The Van Trump Report

CRISPR-Engineered Produce Getting Closer to Grocery Aisles

Food startup Pairwise is hoping to have some of its CRISPR-edited produce items in grocery store aisles as soon as 2022. In August, the USDA gave Pairwise the green light to proceed with commercialization of its new varieties of Brassica juncea, a leafy green most of us know as mustard greens. What’s more, they say …

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CFAP 2 and Final USDA Changes to Farm Operator Rules

U.S. producers have $13 billion in new coronavirus aid headed their way using funds added to the Commodity Credit Corp. under the CARES Act last Spring. The second round of aid falls under the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, dubbed CFAP 2. Congress had authorized additional borrowing authority for the USDA for the purpose in coronavirus-relief …

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“Highly Volatile” Zoom Call Featuring Kevin, Andy, and a Few of Their Friends & Leaders From the Ag Space

This is one you don’t want to miss as it features Andy Daniels, Carter Williams, John Newton, Darwin Melynk and myself. Overall, we discuss hot topics that are having and will have impact on our businesses and lives including the China trade deal, grain markets, our overall economy, the upcoming Presidential election, the growing wealth gap, …

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“Camping Apps” Offering Income Streams for Landowners

“Camping Apps” Offering Income Streams for Landowners Camping may well end up being the top vacation activity this year with options to “get away from it all” severely limited under the pandemic. It makes sense that tech entrepreneurs have taken notice and are trying to capitalize on the trend with apps that help find camping …

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New Milestone in Herbicide Resistance Fight

New Milestone in Herbicide Resistance Fight Herbicide-resistant weeds are an ever-growing menace for crop producers in every part of the U.S. as well as other major agricultural regions around the world. Three of the most noxious agricultural weeds are waterhemp, smooth pigweed, and Palmer amaranth which lead to untold production losses on top of additional …

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