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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


Pickle at the Port - Labor Contract Expiration
Shipping getting sticky: Trouble is a-brewin’ from Long Beach to Seattle. But it’s not an earthquake or a tsunami—it’s labor...
Jul 5, 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.-Friendly Fertilizer News
Some potentially favorable news for U.S. fertilizer producers came this week, when the Department of Commerce ruled that imported urea...
Jun 28, 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


The U.S. to Foreign Farmland Seekers:
The "do not buy " list just got a little longer. Language approved by the House Appropriations Committee intends to stop a group of...
Jun 28, 2022


Rice Is Not Looking Nice
Rice balance sheets are on the brink, according to Texas A&M’s Agriculture and Food Policy Center. Pressure’s on: Rice’s infrastructure...
Jun 24, 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


Biden on Prop 12:
Earlier this week, the Biden administration linked arms with ag groups and sent a clear message to the Supreme Court: "Prop 12’s gotta...
Jun 24, 2022


Back to the (Cattle Markets) Future
Wall Street investors have all kinds of software to help predict markets for a trading advantage, but cattle and corn markets are a...
Jun 21, 2022


The SEC & Livestock Lowdown
"No, the SEC won’t let us be…" is the tune the National Pork Producers Council and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association are singing. ...
Jun 21, 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


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


1% (Less) Milk
Got milk? More and more producers these days are saying, "Well… not as much." In its most recent quarterly dairy report, Rabobank...
Jun 17, 2022


Waving Goodbye to Shipping Issues
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...
Jun 17, 2022


Meat Industry Beat
We’re tracking some big moves in the meat industry: a family brand turned equity firm holding, an antitrust accusation, and an escape...
Jun 14, 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


Breadbasket Bottleneck
As the war in Ukraine nears the four-month mark, agriculture issues are still a major concern in Eurasia’s breadbasket. The good news :...
Jun 14, 2022


Agrotools Adds $21M to Its Toolbox
Add another tool to your AgTech tool belt. Agrotools raised a crisp $21M, bringing total company value to nearly $94M. The technology...
Jun 10, 2022


Lumber Tumble
Lumber prices are going down: they’re yelling, "timber!" Some background : We all remember the high costs of lumber during the height of...
Jun 10, 2022
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