Agriculture

Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) is the most devastating and yield-limiting pest of soybeans in the U.S. According to The SCN Coalition, the devastating pest is present in most areas where soybeans are grown and continue to rapidly spread each year with an estimated annual yield loss potential of $1.5 billion. The SCN Coalition’s has developed …

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After two back-to-back record corn crops, Brazil’s 2023/24 production is expected to take a few steps back. In its first forecast for 2023/24, the country’s crop forecasting agency Conab estimates Brazil’s farmers will harvest 119.44 million metric tons (MMT) of corn, down -9.5% from last year. The decline is a combination of falling profit margins, …

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Back in 2009, Britain’s Supreme Court had to decide an unusual question – is a “Pringle” a potato chip? That’s because potato chips (called crisps in Britain) and “similar products made from the potato, or from potato flour,” are subject to taxes. In the end, the high court ruled that Pringle’s are indeed potato chips …

What You Might Not Know About “Pringles”, America’s Favorite Hyperbolic Paraboloid-Shaped Snack! Read More »

Saturday, October 14, will bring a rare astronomical treat to much of North America – an “annular” solar eclipse. Known as the “ring of fire,” the partial solar eclipse will be visible in all 48 contiguous states, along with Alaska. It also marks the last opportunity to witness an annular eclipse in the U.S. until …

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Farmers Day is celebrated every year on October 12! The profession of farming began around 12,000 years ago with the domestication of livestock as hunter/gatherers settled down and started to plant their own food.  Agriculture is one of the world’s oldest and most vital professions. Farmers have remained one of the highest contributors to economic …

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I thought this might interest some folks. I recently received a paper penned by Jeremy Kaufman the Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder of “Propagate”, an agroforestry investments and project development platform focused on bridging the capital and operational needs for the integration of tree crops to farmland. I thought this was worth sharing and might …

Chestnuts… Could be a Big Opportunity for American Farmers? Read More »

One of the most important inventions for agricultural trade was something that most consumers today can’t imagine living without – refrigeration. The original idea to use refrigeration for farm goods is credited to dairy farmer Thomas Moore of Maryland who was simply looking for a better way to get his butter to market. First, it’s …

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Before becoming the iconic Autumn symbol it is today, the pumpkin was often a food of last resort for early American settlers. The colonists learned how to grow the squash from Native Americans, who considered it one of the “three sisters,” along with corn and beans. They would grow the squash along river banks next …

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The Gros Ventre River Ranch, rebranded as the Grand View River Ranch, spans almost 119 acres in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. Originally homesteaded in 1910, the property has only switched hands a handful of times, including in 1944 when it was won by a local cowboy in what had to be an epic …

Historic Wyoming Ranch Once Won in a Poker Game Hits Market for $58 Million! Read More »

It looks like an unusual winter is on the horizon. For the first time in seven years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted a “strong” El Niño event in the coming months. During El Niño, the prevailing winds near the equator in the Pacific relax. Surface waters in the central and eastern …

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