Bakers out there have likely noticed that the price of real vanilla has skyrocketed the last few years amid a global shortage. The flavoring is essential for many baked goods and can be at least partially blamed for high prices at the grocery store. Santa Barbara based startup Spero Renewables has figured out a way …
Cookies and Cakes Could Soon be Flavored by…Corn? Read More »
Agribusiness is an industry that readers of the Van Trump Report know. Conceivably it’s one where we have a competitive edge. During the next 12 months, several large interdependent events, including the U.S. November elections, the Ukrainian war, Israeli war, oil prices, China/U.S. tensions, inflation, etc., stand to sway stock markets. The second report in …
The bird flu situation is starting to feel a little out of control with a new case seeming to appear everyday in poultry flocks, dairy herds, and/or humans. Just recently, a patient in Mexico tested positive for a bird flu strain that has never been found in humans before, H5N5. There are also reports indicating …
It was in the 1850s that a population of once 300,000 sea otters was almost extinct, and Russia needed money after being defeated by France and Britain in the Crimean War. Military experts in Russia worried that if gold was discovered from the push West the British who had moved into Canada would quickly make …
Purchasing Land for 2 Cents Per Acre, and How “Perspective” Has Shaped the World! Read More »
Americans have been treated to brilliant displays by the Northern Lights this spring. The rare spectacle, also known as the “aurora borealis,” is the result of strong solar flares firing out of the Sun that also disrupted GPS systems on farm equipment across the US. The flares in May originated from an enormous sun spot …
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USDA’s most recent Crop Progress report showed the US corn crop 91% planted as of week 22 vs. the USDA estimating the crop just 83% planted last week (week 21), which had us on pace for the third slowest planting of the last two decades. The slowest planting year by far was 2019 when just …
In 1863, Kansas State Agricultural College (now Kansas State University) became the nation’s first operational “land-grant” college. The land-grant college system was established starting with the passage of the Morrill Act in 1862 which was meant to extend higher education to the “industrial class,” or the common person. Because of the land granted to each …
How “Agriculture” Became Part of America’s Most Important Institutions Read More »
Silos are one of the most recognizable architectural features of rural America. While they dot the landscape across the entire country, they also come with a host of issues that many farmers think make them more trouble than they’re worth. Martin Reiff, a long-time Wisconsin dairy farmer and past president of the International Silo Association, …
“Greenwood Silo” Introduces a Fresh Approach to Feed and Forage Storage Read More »
The US cattle herd started the year as the smallest in 73 years after shrinking for the fifth year in a row in 2023. Cattle producers are expected to begin building their herds this year amid better pasture conditions and cheaper feed prices. However, this is always a slow process and will come at a …
Agribusiness is an industry that readers of the Van Trump Report know. Conceivably it’s one where we have a competitive edge. The purpose of this periodic report is to discuss opportunities in agribusiness equities. During the next 12 months, several large interdependent events, including the U.S. November elections, the Ukrainian war, Israeli war, oil prices, …
“Beating Inflation”… Broke Bob’s Second Ag Equity Report Read More »
