‘Drought’ Doesn’t Cover It Anymore

‘Drought’ Doesn’t Cover It Anymore

The American West is enduring its worst drought in 1,200 years (that’s not a typo). A series of record-breaking winter storms gave many high hopes that the drought’s end was in sight. But January and February have still been drier than any others in California’s...
Bayer Is Busy

Bayer Is Busy

There is no lack of big news coming out of Bayer’s R&D department with all the buzz about launches coming in both their seed and herbicide portfolio. Here’s the rundown: Digits: 30 years. Bayer’s new herbicide (not expected until 2030) will have the first new mode...
A Patent Party at Inari

A Patent Party at Inari

ICYMI, Inari is #winning at the patent process with several already granted and more in the “patent-pending” camp. Like GMOs, but not… Inari uses proprietary gene editing technology to change genes directly. Gene editing is a cheaper and more PC version of...
Farmland Does A Double Take

Farmland Does A Double Take

Farmland is seeing double. Double digits in its value, that is. Upskie daisies: Farmland values increased a whopping 22% during 2021, and ag bankers are saying “they’re not done here.” Iowa alone has increased 30% over the past year. Putting this in...
Sensing Something Big

Sensing Something Big

A long time ago, in a field far, far away, a farmer earned a premium for the higher quality grain found to be growing in the center of his field. It’s not science fiction…It’s not a pipe dream…And it’s not far off.  Space-age sensors: Researchers at Kansas State...