Drought Puts Beef on the Brink

Drought Puts Beef on the Brink

Desperately dry conditions across North America are driving ranchers to sell off their cattle—leaving their futures in question. Cashing out cows is an effort to cut back on mouths to feed from land that’s too dry to graze or yielding disappointing hay crops. In some...
Vilsack Soundbites

Vilsack Soundbites

Mad cow disease has spontaneously popped up in two separate locations in Brazil and the “atypical” cases have halted Brazilian beef exports to China. China and Brazil have an animal health pact that allows Beijing to evaluate the problem, halt imports, and decide when...
Banking on Fish Farming

Banking on Fish Farming

Grab a bottle of tartar sauce and slip on a pair of shades—the future of fish farming is bright. Seafood sensation: According to the UN, global fish consumption has jumped an average of 3.1% annually since 1961, outpacing consumption of all other animal...
Fieldin is Groundbreakin’

Fieldin is Groundbreakin’

Thanks to ag digital startup Fieldin, farmers could gain a sixth sense. Fieldin, founded in 2013, has raised $55M to help specialty crop operations improve efficiencies by giving them access to info they couldn’t have seen with the naked eye. The U.S. and Israel-based...
Ida Blows Up Trouble for Ag

Ida Blows Up Trouble for Ag

Hurricane Ida has left devastation in her wake, and that includes the agriculture industry. Long story short… she’s idled the largest producer of glyphosate, blew ag exports off course, and shuttered sugar plants. First up: Bayer Crop Science’s Luling, La., glyphosate...