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Running Out: Global Ag Soils Low in K
Fertile soils are vital to productive agriculture and global food security. But according to a recent study out of the United Kingdom,...
Feb 27, 2024


TEMPS ⬆️, SOIL MOISTURE ⬆️
SGN! Some good news , or perhaps some surprising news. As global temperatures have been on the rise, one might guess that soil moisture...
Feb 16, 2024


Dicamba Gets the Boot
Voices throughout the ag community blew up last week when news of a recent dicamba ruling hit the fan and began to drift across the...
Feb 13, 2024


Short Corn Packs a Punch
Dynamite comes in small packages—which can be true with new seed technology. What’s poppin’ ? Purdue University’s Innovates Office of...
Feb 6, 2024


Groundwater is Going, Going, Going
A study that was dripped onto readers last week looks into the depletion of global groundwater. Arid regions where crops are grown...
Jan 30, 2024


Charcoal Ignites Dicamba Drift Reduction
Dicamba is bringing about the annual summer controversy of herbicide drift. Neighbors often point fingers at one another after crops in a...
Jan 25, 2024


Nitricity Raises $20M
Lightning struck for AgTech startup Nitricity—20M times. That’s right, Nitricity, a U.S. startup changing nitrogen fertilizer...
Oct 25, 2022
More Yield, Same Fields: Brazilian Beans
In Brazil, soybeans are big business. Supplying 40% of global demand , Brazil is key to this crucial crop’s production. Brazil is also...
Oct 18, 2022


"Under the Canopy!": the Asian Copperleaf
There’s a new weed in town, and Iowa farmers aren’t feeling cool about it in the least bit. Hello, Asian copperleaf . A nasty plant...
Oct 18, 2022


Fertilizer Outlook
🎵 “It’s harvest time in this little town, Time to bring it on in, pay the loans down…” 🎵 Luke Bryan’s lyrics ring true this time of...
Oct 11, 2022


The Chinese Diet: Cutting Soybean Meal
The Chinese are going on a diet—cutting soybean meal consumption in an effort to boost national food security. And it all starts with...
Sep 27, 2022


Purple GM-omatoes
GM-omato: It’s a plum! It’s a grape! It’s neither! Plant scientists at the John Innes Centre in the UK have developed a purple tomato ....
Sep 21, 2022


Production Down, Prices Up
It’s corn! A big lump with knobs. It has the juice. But we’re talking soybeans and cotton, too. Each month, USDA’s National...
Sep 16, 2022


Taranis Tackles Crop Analysis with $40M
Investors were throwing hundreds, hundreds at Taranis during the AI-powered crop intelligence provider’s Series D $40M funding round. ...
Sep 13, 2022


Putin's Grain Gripe
Russia’s fighting words over the Black Sea grain export deal had wheat prices going wild last week. ICYMI: A UN-brokered deal in July...
Sep 13, 2022


Feed Cost Frenzy
It’s the latest in a swath of price increases troubling farmers and pilfering profits. Feed costs are squeezing livestock producers, and...
Sep 6, 2022


Brazillions of Beans
Brazil is set to plant soy many acres this year—enough to set a record. Tell us mais: As Brazilian farmers get set to plant this...
Sep 2, 2022


Supercharged Photosynthesis Elevates Soybean Yields
Some good news for soybeans! Scientists have found a way to increase yields by as much as 30% through genetic modifications to boost...
Aug 30, 2022


Tightening the Corn Belt - Pro Farmer Crop Tour
It’s corn! I can tell you all about it While this young corn enthusiast from TikTok may know a thing or two about corn, The Pro Farmer...
Aug 30, 2022


Good Vives Only
Oh, Vive, eh? They’re oot and aboot. Excuse our Canadian stereotyping. We’re just excited for Vive Crop Protection , a Canadian...
Aug 26, 2022
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