China Pigged Out On Pork

China Pigged Out On Pork

You know that moment when you realize you cooked way too much food for the holidays? You look around the table and see leftovers for weeks, but you’re in too deep and there’s nothing you can do about it now? That’s the situation the world’s largest pork-consuming...
Literally… Hog(s) Wild

Literally… Hog(s) Wild

Oh, give me a home, where the 6M wild hogs roam… said no one. Especially not the 1.1M ag producers who are experiencing a Planet of the Apes-level feral pig takeover firsthand. Feral pigs eat and uproot almost any crop, commonly targeting sugarcane, corn, grain...
Kubota Bets Big on Bloomfield

Kubota Bets Big on Bloomfield

With a major investment in Bloomfield Robotics, Kubota is stepping up for smart ag, and targeting tree and vine crops. The joint investment with SVG Ventures was made through the THRIVE Accelerator Program. Bloomfield brought in a total of $1.8M in its first funding...
Tyson’s Got Something Cooking…

Tyson’s Got Something Cooking…

Tyson Foods is beefing up its capacity and investing in automation. Spoiler alert, it’s nothing to bawk at. By the numbers: Tyson has committed $1.8B to increase capacity in the next 2 years. During this time, 12 new plants will start operations, lifting production to...
A Mixed Bag for Biofuels

A Mixed Bag for Biofuels

Prices at the pump have been an ouchie lately for consumers. The seven-year high in gas prices is felt across the nation, spurred by how little we needed fuel in 2020 (for obvious reasons). And on the biofuel front, the drop in demand and the increase in cost of...