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A Live Look at the U.S.-Canada Border:
Yep, vaccine mandates have plenty of unvaccinated truckers yelling 'pivot' at the border. Sour grapes: Approximately 50-60% of truckers...
Jan 21, 2022


The Bird (Flu) Has Landed
Some fowl news about the most recent bird flu strain making its way around the world… On January 14, the first U.S. case of Eurasion...
Jan 18, 2022


TerraMagna Makes It Rain in Funding Round
TerraMagna of Brazil just made it rain in its most recent funding round. The startup secured $40M in debt and equity financing, in a...
Jan 18, 2022


U.S. Cucurbit Growers Getting Squashed
The American squash and cucumber markets might be in a little bit of a pickle, according to a new U.S. International Trade Commission...
Jan 18, 2022


Meat Plant Mayhem... Again?
At meatpacking plants across the U.S., it’s starting to feel a little too much like deja moo … Who could forget the early COVID...
Jan 14, 2022


The Catcher in the Fly
Houston, we have a pest problem. According to the Agricultural Research Service, damages to agriculture by insects exceed $100B each...
Jan 14, 2022


California's Pistachio Clash-io
The plot is thickening in an ongoing battle between rival nut companies, with Touchstone Pistachios gaining a recent foothold against...
Jan 14, 2022


GM-Oh, What Are They Called Now? New Rules Hit the Shelves
New coat of paint, same car: The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard took effect Jan. 1st. You may remember this as GMO...
Jan 11, 2022


Ag Tire Market Falling Flat
Between constant labor and supply shortages, it hasn’t been a Goodyear . The latest shortage in tires has some farmers feeling even...
Jan 11, 2022


Seaweed Farming Gets Fueled
Sea’s the limit: Seaweed has been slowly drifting into the agricultural world in the form of animal supplements that help reduce methane...
Jan 11, 2022


Biden Wages War on 'Meat Monopoly'
The U.S. meat industry had better raise its sleeve—because it’s about to get boosted. On Monday, President Biden announced the...
Jan 7, 2022


Nothing Runs Itself Like a Deer
Move over, Tesla: John Deere’s on the autonomous move. Look, Ma, no operator : From satellite positioning to hands-free operating, John...
Jan 7, 2022


New Year's Regulations: Prop 12 Takes Effect... Kinda
Government officials, they’re just like us: treating pesky deadlines as mere suggestions. Proposition 12 , a law affecting pork...
Jan 7, 2022
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California Dreamin' [Of More Snow]
Major winter storms might have rampaged through the U.S. recently, but California is seeing the sunny side. The storms left behind...
Jan 4, 2022


Stenon's Stocking Stuffed with $20M
Santa was good to Potsdam-based AgTech company Stenon this year: its stockings were stuffed with $20M in its Series A funding round. ...
Jan 4, 2022


Droppling Like Fli... err, Hazelnuts
A decision to cut interest rates and a resulting currency crash in Turkey is making hazelnut farmers and Nutella lovers very nervous… ...
Jan 4, 2022


Wheat Market Prices Recently...
Wheat producers and marketers have recently been on a wild ride. And they’d better buckle up… ’cause it ain’t over yet . Refresher :...
Dec 21, 2021


The 'Amazon of Ag' $nags Cash
The self-proclaimed "leading agribusiness online market in Latin America," Agrofy, just secured $30M in Series C funding. The Amazon...
Dec 21, 2021


Bird Flu Deja Vu
European governments are grappling with an explosion of bird flu that’s hitting everywhere—from backyard flocks and bird sanctuaries to...
Dec 21, 2021


Post-Storm Ag Outlook
Deadly tornadoes plowed through six states late last week, killing dozens of people and destroying property and livelihoods. And...
Dec 17, 2021
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