Farm Groups to CRP Acres:

Farm Groups to CRP Acres:

Who’s down with CRP (acres)?  Land under the Conservation Reserve Program could potentially ease grain supply tensions caused by the war in Ukraine—if producers are allowed to farm it, that is.  CRP Plea: Through a letter to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, industry groups...
Financing Farm FinTech – Breedr Gets Funded

Financing Farm FinTech – Breedr Gets Funded

Financing farm financing. It’s not as confusing as it sounds. British agtech startup Breedr recently secured a £12M ($15.8M USD) Series A round of funding for its livestock management software—specifically to help develop and scale the app’s farm financing...
A Hot (Potato) Debate

A Hot (Potato) Debate

Potato warts might be crossing the border…  The USDA reportedly ended its trade spat last Thursday after Canada had previously halted exports of Prince Edward Island potatoes to the U.S. for consumption and planting in November 2021. Prince Edward Island potatoes have...
Bird Flu Spreads its Wings

Bird Flu Spreads its Wings

Wings of a feather flock together. And unfortunately, so does the bird flu. Beaking news: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is very contagious among birds and it’s spreading fast across the eastern and central U.S. Since February, more than 13M chickens,...
SupPlant Pours a Tall Glass of Water

SupPlant Pours a Tall Glass of Water

Bring it on, climate change. An irrigation tech startup is about to serve up another dose of high-quality H2Whoa. Show me the money: SupPlant, the Israel-based irrigation-tech company, just secured $27M in a Series A funding round led by Red Dot Capital. This boost...