Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found a way to reduce the amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed to grow cereal crops. Using CRISPR-based gene editing, the researchers found a new pathway for cereal crops to capture nitrogen-aka nitrogen fixation-as they grow. The discovery could save farmers in the US billions of dollars annually …

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A company called “Atarraya”, along with its founder and CEO Daniel Russek is on a mission to make the shrimp business sustainable and more efficient without destroying the environment. His solution is a “plug-and-play” shrimp farm that anyone can operate as it’s contained inside a standard cargo container, complete with an AI-powered automated system that …

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The 2022 Farm Aid has been announced for Saturday, September 24th in Raleigh, North Carolina. The annual festival, a full day of music, family farmers, homegrown food and agrarian experiences, will be held at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek. There are some tickets still available at Ticketmaster, but I’ve been using SeatGeek and StubHub as of late …

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Women that woke up in America on this day 102 years ago did not know if they would be allowed to vote in the upcoming presidential election. Laws in some states prevented married women from owning property or even having a legal claim to money that they earned. With no legal right to the vote, …

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Climate change, Covid-19, the War in Ukraine, all of these overlapping crises are forming the backdrop of surging investments in agrifood technologies. Alternative investments are no doubt appealing when global markets are in flux. But an investment in agrifood tech is an investment to secure one of our most basic human needs. According to AgFunder’s …

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As hot and miserable as summer can get, we all know it will eventually being overtaken by the cold of winter. For those looking for hints as to what the winter months might have in store this year, the “Farmers’ Almanac” has released its Winter 2022/2023 forecast, and a bit earlier than usual this year. …

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Farmland prices continue to climb across all regions of the US. The average farm real estate value, which includes all land and buildings on farms, climbed by +$420 an acre in 2022 to an average $3,800 per acre, up +12.4% versus 2021 and up more than +50% from 2012 ($2,520 per acre). Cropland values are …

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I thought this was a crazy cool idea and what a great experience for the boys! Luke Konson and Daniel Balserak set out during their gap year (time between high school graduation and college enrollment) to catch the state fish in all 50 states and ended up with an unforgettable adventure. Below is an excerpt …

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I tried to buy a few pounds of turkey at some local Kansas City BBQ joints the past few weekends and they all told us they were no longer selling turkey in big bulk because of the shortage. My wife went to two different grocery stores this week and they were both out of turkey …

What About This Turkey and Potatoes Shortage… And a Few Other Items You Might Not Get at the Grocery Store Read More »

Farm production expenditures in the United States reached an estimate $392.9 billion last year, an increase of +7.3% over 2020. Of the 17-line items tracked by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), 15 showed an increase from the previous year while only “interest” and “seeds and plants” witnessed a decrease. The four largest expenditures …

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