across the United States where the plant has taken up residency. The weed is part of the parsley family and is most easily recognizable by its finely divided leaves that look very similar to wild carrot, aka Queen Anne’s lace. Unlike …
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Land is one of the oldest investment classes in existence, producing enormous wealth over generations. In the U.S. farmland represents an attractive, long-term investment while providing significant relative capital preservation during times of economic turmoil. Alongside a rapidly growing global population and demand for food, farmland offers a truly diversified investment opportunity with attractive long-term …
Aerial input application, better known to some as “crop-dusting,” is still mostly done with low-flying planes. There has been a steady increase in both the technological capabilities and farmer adoption of drones to do this work, with company’s like Rantizo making impressive strides. A new entrant in the space, Guardian Agriculture, has developed an autonomous …
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For all mankind’s technological advances, one thing we still can’t do is make it rain. Finding that solution is growing more urgent in many parts of the world, including the U.S. According to the World Wildlife Fund, two-thirds of the world’s population may face water shortages by 2025. One effort that researchers have been studying …
Cloud Seeding on the Rise as Global Water Woes Intensify Read More »
I’m always fielding questions from producers and investors in different parts of the country that are curious about the various classes of wheat. We put together a quick little cheat sheet that should help simplify and more easily explain. Wheat was first brought to the U.S. by early colonists from Europe who had become accustomed …
Agriculture is frequently portrayed as one of the bad guys in the “environmental” story, while its decades of contributions to the health of land and the overall environment are too often overlooked. That may be why the new Sustainability Report from the National Corn Growers Association feels like such a welcome relief, with solid numbers …
NCGA Report Highlights Corn Farmers’ Long-Time Dedication to Environment Read More »
From larger farm sizes to a decreasing number of farmers, to more rented acreage and higher operating loans, bankruptcies are exposing producers and financial institutions in agriculture to greater risk. Real, meaningful solutions require partnerships between agtech and the institutions that support agriculture so together they can come up with new and innovative insights that …
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Agriculture in America is often misunderstood and misrepresented, which some link to this country’s overall disconnect with how food is grown. The U.S. has been losing farms and farmers for decades as the population increasingly concentrates in metropolitan areas far removed from rural America. In order to help a new generation better understand modern-day agriculture, …
John Deere Video Game Brings Farming to a New Generation Read More »
I think there’s more risk to the upside than downside right now in the traditional energy space. I’ve been talking to people the past two weeks who have been pricing and locking in propane needs and other energies ahead of what might be higher prices. The thought process is multi-layered but in a dumbed-down elementary version, it …
Higher Crude Oil, Locking in Propane, and Few Random Thoughts Read More »
