Policy

Sailing the ocean blue in 2022. This week, the U.S. Senate passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act to help  curb  inflation and ease export...

We’re tracking some big moves in the meat industry: a family brand turned equity firm holding, an antitrust accusation, and an escape...

At laaaast . After endless delays, the EPA has finally set  biofuel  blending mandates for 2022, as well as retroactively for 2020 and...

China’s on an ag-related beg, steal, or borrow  buy, steal, or acquire  rampage, which experts say could put the U.S. economy and...

Tractor and combine provider AGCO is working through a crippling ransomware attack affecting operations at *some* production facilities...

This year is shaping up to be the driest California has ever seen, with records dating back to 1895. Entering the third year of *severe* ...

“These tractors drive themselves these days.” – Almost. With $7.5M in a Series A funding round led by Yamaha Motor Ventures, a Canadian...

Biden is tryin’ to keep wheat on the table and pull dollars out of the grocery bill in one fell swoop. His request to Congress calls for...

China’s zero-COVID policy means zero corn for some farmers who have found themselves locked in and kept out of fields that need to be...

Investors are buzzing about Beewise, contributing $80M to its latest funding round. Beewise, an Israel-based company with operations in...

It’s no sow-prise Prop 12 is back in the courts. And soon, the Supreme Court will hear a challenge by farm groups. Swine time in the...

Dump the diesel and bring on the corn juice. ‘Cause your tractor may soon be running on ethanol. ClearFlame Engine Technologies, the...

The cattle market can see clearly now, the bill is done… Well, maybe. The updated version of the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency...

Financing farm financing. It’s not as confusing as it sounds. British agtech startup Breedr recently secured a £12M ($15.8M USD) Series A...

Potato warts might be crossing the border… The USDA reportedly ended its trade spat last Thursday after Canada had previously halted...

You might remember Vence, a startup we highlighted last year. Well, big things have brought them back into the spotlight. Vence’s virtual...

Supply chain problems keep popping up, so the USDA has a potential solution: they announced Friday they would add another ag commodity...

The seaweed is always greener in someone else’s… farm. Different varieties of seaweed and kelp have hit headlines the past few years, and...

The USDA is dolin’ out funds and turnin’ up the heat on fertilizer markets in an effort to spur domestic production and ensure...

In case you’ve been distracted by recent headlines (O lympics, Super Bowl, Russia and Ukraine… it’s been a busy month) , we’re bringing...