Totally Buggin’

Totally Buggin’

Oxitec, a British biotech company, is keeping an eye on potential agriculture applications as it helps mitigate mosquito-borne diseases through scientific advancements. The backdrop: In test mode, the company released thousands of genetically-modified (GM) male...
Cargill Is Not Not Busy

Cargill Is Not Not Busy

Cargill is on a roll…or should we say sail. With commodity demand accelerating, especially in China, a lack of new shipping vessels is boosting the dry bulk freight market. Zoom out: Part of the reduction in new shipping vessel orders is a result of pressure...
Cows… All The Cows

Cows… All The Cows

The dairy industry has been on a wild ride as of late. Videos of farmers dumping milk spread across social media feeds early on in the pandemic. But as restaurants and schools continue the slow march back to norm– something (can anything ever be normal again?),...
JBS Gettin’ Digi(tal) With It

JBS Gettin’ Digi(tal) With It

JBS is having its own Inception moment. The global meat player has created a blockchain platform that allows suppliers of JBS to register, well, their own suppliers. In April, beef cattle producers began registering animal sellers on the Transparent Livestock Farming...