by Travis Martin | Feb 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
Producers received a mixed bag of projections last week from the USDA. By the numbers, 2021-style: $20.4 billion: The forecasted increase in cash receipts for commodities. $9.8 billion: The projected decrease in US net farm income. Cautiously optimistic: Commodity...
by Travis Martin | Feb 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
Rewind ten months and you may remember (or maybe you’ve blocked those memories) when U.S. meatpackers were drowning in COVID-19 cases. Now, Congress wants a peek behind the curtain of what really went down. Why now? Based on “public reports”, Rep. James Clyburn, chair...
by Travis Martin | Feb 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
Last week on India’s Republic Day, tens of thousands of Indian farmers driving tractors entered New Delhi protesting recent changes in agricultural policies. How we got here: In November, India passed laws that changed the decades-long practice of farmers selling...
by Travis Martin | Feb 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
It’s public knowledge. AppHarvest is officially a member of the NASDAQ family. The ‘APPH’ ticker soared 44% on opening day, bringing lots of attention to acronyms such as CEA and SPAC. Let’s go there. CEA: Controlled-environment agriculture. Newsflash folks, this...
by Travis Martin | Feb 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Just like our readers in the northern U.S., new rules and regs have been frozen for the Biden administration to review. This freeze pauses $2.3 billion in supplemental Coronavirus Food Assistance Program [CFAP] payments for producers that were announced on January 15....
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