Boston-based startup “Galy” recently closed a $33 million series B funding round for its lab-grown cotton technology. You heard that right – just like meat and dairy and even diamonds, Galy is “growing” cotton in bioreactors. The company also claims its technology can work for almost any product that comes from a plant. The textile …
For as long as people have been growing food, they’ve been at war with the unwelcome weeds that rob crops of valuable resources. Chemical treatments have helped farmers better control these invaders but over the decades, many of the most noxious weeds have developed ways to survive the assault of herbicides. After more than 1,000 …
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It’s the third week of September, which means it is once again time for annual “National Farm Safety and Health Week” in the U.S. For many rural areas, harvest season is the busiest time of year, and also one of the most dangerous. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the agriculture industry …
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Every year in late September, some 1,300 head of bison thunder through the prairies of South Dakota during the Annual Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup. The event is not only an unforgettable experience for riders and visitors, but also a critical management tool to keep the herd healthy. Custer State Park rangers enlist the help …
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As Brazil’s farmers look to start planting 2024/25 crops, a severe drought is causing delays and raising the possibility of lower acreage than initially planned. Corn planting is progressing slowly in the South, while most soybean producers are said to be still waiting for rain before they even get in the fields. According to …
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A toxic threat lurks on an estimated 50+ million acres of US farmland that can leave the acreage unusable if its presence is confirmed at high enough levels. So-called “forever chemicals,” aka poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), have seeped into soils via contaminated water supplies as well as through direct applications of biosolid fertilizers that were loaded …
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USDA’s latest forecast for US farm income in 2024 paints a less severe decline than initially forecast. The agency now expects net farm income will fall just -4.4% from last year versus its February forecast for a whopping -25% decline However, the outlook varies widely depending on the commodity and, unfortunately, most row crops are …
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As the hurricane season advances, the precision of Weather 20/20’s predictions, deeply rooted in the science of our patent-pending Lezak Recurring Cycle methodology, becomes increasingly evident. This year, we are set to deliver the most accurate hurricane forecasts for the third consecutive year, distinguishing our approach from conventional forecasting methods. Even with the unexpected lack …
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With falling interest rates, it’s time to think more seriously about dividend yield. In our late May ag equity report, your correspondent considered strategies for investing in an uncertain inflation environment. Now, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has signaled it is time to cut the U.S. Fed funds rate. Unemployment is at least of equal concern …
Broke Bob’s Ag Equity Report: Searching for Yield as Interest Rates Fall Read More »
Though summer may be ending on the calendar in just under three weeks with the autumnal equinox, an unusually cold weather system from the Gulf of Alaska has already interrupted summer along the West Coast of the United States, bringing snow to Washington state’s Mount Rainier and a lookout point of California’s Sierra Nevada. This …
