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It's Electrifyin'
Before we even get started... don't try this at home. Last week the startup Nitricity bolted onto the scene with the close of a $5M...
Aug 17, 2021
Western Water Cuts Coming
For the first time in forever… the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will be cutting water supply from the Colorado River. The cuts will...
Aug 17, 2021


Movers & Shakers: BJ Brugman of Distynct
BJ Brugman dreamed of being a manager of a professional baseball team. While most kids would seek the limelight as a player, BJ knew his...
Aug 16, 2021


Ag + Infrastructure: Keeping it Trillion
One trillion dollars has twelve zeros and four commas , and we can’t really wrap our heads around that much money. But it’s how much...
Aug 13, 2021


Bacteriophages: Coming to a Vet Near You
The bacteriophage might be all the rage as an alternative bacteria assassin to replace antibiotics in animal agriculture. Polish...
Aug 13, 2021


Big Meat Making Big Waves
It’s been a wild few months for the world’s top protein producers, and Tyson Foods isn’t missing its moment in the spotlight. The mega...
Aug 13, 2021


EATS Act on the Menu
Iowa senators are out to save producers’ bacon… literally . Republicans Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley are co-sponsoring the Exposing...
Aug 10, 2021


Agronomy Goes Autonomous
AgroScout , armed with $7.5M in Series A investment funds, is putting autonomous agronomy on the fast track. Or should we say, flight...
Aug 10, 2021


Container Conundrum Continues
Headline on repeat: The U.S. is ( still ) facing a bit of a container conundrum. Too many imports, not enough exports, and as a result,...
Aug 10, 2021


When Wheat Markets Go Wack...
Bakers, beware. Flour prices are set to rise as extreme drought, market volatility, and skyrocketing input costs have the...
Aug 6, 2021


Riding the Wavelengths
Curtin University in Perth, Australia is lighting the way to improved crop protection. The university and the Australian Nuclear...
Aug 6, 2021


Indoor Ag Gets A Boost
Tech-enabled tomato farms, Growing Centers, and AI robotics systems - it's the indoor agriculture trifecta. Sustainability-focused fund...
Aug 6, 2021


Too Close for Comfort...
It’s back… and too close for comfort. African swine fever (ASF) has reared its ugly head in the Dominican Republic. Refresher: While...
Aug 3, 2021


Shepherd in the Sky
Researchers in the Land Down Under have been out in the pasture tending their sheep. And sheepdogs have herd the research may...
Aug 3, 2021


Beef - It's What's for... Testimony?
The English language is a beautiful thing. You can use a word like grill and mean two different things. Take the sentence, “A U.S....
Aug 3, 2021


Movers & Shakers: Jen Hartmann of John Deere
Imagine crafting a tweet for John Deere. Not the hardy blacksmith we credit as an American entrepreneur, but the behemoth equipment...
Aug 2, 2021


Carbon Credit Confusion
"We need more government oversight,” said... well, not a lot of people. Except for the Environmental Defense Fund. They said it. And...
Jul 30, 2021


The Silver Saliva Bullet
New Zealand researchers are hitting methane emissions from cattle with their best shot — a methane vaccine in the works that depends...
Jul 30, 2021


Baby Got Botanicals
A Barcelona-based online flower shop is budding into new growth… and it’s headed to the flower farmgate. Colvin started in 2017 but saw...
Jul 30, 2021


A Nitrogen Nightmare in the Making?
The American Farm Bureau is waving a red flag on a fertilizer fiasco that could drain U.S. farmers’ piggy banks. The culprit? Potential...
Jul 27, 2021
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