Ag Around the World

Ag Around the World

Brazil Outbreak backlash. Brazil-based JBS was court-ordered to pay $3.62 million in damages related to inadequate worker protections throughout the COVID-19 pandemic at its São Miguel do Guaporé beef facility. Cases sprung up at 23 JBS facilities across the country...
The Timber Industry is Stumped

The Timber Industry is Stumped

Surging demand and next-level lumber prices are leaving lumber producers and home builders in a bit of a conundrum. Lumber supply has plummeted due to sawmills’ pandemic precautions while home builders are ramping up production because of low home inventory and...
The Farm Labor Legislation Hang Up

The Farm Labor Legislation Hang Up

Late last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a pair of bills aimed at providing legal status for millions of undocumented immigrants. And the ears of farmers, agribiz leaders, and ag policy gurus perked up across the country. Every “dreamer” gets his...
The Tesla of Tractors

The Tesla of Tractors

Monarch Tractors just got a supercharge with its recent $20 million Series A round.The international fundraising spree gives the four-year-old electric tractor startup a boost.And it wasn’t just the Tesla lovers of the world getting in on the electrification investing...
The Seafood Industry Gets Schooled

The Seafood Industry Gets Schooled

To say the commercial fish industry has something fishy going on might be an understatement… Seafood fraud on a global scale: Reports from The Guardian showed 36% of restaurants, fishmongers, and supermarkets they studied across 30 countries show mislabeling of...