Resurrect Bio is part of a new wave of ag-biotech companies focused on fixing a massive vulnerability in global food supplies: crop disease resistance. The London-based startup is building a business around restoring crops’ innate disease resistance using AI-guided gene editing and then licensing those traits to seed companies. Resurrect Bio’s core idea is that …
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I want to thank our good friend Gary Lezak at Weather 20/20 for this piece of the puzzle as we move into this critical period. The next 30 to 60 days will likely determine a large portion of this year’s corn and soybean yield potential, making pollination, flowering, and early grain fill the most important …
Global agriculture is entering a structural surplus era, and biofuels may be the most practical way to keep farms profitable while feeding the world. That is the central message of a new S&P Global Energy report, “Fueling agriculture – biofuels as the catalyst,” which argues that technology-driven productivity is outrunning traditional demand for food and …
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NEW FARMCON PODCAST – This week Kevin and Todd start out with a brief discussion on grandparents actively involved in their grandkids’ lives. Kevin shares why you might not want to trust the view from the road in wet areas and why he believes the overall downside for corn and beans may not be as …
A Dallas biotech firm best known for trying to “de-extinct” the Woolly Mammoth has a plan to wipe out New World Screwworm (NWS) in the US forever. “Colossal Biosciences” is advancing a genetic solution to collapse NWS populations by spreading female infertility through the fly’s own gene pool. What’s more, the company says its scheme …
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Ethanol is quietly moving from the gas pump to the engine room, as shipowners seek to decarbonize. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) recently defined the carbon footprint of Brazil’s corn ethanol giving Brazil a regulatory head start in a market that could become a major new outlet for low-carbon liquid fuels. Still, it’s raised questions …
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NEW FARMCON PODCAST – This week Kevin discusses the why’s and what’s of a new series in the report… “Building an Agriculture Brand.” He and Todd also share that they are soon to release a business consulting arm to their ventures, to help anyone trying to build and scale an ag business. In his commodity …
S2G’s latest fund marks a notable shift in how growth capital is being deployed into food and agriculture. The firm’s new “Solutions Fund I” is squarely aimed at operators who have outgrown early‑stage venture but remain too small or unconventional for traditional infrastructure pools. The $1 billion fund positions SG2 itself as a “scale‑up” capital partner …
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There is a lot of noise right now around the phrase “Super El Niño.” Some headlines are already treating it as a done deal. Others are using it as a catch-all explanation for almost every weather problem around the world. That is not how professional weather, crop, or commodity risk should be evaluated. Here is …
A little‑known group of government cowboys called “tick riders” has quietly patrolled the southern U.S. border for over a century. The highly skilled cowboys, officially known as “Mounted Patrol Inspectors,” act as a living biosecurity fence between American livestock and a range of dangerous pests. Originally assembled as a frontline defense against cattle fever ticks, …
