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Rail Union Negotiations Back Off Track
All aboard the strike express! And then back off it. And then… back on? We choo-choo-choose no: A few weeks ago, a strike by...
Oct 14, 2022


Inari Receives $124M and Eyes Expansion
Inari’s money tree is looking well fertilized with their newest $124M in funding. Their goal? To advance their multiplex gene-edited ...
Oct 7, 2022


Investors Believe in the Future of Flies
"Money, money, money always sunny" in Innovafeed’s world. The insect producer happily raised $250M in a Series D funding round, which...
Sep 30, 2022


Indy and the Fruit of the Sea
There’s pineapple shrimp, coconut shrimp, lemon shrimp, pepper shrimp… and now Midwestern shrimp? Seafood on the mainland: Indiana is a...
Sep 27, 2022


ADM and PepsiCo Partner on Regenerative Ag Projects
ADM decided that working on regenerative agriculture projects across North American supply chains would be #betterwithpepsi. A new...
Sep 21, 2022


Railroad Strike Derailed
"I hear that train a-comin'. It’s rollin’ ‘round the bend…" And for now, it looks like this train will stay on the tracks. Crisis...
Sep 16, 2022


The Battle of the Valleys: Silicon vs. Central
They’re coming. Agricultural robots (aka agribots) are no longer just a George Jetson future. They are on the move—to the tune of a...
Sep 13, 2022
High Port-ential: Ukraine Gets Shipping
Ukraine grain exports are back in a big way—their ships are buoying global supply. Recent grain exports from the major agricultural...
Sep 2, 2022


Air Qualitree in Ag
Silvopasture has farmers and companies alike barking up the right tree. Silvopasture 101: Being the integration of trees with...
Aug 19, 2022


Precision Ag's Potential Bugs
University of Nebraska-Omaha professors are turning up the heat on the ag industry for turning a cold shoulder to cyber security. In a...
Aug 16, 2022


What a Potential Recession Means for Ag
ICYMI, the Fed raised interest rates at the end of July after a negative GDP in the second quarter (ouch). Queue Paul Revere on his horse...
Aug 9, 2022


The Russia-Ukraine Refresh
A new shipping agreement was a ray of hope on Russia and Ukraine’s troubled waters. But it was quickly dimmed by a port city...
Jul 26, 2022


Making it Rain: WaterTech Startup Lands Funding
Where’s the water? Irrigation accounts for 70% of total global freshwater use. The UN is forecasting a 40% shortfall in freshwater...
Jul 26, 2022


Off the (Block)Chain
There’s nothing sus about tracking sustainability. An Argentinian company is making it easier for farmers to monitor their...
Jul 22, 2022


Tropic Like It's Hot
Funding for ‘naners, coffee, and rice is steamin’ up. Tropic Biosciences , a gene-editing startup out of the UK, just raised a lush...
Jul 8, 2022


Potato King Purchases AgTech Tool
One Canadian potato power player is breaking into AgTech. McCain Foods has purchased Resson, a "vision intelligence technology" firm...
Jul 5, 2022


Smarter Scarecrows Guarding Grapes
Thanks to a team of researchers at Washington State University , scarecrows just got a lot smarter. Through automated drone technology...
Jun 28, 2022


99 Problems But Methane Ain't One
U.S. and Australian company CH4 Global is making waves with its first commercial sale of a seaweed-based product to help reduce...
Jun 24, 2022


A SIMple Solution to a Complex Problem
"Hello! Can you hear me? I think the signal—"... *Call Failed*. Anyone who has dealt with rural cellular and internet connectivity has...
Jun 17, 2022


Pyka’s Pelicans To Take Flight?
Pelicans are getting closer to flying the skies, and we aren’t talking about birds. Pyka is an electric autonomous airplane manufacturer...
Jun 14, 2022
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