Pandemics & Potatoes: Best Spuds

Pandemics & Potatoes: Best Spuds

The U.S. saw five-year record high retail potato sales in 2020. So what drove Americans to the produce aisle to pick up uber amounts of tubers? The pandemic. During shutdowns, folks sought out fruit and vegetables with longer shelf lives. From April to June, spuds saw...
Deep Freeze on the Farm

Deep Freeze on the Farm

The country’s arctic blast has blasted agriculture this week. Things have been bitter and intense – in both wind chills and business. Frigid temperatures and heavy snow affected all facets of the industry. Here’s a sampling: Ice warnings and restricted water...

It’s Baaack

Asia just can’t seem to shake the African Swine Fever. After new strains of the virus popped up across China last month, now Hong Kong is facing a test. For the first time in two years, the independent region found ASF in its domestic herd. Authorities ordered 3,000...
Herd Notebooks Be Gone

Herd Notebooks Be Gone

U.S. ranchers can wave ‘bye-bye’ to those handwritten herd notebooks.AgriWebb, a ranch management software, is placing roots in North America with a new HQ in Denver.The AgTech ranch hand’s profile: → Born in Australia in 2014 and valued at $76 million. → Branches in...
China Driving Demand for… Empty Containers

China Driving Demand for… Empty Containers

Seemingly nothing should shock us anymore, but trying to understand the current shipping container shortage is mind-boggling. Ag exporters around the world are watching stockpiles grow as they struggle to find containers to get products moving. The reason? China....