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Making It Rain (More)
In the west, "cloud seeding" is helping make it rain in the part of the country that needs it most. Not new, but being improved,...
Aug 16, 2022


CoverCress: The Carbon Cover Crop
It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new crop to rotate. OK, Bublé. Gimme the news: To enhance climate-smart agriculture, St. Louis...
Aug 5, 2022


Investors Ink $70M Bet on Enko
Crop protection startup Enko just received some encouragement—about $70M worth—in its Series C funding round. The latest batch of cash...
Jul 29, 2022


Fewer Amber Waves of Grain this Fourth?
U.S. wheat is on the world stage these days… Things have been challenging for U.S. wheat farmers this year. Variable weather...
Jul 5, 2022


U.S. Corn Starting to Sweat...
Record-breaking heat waves across the U.S. have the corn crop sweating. Intense heat paired with existing or developing droughts is...
Jun 21, 2022


Microbe's Mic Drop Moment
A (not so) dynamic duo: Skyrocketing fertilizer prices and lack of availability have many farmers concerned for this season. According...
May 9, 2022


What’s New With Nutrien
Things are getting Nutrien-teresting. As the world’s largest fertilizer company, Canada-based Nutrien is considering additional increases...
May 5, 2022


E15 Extravaganza
Summer’s just around the corner, and you know what that means… Swimming pools, barbecues, and more corn in your gas tank. On Tuesday,...
Apr 15, 2022


Farm Management Gets More Intelligent
ICYMI… farm operations are getting a whole lot more intelligent, with the $1.36M in seed financing IntelliCulture just secured to grow...
Apr 12, 2022


That Sweet, Sweet Stench
Spring planting is underway. And with synthetic fertilizer prices skyrocketing into the stratosphere, #2 is becoming a #1 commodity....
Apr 8, 2022


Barometer Bummer
Farmers feelin’ input price pain sent the March Ag Economy Barometer plummeting to its lowest point since May of 2020. The first set of...
Apr 8, 2022


Farmers to Lean on Soybeans for 2022
Planting season is upon us, and U.S. farmers are making planting decisions as we speak. But if you’re expecting to hear that the U.S....
Apr 5, 2022


SupPlant Pours a Tall Glass of Water
Bring it on, climate change. An irrigation tech startup is about to serve up another dose of high-quality H2Whoa. Show me the money:...
Mar 25, 2022


Black Sea Conflict Blackens Sunflower Markets
The war in Ukraine is causing a specialty crop and oilseed scramble. Ukraine is the world’s top exporter of sunflower oil. Because of the...
Mar 25, 2022


Railroad Risks Create Potash Probz
Labor dispute negotiations at Canada’s second-biggest railroad have derailed, leaving workers locked out and sending supply chain shocks...
Mar 22, 2022


NASA's AgTech Agenda
NASA and farming? Not your everyday combination. A new space-age technology for agriculture is here. GEO-CropSim is a “useful...
Mar 15, 2022


Farmers About Their Equipment Right Now...
Spring planting is right around the corner. And you know what that means… Inevitable breakdowns and no time for slowdowns. It’s this...
Mar 11, 2022


Temps Freeze Out Florida Fruit
The last week of January brrrrrr ought a cold snap to Florida. The record low temperatures damaged many crops and left farmers...
Feb 11, 2022


Kula-Aid for Soil
Investors are drinking the Kula-aid. Kula Bio, a startup company focusing on developing biofertilizers to compete with synthetic...
Feb 1, 2022


War and... Wheat?
Things are a little tense in Eastern Europe. ( The understatement of the year.) With Russia amassing troops along the Ukrainian border...
Jan 28, 2022
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