Kevin Van Trump and Andy Daniels sit down with Braden Hudye, Co-Founder at Altrus Capital Investments, to discuss current thoughts and opinions regarding the markets, what is going to happen in the 2024 US election, recessions thoughts we’ve been talking about the last 18 months, precious and industrial metals outlook the rest of 2023, why a …
July is National Ice Cream Month and this year National Ice Cream Day falls on this Sunday, July 16th. Keep in mind, this is not just another made-up day used as an excuse to treat yourself to one of America’s all-time favorite desserts. President Reagan actually made this an officially recognized day back in 1984 when he …
As drought conditions continue to hang on in key US growing regions, crop prospects are of course a worry. Similar to corn, soybeans are at varying degrees of risk from drought and extreme heat depending on the growing stage. The major drought impact on yield potential occurs during pod set and pod fill, but drought …
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Our planet’s star is on its way to what’s known as “solar maximum” and scientists think it now could peak by the end of 2023, about a year and a half earlier than previously predicted. Unfortunately, according to experts, our planet may be dangerously underprepared. The Sun’s solar cycle typically lasts anywhere from 9 to …
I always remember my Pop’s saying, “This is the greatest thing since sliced bread”. I didn’t think much about it at the time, but I always thought “sliced bread” had been around forever, dating back some 75,000 years ago when people first started growing and eating grain in western Asia. Wow, was I ever wrong? …
If you spend any amount of time driving through rural America, you are bound to come across what some might consider a strange sight – a random boot placed over a fence post. Sometimes there will be a whole string of them, depending on the reason that particular farm had for putting them there. And …
Posting Boots – The Many Reasons Behind the Long-Time Cowboy Tradition Read More »
Each year I give myself and the others in the office two weeks off per year to spend time with friends and family. One week is between Christmas and New Year, the other is the week of July 4th. With that in mind, the last report we will issue this week will be today, Friday …
Agriculture has long been an early adopter of new technologies – farmers have been driving handsfree with autosteer systems for over 25 years – but for all their conveniences, these advancements have also brought new threats. Food and agriculture companies say one of the biggest is cybersecurity, with numerous hacks carried out across the industry …
Protecting America’s Food Supply From Cyber Threats Read More »
Elite athletes across the country have spent the month of June competing in the Stihl Timbersports qualifier competitions in hopes of securing a spot in the U.S. Championships in late July. Stihl started the lumberjack competition series in 1985 at U.S. logging competitions and it has since grown into a worldwide sporting event. “The Original …
Ammonia, also known as NH3, is a colorless gas composed of nitrogen and hydrogen atoms. The pungent gas is the basic building block for ammonium nitrate fertilizer, which releases the critical crop nutrient nitrogen. However, the ammonia production process is energy-intensive and relies heavily on fossil fuels. Low-carbon production methods for “green ammonia” are gaining …
